The latest articles on DEV Community by Anil kumar (@anilkumar541). https://dev.to/anilkumar541 https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F906437%2F541f6185-2c09-4a35-9744-f50045d74105.png https://dev.to/anilkumar541 en Anil kumar Thu, 08 Sep 2022 09:12:44 +0000 https://dev.to/anilkumar541/what-is-graphql-is-it-a-replacement-for-the-rest-api-4d53 https://dev.to/anilkumar541/what-is-graphql-is-it-a-replacement-for-the-rest-api-4d53 <p>The diagram below shows the quick comparison between REST and GraphQL.</p> <p>🔹GraphQL is a query language for APIs developed by Meta. It provides a complete description of the data in the API and gives clients the power to ask for exactly what they need.</p> <p>🔹GraphQL servers sit in between the client and the backend services.</p> <p>🔹GraphQL can aggregate multiple REST requests into one query. GraphQL server organizes the resources in a graph.</p> <p><a href="https://res.cloudinary.com/practicaldev/image/fetch/s--dfWcInvb--/c_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto%2Cw_880/https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/0vkfxb0wjvh3mxro7o8t.jpg" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/practicaldev/image/fetch/s--dfWcInvb--/c_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto%2Cw_880/https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/0vkfxb0wjvh3mxro7o8t.jpg" alt="Image description" width="880" height="1095"></a></p>