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GraphQL as the New API Gateway?
GraphQL has proven itself as the technology positioned to change the way we build modern APIs. Rarely is the composability it adds to your API architecture discussed, as GraphQL doesn’t only give you increased flexibility and performance gains.
Benefits of an API Gateway https://www.linkedin.com/in/royderks1/ Using an API gateway in front of all the APIs in your API architecture is not a new concept.
By using GraphQL as an API gateway, you can get the same benefits as using a regular API gateway, depending on the framework or service you use to create a GraphQL API and more.
Even if your underlying APIs don’t have a specification, the GraphQL API will contain a specification for these APIs.
Benefits of an API Gateway https://www.linkedin.com/in/royderks1/ Using an API gateway in front of all the APIs in your API architecture is not a new concept.
By using GraphQL as an API gateway, you can get the same benefits as using a regular API gateway, depending on the framework or service you use to create a GraphQL API and more.
Even if your underlying APIs don’t have a specification, the GraphQL API will contain a specification for these APIs.
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