REST vs. GraphQL vs. gRPC · Dan Hacks
Uses common HTTP verbs which are well described in RFC 2616 Easy to intercept for debugging with Chrome Developer Tools or Wireshark and easily read payload without additional special tooling Cons JSON is typically used. Objects are large and field names are repetitive GraphQL Uses POST for all operations, with a single HTTP path, e.g. /graphql 2 types of operations are Queries and Mutations, which are specified in the JSON request body Queries are used for reading data Mutations are used for creating, updating, and deleting data Queries passed from client to server declare the fields request...
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