Enhance customer experiences with Apollo GraphOS


<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="#growing-your-supergraph" aria-hidden="true" class="aal_anchor" id="growing-your-supergraph"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="aal_svg" height="16" version="1.1" viewBox="0 0 16 16" width="16"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M4 9h1v1H4c-1.5 0-3-1.69-3-3.5S2.55 3 4 3h4c1.45 0 3 1.69 3 3.5 0 1.41-.91 2.72-2 3.25V8.59c.58-.45 1-1.27 1-2.09C10 5.22 8.98 4 8 4H4c-.98 0-2 1.22-2 2.5S3 9 4 9zm9-3h-1v1h1c1 0 2 1.22 2 2.5S13.98 12 13 12H9c-.98 0-2-1.22-2-2.5 0-.83.42-1.64 1-2.09V6.25c-1.09.53-2 1.84-2 3.25C6 11.31 7.55 13 9 13h4c1.45 0 3-1.69 3-3.5S14.5 6 13 6z"></path></svg></a>Growing your supergraph</h2>



<p>There’s a <a href="https://www.apollographql.com/tutorials/graphos-growing-supergraph" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">fresh new course</a> in Odyssey all about expanding an existing supergraph. Add a new subgraph and walk through the composition and query-planning processes. Check it out and let us know what you think!</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="#upcoming-events" aria-hidden="true" class="aal_anchor" id="upcoming-events"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="aal_svg" height="16" version="1.1" viewBox="0 0 16 16" width="16"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M4 9h1v1H4c-1.5 0-3-1.69-3-3.5S2.55 3 4 3h4c1.45 0 3 1.69 3 3.5 0 1.41-.91 2.72-2 3.25V8.59c.58-.45 1-1.27 1-2.09C10 5.22 8.98 4 8 4H4c-.98 0-2 1.22-2 2.5S3 9 4 9zm9-3h-1v1h1c1 0 2 1.22 2 2.5S13.98 12 13 12H9c-.98 0-2-1.22-2-2.5 0-.83.42-1.64 1-2.09V6.25c-1.09.53-2 1.84-2 3.25C6 11.31 7.55 13 9 13h4c1.45 0 3-1.69 3-3.5S14.5 6 13 6z"></path></svg></a>Upcoming events</h2>



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<li><a href="https://discord.gg/NEPmWUdKn7?event=1109171270769201252" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Ask the Apollo Client (web) maintainers anything during the next office hours on Tuesday, May 30, at 14:00 UTC.</a> Can’t make it? Drop your question in the <code>#frontend</code> channel!</li>
</ul>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="#frontend-news" aria-hidden="true" class="aal_anchor" id="frontend-news"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="aal_svg" height="16" version="1.1" viewBox="0 0 16 16" width="16"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M4 9h1v1H4c-1.5 0-3-1.69-3-3.5S2.55 3 4 3h4c1.45 0 3 1.69 3 3.5 0 1.41-.91 2.72-2 3.25V8.59c.58-.45 1-1.27 1-2.09C10 5.22 8.98 4 8 4H4c-.98 0-2 1.22-2 2.5S3 9 4 9zm9-3h-1v1h1c1 0 2 1.22 2 2.5S13.98 12 13 12H9c-.98 0-2-1.22-2-2.5 0-.83.42-1.64 1-2.09V6.25c-1.09.53-2 1.84-2 3.25C6 11.31 7.55 13 9 13h4c1.45 0 3-1.69 3-3.5S14.5 6 13 6z"></path></svg></a>Frontend news</h2>



<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li>Jeff Auriemma published a <a href="https://www.apollographql.com/blog/apollo-client/community-update-apollo-client-apollo-ios-and-apollo-kotlin/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">community update</a> for all Apollo Client users (web, iOS, and Kotlin).</li>



<li><a href="https://github.com/apollographql/apollo-client/releases/tag/v3.7.15" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Apollo Client (web) 3.7.15 was released </a>with a couple of bug fixes.</li>



<li><a href="https://github.com/apollographql/apollo-client/blob/release-3.8/CHANGELOG.md#380-beta0" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Apollo Client (web) 3.8.0 is now in beta!</a> If you haven’t tried out <code>useSuspenseQuery</code> yet, now’s a great time to test it and send us feedback.</li>



<li><a href="https://github.com/apollographql/apollo-kotlin/releases/tag/v3.8.2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Apollo Kotlin 3.8.2 brings several fixes</a>, mainly around websockets and subscriptions.</li>



<li><a href="https://github.com/apollographql/apollo-kotlin/releases/tag/v4.0.0-alpha.1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Apollo Kotlin 4.0 is now in alpha! </a>Test it early to send us your feedback.</li>
</ul>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="#the-router-and-the-rust" aria-hidden="true" class="aal_anchor" id="the-router-and-the-rust"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="aal_svg" height="16" version="1.1" viewBox="0 0 16 16" width="16"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M4 9h1v1H4c-1.5 0-3-1.69-3-3.5S2.55 3 4 3h4c1.45 0 3 1.69 3 3.5 0 1.41-.91 2.72-2 3.25V8.59c.58-.45 1-1.27 1-2.09C10 5.22 8.98 4 8 4H4c-.98 0-2 1.22-2 2.5S3 9 4 9zm9-3h-1v1h1c1 0 2 1.22 2 2.5S13.98 12 13 12H9c-.98 0-2-1.22-2-2.5 0-.83.42-1.64 1-2.09V6.25c-1.09.53-2 1.84-2 3.25C6 11.31 7.55 13 9 13h4c1.45 0 3-1.69 3-3.5S14.5 6 13 6z"></path></svg></a>The Router and the Rust</h2>



<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li><a href="https://github.com/apollographql/router/releases" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Apollo Router 1.19.1 is available </a>with improvements to coprocessors, query plan caches, federated fragments, and many more!</li>



<li><a href="https://github.com/apollographql/apollo-rs/releases/tag/apollo-compiler%400.9.2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Apollo Compiler 0.9.2 </a>brings quality-of-life improvements for tool-makers and a few bug fixes.</li>
</ul>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="#community-spotlight" aria-hidden="true" class="aal_anchor" id="community-spotlight"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="aal_svg" height="16" version="1.1" viewBox="0 0 16 16" width="16"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M4 9h1v1H4c-1.5 0-3-1.69-3-3.5S2.55 3 4 3h4c1.45 0 3 1.69 3 3.5 0 1.41-.91 2.72-2 3.25V8.59c.58-.45 1-1.27 1-2.09C10 5.22 8.98 4 8 4H4c-.98 0-2 1.22-2 2.5S3 9 4 9zm9-3h-1v1h1c1 0 2 1.22 2 2.5S13.98 12 13 12H9c-.98 0-2-1.22-2-2.5 0-.83.42-1.64 1-2.09V6.25c-1.09.53-2 1.84-2 3.25C6 11.31 7.55 13 9 13h4c1.45 0 3-1.69 3-3.5S14.5 6 13 6z"></path></svg></a>Community spotlight</h2>



<p>There’s been a lot of talk recently about the pros and cons of introspection, and one of the biggest reasons to disable it is to hide features you don’t want users to know about (e.g., before a new product launches). In <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://engineering.hashnode.com/keep-parts-of-your-graphql-introspection-query-hidden" target="_blank">a recent blog post</a>, Florian Fuchs at HashNode shared how they hide only certain schema pieces from introspection using a custom directive and plugin with Apollo Server. If you’re interested in <code>@hidden</code>, be sure to also check out <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.apollographql.com/docs/federation/federated-types/federated-directives#inaccessible" target="_blank">the <code>@inaccessible</code></a><a href="https://www.apollographql.com/docs/federation/federated-types/federated-directives#inaccessible" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> </a><a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.apollographql.com/docs/federation/federated-types/federated-directives#inaccessible" target="_blank">Federation directive</a>!</p>


