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Have you worked with GraphQL? Do you know the difference between GraphQL and REST API?
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Answer from AI
Yes, I have worked with GraphQL. The main difference between GraphQL and REST API is that GraphQL allows the client to request exactly the data it needs in a single query structure, whereas REST API typically requires multiple requests to different endpoints to retrieve related data.
Advantages of GraphQL:
- Flexible queries: the client defines the response structure.
- Less redundant data, as unnecessary information is not returned.
- Ability to fetch related data in a single request.
Example of a GraphQL query:
query {
user(id: "1") {
name
posts {
title
}
}
}
For such a request in REST, it might be necessary to make separate requests to /users/1 and /users/1/posts.