An introduction to GraphQL
GraphQL is the new buzzword in the API development industry. While REST remains the most popular way to expose data from a server, it comes with many limitations that GraphQL tends to solve.
GraphQL is a query language created and maintained by Facebook. The purpose of creating GraphQL is to build client applications based on intuitive and flexible syntax for describing their data requirements and interactions.
One of the benefits of GraphQL is that we have a single endpoint to access all data from the server instead of having multiple endpoints in REST.
In this section, we will explore everything you need to know about GraphQL, the different unique features of GraphQL, and why you should consider GraphQL instead of the RESTful API design pattern. Lastly, we will work you through creating and setting up your first GraphQL server with Express.
What is GraphQL?
As per the official documentation (https://graphql.org/),