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Apollo Changelog: May 26, 2023


<p>Having trouble keeping up with all of these Changelogs? You can get notified about every new Apollo blog post in <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://discord.gg/NEPmWUdKn7" target="_blank">our Discord server</a>!</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="#apollographos-enterprise-self-service-trial" aria-hidden="true" class="aal_anchor" id="apollographos-enterprise-self-service-trial"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="aal_svg" height="16" version="1.1" viewBox="0 0 16 16" width="16"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M4 9h1v1H4c-1.5 0-3-1.69-3-3.5S2.55 3 4 3h4c1.45 0 3 1.69 3 3.5 0 1.41-.91 2.72-2 3.25V8.59c.58-.45 1-1.27 1-2.09C10 5.22 8.98 4 8 4H4c-.98 0-2 1.22-2 2.5S3 9 4 9zm9-3h-1v1h1c1 0 2 1.22 2 2.5S13.98 12 13 12H9c-.98 0-2-1.22-2-2.5 0-.83.42-1.64 1-2.09V6.25c-1.09.53-2 1.84-2 3.25C6 11.31 7.55 13 9 13h4c1.45 0 3-1.69 3-3.5S14.5 6 13 6z"></path></svg></a>ApolloGraphOS Enterprise self service trial</h2>



<p>ApolloGraphOS Enterprise is now available for a <a href="https://www.apollographql.com/docs/graphos/enterprise/#enterprise-trial">self service trial</a> to the developer community.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="#apollo-kotlin-office-hours-stream-recording" aria-hidden="true" class="aal_anchor" id="apollo-kotlin-office-hours-stream-recording"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="aal_svg" height="16" version="1.1" viewBox="0 0 16 16" width="16"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M4 9h1v1H4c-1.5 0-3-1.69-3-3.5S2.55 3 4 3h4c1.45 0 3 1.69 3 3.5 0 1.41-.91 2.72-2 3.25V8.59c.58-.45 1-1.27 1-2.09C10 5.22 8.98 4 8 4H4c-.98 0-2 1.22-2 2.5S3 9 4 9zm9-3h-1v1h1c1 0 2 1.22 2 2.5S13.98 12 13 12H9c-.98 0-2-1.22-2-2.5 0-.83.42-1.64 1-2.09V6.25c-1.09.53-2 1.84-2 3.25C6 11.31 7.55 13 9 13h4c1.45 0 3-1.69 3-3.5S14.5 6 13 6z"></path></svg></a>Apollo Kotlin office hours&#8217; stream recording</h2>



<p>A couple of weeks ago we had our second office hour livestream, all about Apollo Kotlin! Head over to the <a href="https://www.apollographql.com/blog/mobile/kotlin/office-hours-apollo-kotlin/">blog post to rewatch it or read the transcript</a>!</p>



<p>And, speaking of Apollo Kotlin, the <a href="https://github.com/apollographql/apollo-kotlin/releases/tag/v4.0.0-alpha.1">first alpha for version 4</a> was released a few days ago!</p>



<p>Can&#8217;t wait for the next office hours? I have good news, then! The next office hours is coming very soon, on the 30th of May at 14:00 UTC to be exact. Lenz will be joining us to talk about Apollo Client! <a href="https://discord.gg/graphos?event=1109171270769201252">Register here.</a></p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="#apollo-router-v1-19-0" aria-hidden="true" class="aal_anchor" id="apollo-router-v1-19-0"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="aal_svg" height="16" version="1.1" viewBox="0 0 16 16" width="16"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M4 9h1v1H4c-1.5 0-3-1.69-3-3.5S2.55 3 4 3h4c1.45 0 3 1.69 3 3.5 0 1.41-.91 2.72-2 3.25V8.59c.58-.45 1-1.27 1-2.09C10 5.22 8.98 4 8 4H4c-.98 0-2 1.22-2 2.5S3 9 4 9zm9-3h-1v1h1c1 0 2 1.22 2 2.5S13.98 12 13 12H9c-.98 0-2-1.22-2-2.5 0-.83.42-1.64 1-2.09V6.25c-1.09.53-2 1.84-2 3.25C6 11.31 7.55 13 9 13h4c1.45 0 3-1.69 3-3.5S14.5 6 13 6z"></path></svg></a>Apollo Router v1.19.0</h2>



<p>We released Apollo Router v1.19.0 a few hours ago! This release includes improvements on both CPU usage and memory utilization, a new <code>require_authentication</code> feature for GraphOS, an update to Federation 2.4.5 (which brings improvements to the query planner), and many more improvements, you can read the <a href="https://github.com/apollographql/router/releases/tag/v1.19.0">full changelog here</a>!</p>



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<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li><a href="https://summit.graphql.com/event/c51538f6-4b76-44e3-871e-54180c77cad8/websitePage:aa37bf00-dba5-4e19-912a-01aad46f7426">GraphQL summit sessions have been announced!</a> There&#8217;s lot of exciting talks! </li>



<li>Our livestream about using Apollo Client with Next.js 13&#8217;s App directory is coming up next week, on the 25th of May at 13:00 UTC. <a href="https://discord.gg/CkrPFkYF?event=1105869286133743656">Register here</a>!</li>



<li>Interested in customizing the Router?&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apollographql.com/events/tech-talk/register/extending-apollo-router-3/?utm_campaign=2023-05-02_extending-apollo-router-tech-talk" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">A tech talk on May 25th</a>&nbsp;will help you get started.</li>



<li><a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://summit.graphql.com/event/c51538f6-4b76-44e3-871e-54180c77cad8/websitePage:1e3136e7-807f-4b7d-a0e1-9adb59e9336e" target="_blank">GraphQL Summit Workshops have been announced</a>—register today to secure your spot!</li>
</ul>


Apollo Changelog: May 19, 2023


<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="#rapid-router-releases" aria-hidden="true" class="aal_anchor" id="rapid-router-releases"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="aal_svg" height="16" version="1.1" viewBox="0 0 16 16" width="16"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M4 9h1v1H4c-1.5 0-3-1.69-3-3.5S2.55 3 4 3h4c1.45 0 3 1.69 3 3.5 0 1.41-.91 2.72-2 3.25V8.59c.58-.45 1-1.27 1-2.09C10 5.22 8.98 4 8 4H4c-.98 0-2 1.22-2 2.5S3 9 4 9zm9-3h-1v1h1c1 0 2 1.22 2 2.5S13.98 12 13 12H9c-.98 0-2-1.22-2-2.5 0-.83.42-1.64 1-2.09V6.25c-1.09.53-2 1.84-2 3.25C6 11.31 7.55 13 9 13h4c1.45 0 3-1.69 3-3.5S14.5 6 13 6z"></path></svg></a>Rapid router releases</h2>



<p>Since the last changelog, three new versions of Apollo Router have been released! We can’t cover all the changes here, so check out <a href="https://github.com/apollographql/router/releases" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">the release notes</a> for more details.</p>



