Articles tagged graphql
Build and Secure GraphQL APIs with Laravel
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A Quick Guide to Angular and GraphQL
Note: In May 2025, the Okta Integrator Free Plan replaced Okta Developer Edition Accounts, and the Okta CLI was deprecated. We preserved this post for reference, but the instructions no longer work exactly as written. Replace the Okta CLI commands by manually configuring Okta following the instructions in our Developer Documentation. Over the past five years, GraphQL has established itself as the most popular alternative to REST APIs. GraphQL has several advantages over traditional REST-based...
Build a Secure GraphQL API with MicroProfile
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Easily Consume a GraphQL API from React with Apollo
Note: In May 2025, the Okta Integrator Free Plan replaced Okta Developer Edition Accounts, and the Okta CLI was deprecated. We preserved this post for reference, but the instructions no longer work exactly as written. Replace the Okta CLI commands by manually configuring Okta following the instructions in our Developer Documentation. GraphQL is an incredibly powerful query language for APIs that helps improve performance and extensibility in your APIs. The query language is designed to...
Quickly Consume a GraphQL API from React
Note: In May 2025, the Okta Integrator Free Plan replaced Okta Developer Edition Accounts, and the Okta CLI was deprecated. We preserved this post for reference, but the instructions no longer work exactly as written. Replace the Okta CLI commands by manually configuring Okta following the instructions in our Developer Documentation. React.js is one of the most popular front-end javascript frameworks today. For most of its life, React has connected to REST APIs to fetch...
Build a secure GraphQL API with Node.js
Note: In May 2025, the Okta Integrator Free Plan replaced Okta Developer Edition Accounts, and the Okta CLI was deprecated. We preserved this post for reference, but the instructions no longer work exactly as written. Replace the Okta CLI commands by manually configuring Okta following the instructions in our Developer Documentation. GraphQL is a query language for APIs that provides a clear description of the data and allows clients to specify what data they need,...
Super Simple GraphQL Tutorial with C#
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How to GraphQL in Java
REST APIs are hard to design so they serve multiple clients well. As each client has their own needs in terms of data searching, filtering and which fields they want, a traditional REST API will provide a single version of an entity and the client has the responsibility of navigating through multiple endpoints and correlate the data on their side to build the data they want. GraphQL was developed by Facebook to overcome the shortcomings...
A Quick Guide to Integrating React and GraphQL
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Use Vue and GraphQL to Build a Secure App
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Build a GraphQL API with ASP.NET Core
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Build a Simple Web App with Express, Angular, and GraphQL
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Build a Simple Web App with Express, React and GraphQL
Note: In May 2025, the Okta Integrator Free Plan replaced Okta Developer Edition Accounts, and the Okta CLI was deprecated. We preserved this post for reference, but the instructions no longer work exactly as written. Replace the Okta CLI commands by manually configuring Okta following the instructions in our Developer Documentation. GraphQL and React have both become quite popular in the last few years, and it’s safe to say they go together like avocado and...
Build a Simple API Service with Express and GraphQL
Note: In May 2025, the Okta Integrator Free Plan replaced Okta Developer Edition Accounts, and the Okta CLI was deprecated. We preserved this post for reference, but the instructions no longer work exactly as written. Replace the Okta CLI commands by manually configuring Okta following the instructions in our Developer Documentation. GraphQL has become an immensely popular alternative to REST APIs. The flexibility you get from using GraphQL makes it easier for developers to get...
Build a Secure API with Spring Boot and GraphQL
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Build a Health Tracking App with React, GraphQL, and User Authentication
Note: In May 2025, the Okta Integrator Free Plan replaced Okta Developer Edition Accounts, and the Okta CLI was deprecated. We preserved this post for reference, but the instructions no longer work exactly as written. Replace the Okta CLI commands by manually configuring Okta following the instructions in our Developer Documentation. I think you’ll like the story I’m about to tell you. I’m going to show you how to build a GraphQL API with Vesper...