How to fetch data from an API using GraphQL in a React App Of course everyone is familiar with REST APIs, but there is another type of API that is becoming increasingly popular and that is the GraphQL API. GraphQL is a data query language for APIs. The significant difference between GraphQL APIs and REST APIs is that in a GraphQL API, we explicitly indicate in our query which specific data we want to fetch and request. In a REST API, we get back all the data from a url endpoint. Thus, GraphQL saves us some time by giving us more control over which data we want to request and receive from the API. The first time I encountered GraphQL was when I was learning how to create a Gatsby.js app; it uses GraphQL to access your app data. I’ve also attended a workshop where I learned how to build a GraphQL API using MongoDB and Node.js. Naturally, the next logical step in my GraphQL expedition would be to use GraphQL with a frontend library like, React. In this blog, ...
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