<p>One exciting addition is a new <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.apollographql.com/docs/resources/product-launch-stages/#preview" target="_blank">preview</a> feature for Enterprise users: <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.apollographql.com/docs/router/configuration/operation-limits" target="_blank">operation </a>limits. You can now configure your router to reject queries exceeding certain complexity metrics. Individual subgraphs have always been able to enforce limits, but now the router can protect an entire supergraph, making defense against denial-of-service attacks easier than ever! If you want to know more, there’s also a <a href="https://www.apollographql.com/blog/announcement/backend/prevent-graph-misuse-with-operation-size-and-complexity-limits/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">dedicated blog post</a> about this feature.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="#how-graphql-apollo-help-drive-reddits-mission" aria-hidden="true" class="aal_anchor" id="how-graphql-apollo-help-drive-reddits-mission"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="aal_svg" height="16" version="1.1" viewBox="0 0 16 16" width="16"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M4 9h1v1H4c-1.5 0-3-1.69-3-3.5S2.55 3 4 3h4c1.45 0 3 1.69 3 3.5 0 1.41-.91 2.72-2 3.25V8.59c.58-.45 1-1.27 1-2.09C10 5.22 8.98 4 8 4H4c-.98 0-2 1.22-2 2.5S3 9 4 9zm9-3h-1v1h1c1 0 2 1.22 2 2.5S13.98 12 13 12H9c-.98 0-2-1.22-2-2.5 0-.83.42-1.64 1-2.09V6.25c-1.09.53-2 1.84-2 3.25C6 11.31 7.55 13 9 13h4c1.45 0 3-1.69 3-3.5S14.5 6 13 6z"></path></svg></a>How GraphQL &amp; Apollo help drive Reddit&#8217;s mission</h2>



<p>After 4 years of GraphQL successfully powering the iOS home feed, the gateway eventually became unwieldy. So Reddit turned to federation. Once a federated graph was in place, Reddit could build services in individual subgraphs, allowing engineers to work in unison but independently. And inevitably opening the doors to some exciting projects&#8230;</p>



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="#office-hours" aria-hidden="true" class="aal_anchor" id="office-hours"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="aal_svg" height="16" version="1.1" viewBox="0 0 16 16" width="16"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M4 9h1v1H4c-1.5 0-3-1.69-3-3.5S2.55 3 4 3h4c1.45 0 3 1.69 3 3.5 0 1.41-.91 2.72-2 3.25V8.59c.58-.45 1-1.27 1-2.09C10 5.22 8.98 4 8 4H4c-.98 0-2 1.22-2 2.5S3 9 4 9zm9-3h-1v1h1c1 0 2 1.22 2 2.5S13.98 12 13 12H9c-.98 0-2-1.22-2-2.5 0-.83.42-1.64 1-2.09V6.25c-1.09.53-2 1.84-2 3.25C6 11.31 7.55 13 9 13h4c1.45 0 3-1.69 3-3.5S14.5 6 13 6z"></path></svg></a>Office hours</h2>



<p>We kicked off a new series called “office hours”, where community questions are answered directly by Apollonauts. Our first stream focused on Apollo iOS, featuring both the engineering manager (Jeff Auriemma) and one of the maintainers (Anthony Miller), and you can now <a href="https://www.apollographql.com/blog/mobile/ios/office-hours-apollo-ios/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">watch the recording</a>!</p>



<p>The next stream will be all about Apollo Kotlin on May 10, 13:30 UTC—<a href="https://discord.gg/NEPmWUdKn7" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">join the Discord server</a> now so you don&#8217;t miss it! Which topics or products would <em>you</em> like us to cover in office hours? Let us know in Discord!</p>



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<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li><a href="https://github.com/apollographql/apollo-client/releases/tag/v3.7.13" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Apollo Client 3.7.13</a> and <a href="https://github.com/apollographql/apollo-client/releases/tag/v3.7.14" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">3.7.14</a> are available with some bug fixes and improvements</li>



<li>Apollo Server <a href="https://github.com/apollographql/apollo-server/releases/tag/%40apollo%2Fserver%404.7.1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">4.7.1</a> fixes the landing page for Safari</li>



<li>Apollo iOS <a href="https://github.com/apollographql/apollo-ios/releases/tag/1.1.3" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">1.1.3</a> is out with several bug fixes</li>



<li><code>@apollo/datasource-rest</code> <a href="https://github.com/apollographql/datasource-rest/releases/tag/v6.0.0" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">6.0.0</a> drops support for Node 14</li>



<li><a href="https://www.apollographql.com/blog/announcement/backend/announcing-the-end-of-life-schedule-for-fed-1-in-studio/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Announcing the end-of-life schedule for Fed 1 in Studio</a></li>



<li>There is a new “unnamed operations” filter in the “operations” section of Studio, for quickly identifying anonymous operations</li>



<li>Serverless cloud routers are now running version 1.15.1, incorporating some small improvements and fixes</li>
</ul>



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<p>In honor of May the Fourth, Michael Solati <a href="https://dev.to/amplication/may-the-fourth-be-with-you-1d90" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">wrote about creating a new Star Wars-themed GraphQL API</a> leveraging all sorts of interesting tools (like ChatGPT). I’m a big fan of generating boilerplate code (see <a href="https://www.apollographql.com/docs/graphos/graphs/creating-a-subgraph/#starting-from-a-template" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">our subgraph templates</a>), so I’m excited to see where Amplification goes next!</p>


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Apollo Changelog: May 5, 2023


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<p>This week we’re hosting a two-part livestream investigating real-world performance issues in a GraphQL API. Follow along as Michael Watson explores performance issues on <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://discord.gg/NEPmWUdKn7?event=1098661954253492224" target="_blank">Wednesday, April 26, at 1:30 pm PDT</a>. Then, on <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://discord.gg/NEPmWUdKn7?event=1098662301407654000" target="_blank">Thursday at 11:00 am PDT</a>, we’ll solve those performance problems by implementing server-side caching! You can catch all of our livestreams in <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://discord.gg/NEPmWUdKn7" target="_blank">our Discord server</a>.</p>



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<p>As talks are confirmed for GraphQL Summit 2023, we’re updating the&nbsp;<a href="https://summit.graphql.com/event/c51538f6-4b76-44e3-871e-54180c77cad8/websitePage:aa37bf00-dba5-4e19-912a-01aad46f7426" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">list of sessions</a>&nbsp;with details. Right now, we have topics covering:</p>



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<li>GraphQL security</li>



<li>Best practices for Federation</li>



<li>Migration stories from monoliths to supergraphs</li>



<li>Designing UIs using GraphQL data</li>



<li>Schema design</li>



<li>Leveraging GraphQL directives</li>
</ul>



<p>Keep an eye on the Summit site for more talk announcements!</p>



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<li><a href="https://github.com/apollographql/apollo-server/releases/tag/%40apollo%2Fserver%404.7.0" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Apollo Server 4.7.0 allows opting out of embedded Sandbox telemetry</a></li>



<li><a href="https://github.com/apollographql/apollo-kotlin/releases/tag/v3.8.1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Apollo Kotlin 3.8.1 is out with two bug fixes</a></li>



<li><a href="https://github.com/apollographql/rover/releases/tag/v0.14.0" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Rover 0.14.0</a>&nbsp;supports custom introspection headers during composition and URL validation during subgraph publishes, along with several bug fixes and improvements.</li>



<li><a href="https://github.com/apollographql/router/releases/tag/v1.15.1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Apollo Router 1.15.1&nbsp;</a>comes with JWT algorithm restrictions, improvements to Helm charts, a fix to Docker builds, and many more improvements</li>



