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Getting Started with GraphQL using Node.js

Gain insights into GraphQL's architecture and methodology. Learn about setting up servers, performing complex queries, and updating data with mutations using Apollo Server and Node.js. Discover practical deployment.

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46 Lessons

6h 30min

Certificate of Completion

Gain insights into GraphQL's architecture and methodology. Learn about setting up servers, performing complex queries, and updating data with mutations using Apollo Server and Node.js. Discover practical deployment.
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GraphQL is a query language for web APIs and a runtime for fulfilling queries with existing data. GraphQL gives clients the power to ask for precisely what they need, making it easy to evolve APIs with powerful developer tools. This course is an introduction to GraphQL using the Node.js JavaScript runtime environment and Apollo Server. You’ll start with an introduction to GraphQL’s architecture and functions before exploring the structure of GraphQL data and learning to perform meaningful, complex queries....Show More
GraphQL is a query language for web APIs and a runtime for fulfilling queries with existing data. GraphQL gives clients the power to ask for precisely what they need, making it easy to evolve APIs with powerful developer tools. This course is an introduct...Show More

What You'll Learn

A strong understanding of GraphQL’s type system and schemas
An understanding of mutations and queries as used in GraphQL
A working knowledge of HTTP and REST APIs and how they compare to GraphQL
Hands-on experience of creating GraphQL applications using Node.js
A strong understanding of GraphQL’s type system and schemas

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Course Content

1.

Introduction

1 Lessons

Get familiar with GraphQL fundamentals and create a Node.js pizza backend.

2.

Getting to Know GraphQL

4 Lessons

Look at GraphQL's efficient API design, its advantages over REST, and Apollo Studio IDE.

4.

Mutations

5 Lessons

Build a foundation in creating, updating, and managing data with GraphQL mutations.

6.

Schema Validation

2 Lessons

Tackle verifying GraphQL query validity through type system checks and error handling.

7.

Schema Execution

3 Lessons

Master the steps to execute schema through resolvers and scalar coercion in GraphQL.

8.

Schema Introspection

2 Lessons

Learn how to use schema introspection to explore types and operations in GraphQL.

9.

GraphQL Best Practices

6 Lessons

Look at effective GraphQL API design, HTTP integration, pagination, authorization, and best practices.

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