GraphQL is a query language for APIs with this client can define what they need and server get exactly that, nothing more and nothing less.

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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. You’ll then learn how to update server data using mutations. Next, you’ll explore the GraphQL type system and schemas to set up a GraphQL server using Apollo Server. Once the server is set up, you’ll implement a full GraphQL application using Apollo and Node.js.

By the end of this course, you’ll have a rich understanding of GraphQL’s architecture and methodology and be prepared to deploy GraphQL applications to the web using Apollo and Node.js.

Getting Started with GraphQL using Node.js

```
query GetPerson {
  people(id: "7") {
    firstName
    lastName
    avatar(size: LARGE)
  }
}
```

```
query GetPerson {
  people(id: "7") {
    ...NameParts
    avatar(size: LARGE)
  }
}
```


```
query GetPerson {
  people(id: "7") {
  }
}
```


Take a look at the GraphQL fragment below:
 
```
fragment NameParts on Person {
  firstName
  lastName
}
```

What is the correct usage of the GraphQL fragment?


Take a look at the GraphQL fragment below:
<pre><code>fragment NameParts on Person {
 firstName
 lastName
}
</code></pre>
What is the correct usage of the GraphQL fragment?

```
{
  leftComparison: hero(episode: EMPIRE) {
    ...comparisonFields
  }
  rightComparison: hero(episode: JEDI) {
    ...comparisonFields
  }
}

fragment comparisonFields on Character {
  name
  appearsIn
  friends {
    name
  }
}
```

```
{
  empireHero: hero(episode: EMPIRE) {
    name
  }
  jediHero: hero(episode: JEDI) {
    name
  }
}
```

```
{
  hero(episode: EMPIRE) {
    name
  }
  hero(episode: JEDI) {
    name
  }
}
```

Observe the following JSON:
```
{
  "data": {
    "empireHero": {
      "name": "Luke Skywalker"
    },
    "jediHero": {
      "name": "R2-D2"
    }
  }
}
```

Which query will produce this output?


Observe the following JSON:
<pre><code>{
 &quot;data&quot;: {
 &quot;empireHero&quot;: {
 &quot;name&quot;: &quot;Luke Skywalker&quot;
 },
 &quot;jediHero&quot;: {
 &quot;name&quot;: &quot;R2-D2&quot;
 }
 }
}
</code></pre>
Which query will produce this output?

Introduction

Getting to Know GraphQL

Queries

Mutations

Schemas and Types

Schema Validation

Schema Execution

Schema Introspection

GraphQL Best Practices

GraphQL Exam

Quiz on Queries