<li><a href="https://www.apollographql.com/docs/technotes/TN0040-federation-is-not-a-saga-orchestrator/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Tech note: Federation is not a saga orchestrator</a></li>
</ul>



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<p>We want to give a special shoutout to Ari and Lloyd on&nbsp;<a href="https://discord.gg/NEPmWUdKn7" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">our Discord server</a>. They&#8217;ve been sharing the details of their journeys with Apollo Federation and GraphOS—details that are helping us improve our products and documentation! If&nbsp;<em>you</em>&nbsp;have any questions, comments, suggestions, or complaints about anything under the Apollo sun, be like Ari and Lloyd and let us know.</p>


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Apollo Changelog: April 24, 2023


<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="#a-new-way-to-navigate" aria-hidden="true" class="aal_anchor" id="a-new-way-to-navigate"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="aal_svg" height="16" version="1.1" viewBox="0 0 16 16" width="16"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M4 9h1v1H4c-1.5 0-3-1.69-3-3.5S2.55 3 4 3h4c1.45 0 3 1.69 3 3.5 0 1.41-.91 2.72-2 3.25V8.59c.58-.45 1-1.27 1-2.09C10 5.22 8.98 4 8 4H4c-.98 0-2 1.22-2 2.5S3 9 4 9zm9-3h-1v1h1c1 0 2 1.22 2 2.5S13.98 12 13 12H9c-.98 0-2-1.22-2-2.5 0-.83.42-1.64 1-2.09V6.25c-1.09.53-2 1.84-2 3.25C6 11.31 7.55 13 9 13h4c1.45 0 3-1.69 3-3.5S14.5 6 13 6z"></path></svg></a>A new way to navigate</h2>



<p>A major update to <a href="https://apollographql.com/docs" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">our docs site</a> has made it easier than ever to find what you’re looking for. Having trouble finding your favorite article? Have a question our docs don’t answer? Want to compliment the beautiful new design? You can do all of that and more in <a href="https://discord.gg/NEPmWUdKn7" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">our Discord server</a>.</p>



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<p>If you keep hearing about&nbsp;<code>apollo-rs</code>&nbsp;(like the&nbsp;<code>apollo-compiler</code>&nbsp;release later in this post) and you’re wondering what it’s all about, we’ve got just the thing! Iryna Shestak gave a talk at GraphQL Summit walking through the motivation and goals of&nbsp;<code>apollo-rs</code>&nbsp;and there’s now a condensed version of that talk available on YouTube:</p>



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<p>The standard Apollo Client cache works well with minimal config for most cases, but sometimes you need to really fine-tune your performance. To get you started, here’s a shortened talk from GraphQL Summit by Raman Lally breaking down the internals of the cache:</p>



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<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li><a href="https://discord.gg/H5FQRuVn?event=1096545688885661746" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Live Coding: Router Deployment—Bring your questions about Router, Rover, and templates. Tuesday, April 18 at 1:00 pm PDT</a></li>



<li><a href="https://discord.com/invite/RyuSebwd?event=1095109881020813413" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Office Hours: Apollo iOS—Ask questions and chat about Apollo iOS with a maintainer. Thursday, April 20 at 1:00 pm PDT</a></li>



<li><a href="https://discord.gg/NEPmWUdKn7" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Live Coding: Investigating unusually high usage in your GraphQL API. Wednesday, April 26 at 2:30 pm PDT</a></li>



<li><a href="https://discord.gg/NEPmWUdKn7" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Live Coding: Optimizing a GraphQL API with caching. Thursday, April 27 at 11:00 AM PDT</a></li>
</ul>



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<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li>GraphOS no longer performs <a href="https://www.apollographql.com/docs/graphos/delivery/schema-checks/#operation-checks" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">operation checks</a> as part of its <a href="https://www.apollographql.com/docs/graphos/delivery/launches/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">launch</a> process. Instead, you should always run schema checks (with <code>rover subgraph check</code>) <em>before</em> deploying updates to a subgraph. Note that launches still <em>always</em> perform supergraph schema composition, and your router retains its current valid schema if this composition fails.</li>



<li><a href="https://github.com/apollographql/apollo-client/releases/tag/v3.7.12" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Apollo Client 3.7.12</a> fixes a bug with HTTP multipart chunks.</li>



<li><a href="https://github.com/apollographql/apollo-ios/releases" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Apollo iOS 1.1.2</a> fixes bugs in <code>Cancellable</code> and deprecation messages and enables error interceptors for <code>Upload</code>operations.</li>



<li><a href="https://github.com/apollographql/apollo-rs/releases/tag/apollo-compiler%400.8.0" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><code>apollo-compiler</code> 0.8.0</a> introduces new ways to limit complexity and several other features and fixes. There are also improvements in <a href="https://github.com/apollographql/apollo-rs/releases/tag/apollo-parser%400.5.1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><code>apollo-parser</code> 0.5.1</a> and <a href="https://github.com/apollographql/apollo-rs/releases/tag/apollo-encoder%400.5.1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><code>apollo-encoder</code> 0.5.1</a>.</li>



<li>There’s a new short-and-sweet tech note: <a href="https://www.apollographql.com/docs/technotes/TN0038-updating-client-schema/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">“Keeping schemas up-to-date in client apps”</a></li>
</ul>



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<p>“One Stop Shop” is a new, open-source way to visualize your GraphQL schema and queries! Check out the <a href="https://medium.com/@cnbryan129/managing-a-complex-graphql-schema-head-on-down-to-the-one-stop-shop-6b27e1c0c82b" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">announcement blog post</a> for more details, or go to <a href="https://www.graphql-oss.io/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.graphql-oss.io</a> right now to try it out.</p>



<p>Also under the <code>oslabs-beta</code> umbrella is an open-source, server-side caching solution for GraphQL APIs called TroveQL. The team recently released <a href="https://medium.com/@shendo87/graphql-has-a-new-best-friend-80831fe412ac" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">a blog post describing how it works</a>—exciting stuff!</p>



<p>Have you tried out these or any other open-source GraphQL projects recently? We’d love to hear about it over in <a href="https://discord.gg/NEPmWUdKn7" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">our Discord server</a>. We’re always looking to try out new technologies!</p>


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Apollo Changelog: April 17, 2023


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<p>We recently enabled the new “Community Onboarding” feature within <a href="https://discord.gg/graphos" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Discord</a>. You can now customize which types of notifications you receive, discover channels based on your interests, and show off more info about you!</p>



<p><strong>Want to be notified of future blog posts, live events, or GraphOS incidents from Discord?&nbsp;</strong>Click “Channels &amp; Roles” and select the notifications you’re interested in!</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="#apollo-ios-1-1" aria-hidden="true" class="aal_anchor" id="apollo-ios-1-1"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="aal_svg" height="16" version="1.1" viewBox="0 0 16 16" width="16"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M4 9h1v1H4c-1.5 0-3-1.69-3-3.5S2.55 3 4 3h4c1.45 0 3 1.69 3 3.5 0 1.41-.91 2.72-2 3.25V8.59c.58-.45 1-1.27 1-2.09C10 5.22 8.98 4 8 4H4c-.98 0-2 1.22-2 2.5S3 9 4 9zm9-3h-1v1h1c1 0 2 1.22 2 2.5S13.98 12 13 12H9c-.98 0-2-1.22-2-2.5 0-.83.42-1.64 1-2.09V6.25c-1.09.53-2 1.84-2 3.25C6 11.31 7.55 13 9 13h4c1.45 0 3-1.69 3-3.5S14.5 6 13 6z"></path></svg></a>Apollo iOS 1.1</h2>



<p>The <a href="https://github.com/apollographql/apollo-ios/releases/tag/1.1.0" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">latest version of Apollo iOS</a> enables manual initialization of generated models. This makes it easier to write manual data to the cache, spin up models for unit tests, create UI fixtures (loading states and Swift UI previews), and more! Additionally, this release comes with support for HTTP multipart subscriptions. In most cases, upgrading to 1.1 should require no changes to your code, so you can update today!</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="#office-hours" aria-hidden="true" class="aal_anchor" id="office-hours"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="aal_svg" height="16" version="1.1" viewBox="0 0 16 16" width="16"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M4 9h1v1H4c-1.5 0-3-1.69-3-3.5S2.55 3 4 3h4c1.45 0 3 1.69 3 3.5 0 1.41-.91 2.72-2 3.25V8.59c.58-.45 1-1.27 1-2.09C10 5.22 8.98 4 8 4H4c-.98 0-2 1.22-2 2.5S3 9 4 9zm9-3h-1v1h1c1 0 2 1.22 2 2.5S13.98 12 13 12H9c-.98 0-2-1.22-2-2.5 0-.83.42-1.64 1-2.09V6.25c-1.09.53-2 1.84-2 3.25C6 11.31 7.55 13 9 13h4c1.45 0 3-1.69 3-3.5S14.5 6 13 6z"></path></svg></a>Office hours</h2>



<p>We’re kicking off a new series of live streams <a href="https://discord.gg/graphos" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">in our Discord server</a> where we invite you to learn what Apollonauts are up to and ask any questions you have. The first will feature Anthony Miller, a maintainer of <a href="https://www.apollographql.com/docs/ios/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Apollo iOS</a>. Join us on April 20th at 1 pm PDT, and let us know who you’d like to hear from next!</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="#summit-short-cuts" aria-hidden="true" class="aal_anchor" id="summit-short-cuts"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="aal_svg" height="16" version="1.1" viewBox="0 0 16 16" width="16"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M4 9h1v1H4c-1.5 0-3-1.69-3-3.5S2.55 3 4 3h4c1.45 0 3 1.69 3 3.5 0 1.41-.91 2.72-2 3.25V8.59c.58-.45 1-1.27 1-2.09C10 5.22 8.98 4 8 4H4c-.98 0-2 1.22-2 2.5S3 9 4 9zm9-3h-1v1h1c1 0 2 1.22 2 2.5S13.98 12 13 12H9c-.98 0-2-1.22-2-2.5 0-.83.42-1.64 1-2.09V6.25c-1.09.53-2 1.84-2 3.25C6 11.31 7.55 13 9 13h4c1.45 0 3-1.69 3-3.5S14.5 6 13 6z"></path></svg></a>Summit short cuts</h2>



<p>We have two more shortened talks from Summit 2022 available on our YouTube channel! First up is a talk from Samuel Vazquez describing how Expedia creates their experience-oriented graph and their custom solution to batching multiple operations.</p>



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<p>Interested in doing localization in your GraphQL server? Dominic Chambers presents Babylon’s solution to this using a federated subgraph:</p>



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</div></figure>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="#rapid-roundup" aria-hidden="true" class="aal_anchor" id="rapid-roundup"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="aal_svg" height="16" version="1.1" viewBox="0 0 16 16" width="16"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M4 9h1v1H4c-1.5 0-3-1.69-3-3.5S2.55 3 4 3h4c1.45 0 3 1.69 3 3.5 0 1.41-.91 2.72-2 3.25V8.59c.58-.45 1-1.27 1-2.09C10 5.22 8.98 4 8 4H4c-.98 0-2 1.22-2 2.5S3 9 4 9zm9-3h-1v1h1c1 0 2 1.22 2 2.5S13.98 12 13 12H9c-.98 0-2-1.22-2-2.5 0-.83.42-1.64 1-2.09V6.25c-1.09.53-2 1.84-2 3.25C6 11.31 7.55 13 9 13h4c1.45 0 3-1.69 3-3.5S14.5 6 13 6z"></path></svg></a>Rapid roundup</h2>



<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li>You can now <a href="https://github.com/apollographql/apollo-studio-community/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md#2023-04-03" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">upload files within Apollo Explorer</a>.</li>



<li><a href="https://github.com/apollographql/router/releases/tag/v1.14.0" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Router 1.14.0</a> has some improvements to coprocessors and helm charts.</li>



<li>Work in financial services? The Apollo solutions team has created a <a href="https://www.apollographql.com/solutions/financial-services" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">solutions page</a> to illustrate how GraphOS can solve common problems in your industry.</li>



<li>New tech note: <a href="https://www.apollographql.com/docs/technotes/TN0037-api-gateways/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">“Does Apollo Router replace my API gateway?”</a></li>



<li><a href="https://www.apollographql.com/tutorials/summit-2022" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">“Learn at Summit”</a>, a curated list of shortened talks from GraphQL Summit 2022</li>
</ul>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="#community-spotlight" aria-hidden="true" class="aal_anchor" id="community-spotlight"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="aal_svg" height="16" version="1.1" viewBox="0 0 16 16" width="16"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M4 9h1v1H4c-1.5 0-3-1.69-3-3.5S2.55 3 4 3h4c1.45 0 3 1.69 3 3.5 0 1.41-.91 2.72-2 3.25V8.59c.58-.45 1-1.27 1-2.09C10 5.22 8.98 4 8 4H4c-.98 0-2 1.22-2 2.5S3 9 4 9zm9-3h-1v1h1c1 0 2 1.22 2 2.5S13.98 12 13 12H9c-.98 0-2-1.22-2-2.5 0-.83.42-1.64 1-2.09V6.25c-1.09.53-2 1.84-2 3.25C6 11.31 7.55 13 9 13h4c1.45 0 3-1.69 3-3.5S14.5 6 13 6z"></path></svg></a>Community spotlight</h2>



<p>Thank you to all of the folks who’ve submitted talks for <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://summit.graphql.com/event/c51538f6-4b76-44e3-871e-54180c77cad8/summary" target="_blank">GraphQL Summit</a>! We’re incredibly excited about the variety of talks and are hard at work reviewing. If you’ve submitted a talk, expect to hear from us by April 28. If you <em>haven’t</em> submitted a talk, <strong>you have until the end of today.</strong> Stay tuned for more Summit announcements later this year!</p>



<p>There are several new releases improving Federation support across the ecosystem:</p>



<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li><strong>Python: </strong><a href="https://github.com/graphql-python/graphene-federation" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Graphene</a> now supports Federation v2 🎉</li>



<li><strong>Python:</strong> <a href="https://github.com/mirumee/ariadne" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Ariadne</a> added support for <code>@interfaceObject</code></li>



<li><strong>Scala:</strong> <a href="https://github.com/ghostdogpr/caliban" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Caliban</a> added support for <code>@interfaceObject</code> and <code>@composeDirective</code></li>
</ul>



<p>Escape recently put out <a href="https://escape.tech/blog/should-i-disable-introspection-in-graphql/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">a blog post</a> challenging the conventional wisdom that GraphQL introspection should be disabled in production. What do you think? How are you using introspection? We’re starting discussion threads for all blog posts <a href="https://discord.gg/graphos" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">in our Discord server</a> and we’d love to hear your thoughts!</p>


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Apollo Changelog: Apr 10, 2023


<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="#graphql-summit-call-for-proposals-last-week" aria-hidden="true" class="aal_anchor" id="graphql-summit-call-for-proposals-last-week"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="aal_svg" height="16" version="1.1" viewBox="0 0 16 16" width="16"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M4 9h1v1H4c-1.5 0-3-1.69-3-3.5S2.55 3 4 3h4c1.45 0 3 1.69 3 3.5 0 1.41-.91 2.72-2 3.25V8.59c.58-.45 1-1.27 1-2.09C10 5.22 8.98 4 8 4H4c-.98 0-2 1.22-2 2.5S3 9 4 9zm9-3h-1v1h1c1 0 2 1.22 2 2.5S13.98 12 13 12H9c-.98 0-2-1.22-2-2.5 0-.83.42-1.64 1-2.09V6.25c-1.09.53-2 1.84-2 3.25C6 11.31 7.55 13 9 13h4c1.45 0 3-1.69 3-3.5S14.5 6 13 6z"></path></svg></a>GraphQL Summit Call for Proposals &#8211; Last Week</h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="512" src="https://wp.apollographql.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/LinkedIn_Banner_1200x600_Proposal-1024x512.png" alt="" class="wp-image-20561" srcset="https://wp.apollographql.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/LinkedIn_Banner_1200x600_Proposal-1024x512.png 1024w, https://wp.apollographql.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/LinkedIn_Banner_1200x600_Proposal-300x150.png 300w, https://wp.apollographql.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/LinkedIn_Banner_1200x600_Proposal-768x384.png 768w, https://wp.apollographql.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/LinkedIn_Banner_1200x600_Proposal.png 1200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></figure>



<p>This is the last week to <a href="https://summit.graphql.com/event/c51538f6-4b76-44e3-871e-54180c77cad8/websitePage:ee8a1bc8-1286-4106-b34b-f28798e56f93">submit a talk</a> for this years GraphQL Summit! We will officially be closing down the submission form on 4/10 at 11:59 PM PST. If you have a talk that you are unsure of or want some help, we’re here to help! Jump into <a href="https://discord.gg/graphos">our Discord server</a> and ping @admin &#8211; our Developer Advocates. We can start up a private thread with you and discuss your talk to help with the submission.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="#new-video-testing-out-modularizing-your-schema-using-rover-dev" aria-hidden="true" class="aal_anchor" id="new-video-testing-out-modularizing-your-schema-using-rover-dev"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="aal_svg" height="16" version="1.1" viewBox="0 0 16 16" width="16"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M4 9h1v1H4c-1.5 0-3-1.69-3-3.5S2.55 3 4 3h4c1.45 0 3 1.69 3 3.5 0 1.41-.91 2.72-2 3.25V8.59c.58-.45 1-1.27 1-2.09C10 5.22 8.98 4 8 4H4c-.98 0-2 1.22-2 2.5S3 9 4 9zm9-3h-1v1h1c1 0 2 1.22 2 2.5S13.98 12 13 12H9c-.98 0-2-1.22-2-2.5 0-.83.42-1.64 1-2.09V6.25c-1.09.53-2 1.84-2 3.25C6 11.31 7.55 13 9 13h4c1.45 0 3-1.69 3-3.5S14.5 6 13 6z"></path></svg></a>New video! Testing out modularizing your schema using <code>rover dev</code></h2>



<p>Did you know you can quickly play around with any schema files (<code>.graphql</code> files) and run the Apollo Router locally with <code>rover dev</code>? This is a great way to test out modularizing your schema, introduce entities and try out things like <code>@defer</code>!</p>



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<iframe loading="lazy" title="Build: Modularize your schema with GraphOS" width="580" height="326" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/EhF_QcRMy64?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe>
</div></figure>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="#apollo-router-apollo-explorer-with-graphos" aria-hidden="true" class="aal_anchor" id="apollo-router-apollo-explorer-with-graphos"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="aal_svg" height="16" version="1.1" viewBox="0 0 16 16" width="16"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M4 9h1v1H4c-1.5 0-3-1.69-3-3.5S2.55 3 4 3h4c1.45 0 3 1.69 3 3.5 0 1.41-.91 2.72-2 3.25V8.59c.58-.45 1-1.27 1-2.09C10 5.22 8.98 4 8 4H4c-.98 0-2 1.22-2 2.5S3 9 4 9zm9-3h-1v1h1c1 0 2 1.22 2 2.5S13.98 12 13 12H9c-.98 0-2-1.22-2-2.5 0-.83.42-1.64 1-2.09V6.25c-1.09.53-2 1.84-2 3.25C6 11.31 7.55 13 9 13h4c1.45 0 3-1.69 3-3.5S14.5 6 13 6z"></path></svg></a>Apollo Router + Apollo Explorer with GraphOS</h2>



<p>We introduced the <code>graph_ref</code> option to the <code>homepage</code> configuration of the Apollo Router which will use an Apollo Explorer version connected to GraphOS. Just add this to your routers config:</p>



<pre class="wp-block-prismatic-blocks"><code class="language-yaml">homepage:
  graph_ref: { graph_id }@{ variant }</code></pre>



<p>This exposes the Apollo Studio Explorer URL to the end user on the default landing page:</p>



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="#new-apollo-tutorial-graphos-shipping-your-supergraph" aria-hidden="true" class="aal_anchor" id="new-apollo-tutorial-graphos-shipping-your-supergraph"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="aal_svg" height="16" version="1.1" viewBox="0 0 16 16" width="16"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M4 9h1v1H4c-1.5 0-3-1.69-3-3.5S2.55 3 4 3h4c1.45 0 3 1.69 3 3.5 0 1.41-.91 2.72-2 3.25V8.59c.58-.45 1-1.27 1-2.09C10 5.22 8.98 4 8 4H4c-.98 0-2 1.22-2 2.5S3 9 4 9zm9-3h-1v1h1c1 0 2 1.22 2 2.5S13.98 12 13 12H9c-.98 0-2-1.22-2-2.5 0-.83.42-1.64 1-2.09V6.25c-1.09.53-2 1.84-2 3.25C6 11.31 7.55 13 9 13h4c1.45 0 3-1.69 3-3.5S14.5 6 13 6z"></path></svg></a>New Apollo Tutorial &#8211; GraphOS: Shipping your supergraph</h2>



<p>The team just released <a href="https://www.apollographql.com/tutorials/graphos-shipping-supergraph">a new tutorial on shipping your supergraph in GraphOS</a>. This tutorial includes using the Rover CLI to run schema checks, publish schema changes and launch our changes confidently. You&#8217;ll walk through an example of how to deprecate a field in your schema safely using helpful tools and metrics from GraphOS. The course is in beta and we&#8217;re looking for feedback. Jump into our<a href="https://discord.gg/graphos"> Discord server</a> and let us know what you think!</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="#apollo-kotlin-v3-8-release-%f0%9f%8e%89" aria-hidden="true" class="aal_anchor" id="apollo-kotlin-v3-8-release-%f0%9f%8e%89"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="aal_svg" height="16" version="1.1" viewBox="0 0 16 16" width="16"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M4 9h1v1H4c-1.5 0-3-1.69-3-3.5S2.55 3 4 3h4c1.45 0 3 1.69 3 3.5 0 1.41-.91 2.72-2 3.25V8.59c.58-.45 1-1.27 1-2.09C10 5.22 8.98 4 8 4H4c-.98 0-2 1.22-2 2.5S3 9 4 9zm9-3h-1v1h1c1 0 2 1.22 2 2.5S13.98 12 13 12H9c-.98 0-2-1.22-2-2.5 0-.83.42-1.64 1-2.09V6.25c-1.09.53-2 1.84-2 3.25C6 11.31 7.55 13 9 13h4c1.45 0 3-1.69 3-3.5S14.5 6 13 6z"></path></svg></a>Apollo Kotlin v3.8 Release 🎉</h2>



<p>There is <a href="https://github.com/apollographql/apollo-kotlin/releases/tag/v3.8.0">a new release</a> of Apollo Kotlin and it is jam packed with cool new things:</p>



<ol class="wp-block-list">
<li>Multipart subscriptions support 🤯</li>



<li>🧪 New Jetpack Compose artifacts in <code>apollo-compose-support</code> artifact</li>



<li><a href="https://github.com/apollographql/apollo-kotlin/pull/4796">New Gradle plugin: run codegen after gradle sync</a></li>



<li><a href="https://github.com/apollographql/apollo-kotlin/releases/tag/v3.8.0">Much more</a></li>
</ol>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="#rapid-roundup" aria-hidden="true" class="aal_anchor" id="rapid-roundup"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="aal_svg" height="16" version="1.1" viewBox="0 0 16 16" width="16"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M4 9h1v1H4c-1.5 0-3-1.69-3-3.5S2.55 3 4 3h4c1.45 0 3 1.69 3 3.5 0 1.41-.91 2.72-2 3.25V8.59c.58-.45 1-1.27 1-2.09C10 5.22 8.98 4 8 4H4c-.98 0-2 1.22-2 2.5S3 9 4 9zm9-3h-1v1h1c1 0 2 1.22 2 2.5S13.98 12 13 12H9c-.98 0-2-1.22-2-2.5 0-.83.42-1.64 1-2.09V6.25c-1.09.53-2 1.84-2 3.25C6 11.31 7.55 13 9 13h4c1.45 0 3-1.69 3-3.5S14.5 6 13 6z"></path></svg></a>Rapid roundup</h2>



<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li><a href="https://github.com/apollographql/apollo-client/releases/tag/v3.7.11"><code>@apollo/client</code> v3.7.11 released</a> which fixes a couple of tricky bugs in <code>useQuery</code> and <code>useLazyQuery</code> , making error message generation more reliable. It also improves WebSocket error handling!</li>



<li>Last week <a href="https://twitter.com/danimman">Danielle</a> wrote a <a href="https://www.apollographql.com/blog/life-at-apollo/why-isnt-apollo-explorer-open-source/">blog post</a> about Apollo Explorer and her thoughts on how that project has developed over time. It’s a great read!</li>



<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JMgeRM-n7c">Stephen Spalding’s 2022 GraphQL Summit talk</a> on sharing Netflix’s learnings on how to avoid GraphQL pitfalls was highlighted in <a href="https://www.graphqlweekly.com/issues/309#content">this weeks GraphQL weekly</a>!</li>
</ul>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="#community-spotlight" aria-hidden="true" class="aal_anchor" id="community-spotlight"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="aal_svg" height="16" version="1.1" viewBox="0 0 16 16" width="16"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M4 9h1v1H4c-1.5 0-3-1.69-3-3.5S2.55 3 4 3h4c1.45 0 3 1.69 3 3.5 0 1.41-.91 2.72-2 3.25V8.59c.58-.45 1-1.27 1-2.09C10 5.22 8.98 4 8 4H4c-.98 0-2 1.22-2 2.5S3 9 4 9zm9-3h-1v1h1c1 0 2 1.22 2 2.5S13.98 12 13 12H9c-.98 0-2-1.22-2-2.5 0-.83.42-1.64 1-2.09V6.25c-1.09.53-2 1.84-2 3.25C6 11.31 7.55 13 9 13h4c1.45 0 3-1.69 3-3.5S14.5 6 13 6z"></path></svg></a>Community spotlight</h2>



<p>The GraphQL Working Group has the next <a href="https://github.com/graphql/graphql-wg/blob/main/agendas/2023/04-Apr/06-wg-primary.md">upcoming meeting on 4/6 at 10:30-12:00 PM PST</a>. There is a block of time dedicated to field merging in incremental delivery (<em>hint: they’re talking about <code>@stream</code> and <code>@defer</code></em>). This is an exciting area of the spec that is rapidly evolving 😍</p>



<p><a href="https://dev.to/matthewwilson">Matthew Wilson</a> wrote a great <a href="https://dev.to/aws-builders/zero-to-serverless-car-insurance-part-1-cml">blog post</a> on tips for running GraphQL on AWS Lambda. The information is great for anyone interested in running <a href="https://www.apollographql.com/docs/apollo-server">Apollo Server</a> on <a href="https://github.com/apollo-server-integrations/apollo-server-integration-aws-lambda">AWS Lambda</a> 🙌</p>



<p>A big shoutout to our <a href="https://discord.gg/graphos">Discord community</a> users and all of their great questions this last week. We’re seeing more engagement and we have more things planned that we’ll be dropping soon. We hope to see you there!</p>


Apollo Changelog: April 3, 2023


<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="#were-live" aria-hidden="true" class="aal_anchor" id="were-live"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="aal_svg" height="16" version="1.1" viewBox="0 0 16 16" width="16"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M4 9h1v1H4c-1.5 0-3-1.69-3-3.5S2.55 3 4 3h4c1.45 0 3 1.69 3 3.5 0 1.41-.91 2.72-2 3.25V8.59c.58-.45 1-1.27 1-2.09C10 5.22 8.98 4 8 4H4c-.98 0-2 1.22-2 2.5S3 9 4 9zm9-3h-1v1h1c1 0 2 1.22 2 2.5S13.98 12 13 12H9c-.98 0-2-1.22-2-2.5 0-.83.42-1.64 1-2.09V6.25c-1.09.53-2 1.84-2 3.25C6 11.31 7.55 13 9 13h4c1.45 0 3-1.69 3-3.5S14.5 6 13 6z"></path></svg></a>We’re live</h2>



<p>Last week we hosted a livestream where we implemented a TypeScript subgraph using Apollo Server—another installment of our series of subgraph implementations. Which language or library would you like to see next? Let us know in&nbsp;<a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://discord.gg/graphos" target="_blank">our Discord server</a>.</p>



<p>Tomorrow (Tuesday, March 28) at 11 am PDT, join us on Discord for a live stream about entity interfaces. Apollo Solutions Architect Lenny Burdette will walk us through past challenges with interfaces in Federation and this powerful new solution to them.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="#lifting-off-again" aria-hidden="true" class="aal_anchor" id="lifting-off-again"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="aal_svg" height="16" version="1.1" viewBox="0 0 16 16" width="16"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M4 9h1v1H4c-1.5 0-3-1.69-3-3.5S2.55 3 4 3h4c1.45 0 3 1.69 3 3.5 0 1.41-.91 2.72-2 3.25V8.59c.58-.45 1-1.27 1-2.09C10 5.22 8.98 4 8 4H4c-.98 0-2 1.22-2 2.5S3 9 4 9zm9-3h-1v1h1c1 0 2 1.22 2 2.5S13.98 12 13 12H9c-.98 0-2-1.22-2-2.5 0-.83.42-1.64 1-2.09V6.25c-1.09.53-2 1.84-2 3.25C6 11.31 7.55 13 9 13h4c1.45 0 3-1.69 3-3.5S14.5 6 13 6z"></path></svg></a>Lifting off again</h2>



<p>Our education team has updated the entire <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.apollographql.com/tutorials/lift-off-part1" target="_blank">Odyssey Lift-off series</a>, now featuring Apollo Server 4! If you haven’t checked out this free course before, there’s never been a better time. Odyssey courses include videos, written lessons, coding challenges, and sample starter code. They’re the best way to learn about full-stack GraphQL in JavaScript.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="#the-root-of-auth-things" aria-hidden="true" class="aal_anchor" id="the-root-of-auth-things"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="aal_svg" height="16" version="1.1" viewBox="0 0 16 16" width="16"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M4 9h1v1H4c-1.5 0-3-1.69-3-3.5S2.55 3 4 3h4c1.45 0 3 1.69 3 3.5 0 1.41-.91 2.72-2 3.25V8.59c.58-.45 1-1.27 1-2.09C10 5.22 8.98 4 8 4H4c-.98 0-2 1.22-2 2.5S3 9 4 9zm9-3h-1v1h1c1 0 2 1.22 2 2.5S13.98 12 13 12H9c-.98 0-2-1.22-2-2.5 0-.83.42-1.64 1-2.09V6.25c-1.09.53-2 1.84-2 3.25C6 11.31 7.55 13 9 13h4c1.45 0 3-1.69 3-3.5S14.5 6 13 6z"></path></svg></a>The root of auth things</h2>



<p>The latest GraphQL Summit supercut gives you a taste of the challenges with enforcing authorization in GraphQL. For more detail,&nbsp;<a href="https://bit.ly/3DNPK7J" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">watch the full talk</a>&nbsp;by Ashley Narcisse.</p>



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<li><a href="https://github.com/apollographql/router/releases/tag/v1.13.0" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Router 1.13.0</a>&nbsp;was released with uplink metrics, improved logging, and better DataDog compatibility.</li>



<li><a href="https://github.com/apollographql/apollo-ios/releases/tag/1.1.0-beta.1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">A beta release of apollo-ios 1.1.0</a>&nbsp;is available for testing—try out multipart subscriptions and improved selection sets and give us your feedback!</li>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="#community-spotlight" aria-hidden="true" class="aal_anchor" id="community-spotlight"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="aal_svg" height="16" version="1.1" viewBox="0 0 16 16" width="16"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M4 9h1v1H4c-1.5 0-3-1.69-3-3.5S2.55 3 4 3h4c1.45 0 3 1.69 3 3.5 0 1.41-.91 2.72-2 3.25V8.59c.58-.45 1-1.27 1-2.09C10 5.22 8.98 4 8 4H4c-.98 0-2 1.22-2 2.5S3 9 4 9zm9-3h-1v1h1c1 0 2 1.22 2 2.5S13.98 12 13 12H9c-.98 0-2-1.22-2-2.5 0-.83.42-1.64 1-2.09V6.25c-1.09.53-2 1.84-2 3.25C6 11.31 7.55 13 9 13h4c1.45 0 3-1.69 3-3.5S14.5 6 13 6z"></path></svg></a>Community spotlight</h2>



<p>Chanon Roy wrote&nbsp;<a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://chanonroy.medium.com/incrementally-load-graphql-query-data-with-the-new-defer-directive-f462d838bd8f" target="_blank">an excellent blog post</a>&nbsp;describing why&nbsp;<code>@defer</code>&nbsp;is so exciting. If you can’t wait to try it once you finish reading, you can add&nbsp;<code>@defer</code>&nbsp;support to&nbsp;<strong>any GraphQL server</strong> <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.apollographql.com/docs/graphos/routing/defer" target="_blank">using GraphOS</a>.</p>



<p>NearForm&nbsp;<a href="https://nearform.hashnode.dev/mercurius-and-apollo-interoperability" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">posted a blog</a>&nbsp;about using Mercurius (one of the many federation-compatible subgraph libraries) in a supergraph. It also includes a comparison of several different gateway and router options. Before picking one, make sure to check out&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apollographql.com/docs/federation/federation-2/new-in-federation-2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">the differences between Federation 1 and 2</a>.</p>



<p>A huge shoutout to Discord user&nbsp;<code>@dobrynin</code>&nbsp;for reporting a couple of bugs in the new&nbsp;<code>@interfaceObject</code>&nbsp;implementation. If&nbsp;<em>you’re</em>&nbsp;having trouble with any Apollo tools or libraries, hop into&nbsp;<a href="https://discord.gg/graphos" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">our Discord server</a>&nbsp;and let us know! We use your feedback to improve products, documentation, and educational resources for everyone.</p>


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Apollo Changelog: March 27, 2023


<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="#coprocessing-distributed-caching-and-jwt-auth-in-the-router" aria-hidden="true" class="aal_anchor" id="coprocessing-distributed-caching-and-jwt-auth-in-the-router"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="aal_svg" height="16" version="1.1" viewBox="0 0 16 16" width="16"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M4 9h1v1H4c-1.5 0-3-1.69-3-3.5S2.55 3 4 3h4c1.45 0 3 1.69 3 3.5 0 1.41-.91 2.72-2 3.25V8.59c.58-.45 1-1.27 1-2.09C10 5.22 8.98 4 8 4H4c-.98 0-2 1.22-2 2.5S3 9 4 9zm9-3h-1v1h1c1 0 2 1.22 2 2.5S13.98 12 13 12H9c-.98 0-2-1.22-2-2.5 0-.83.42-1.64 1-2.09V6.25c-1.09.53-2 1.84-2 3.25C6 11.31 7.55 13 9 13h4c1.45 0 3-1.69 3-3.5S14.5 6 13 6z"></path></svg></a>Coprocessing, distributed caching, and JWT auth in the router</h2>



<p><a href="https://github.com/apollographql/router/releases/tag/v1.12.0" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Apollo Router 1.12</a> comes with several exciting new features for GraphOS Enterprise. You can now extend the router with any programming language via the new “coprocessors” feature. Your router can also cache automatic persisted queries in Redis <em>and</em> validate JSON web tokens before calling your subgraphs. For the full details, check out <a href="https://www.apollographql.com/blog/announcement/backend/apollo-router-v1-12-improved-router-security-performance-and-extensibility/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">the announcement blog post</a>.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="#last-call-for-proposals" aria-hidden="true" class="aal_anchor" id="last-call-for-proposals"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="aal_svg" height="16" version="1.1" viewBox="0 0 16 16" width="16"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M4 9h1v1H4c-1.5 0-3-1.69-3-3.5S2.55 3 4 3h4c1.45 0 3 1.69 3 3.5 0 1.41-.91 2.72-2 3.25V8.59c.58-.45 1-1.27 1-2.09C10 5.22 8.98 4 8 4H4c-.98 0-2 1.22-2 2.5S3 9 4 9zm9-3h-1v1h1c1 0 2 1.22 2 2.5S13.98 12 13 12H9c-.98 0-2-1.22-2-2.5 0-.83.42-1.64 1-2.09V6.25c-1.09.53-2 1.84-2 3.25C6 11.31 7.55 13 9 13h4c1.45 0 3-1.69 3-3.5S14.5 6 13 6z"></path></svg></a>Last call for proposals</h2>



<p>Have you submitted your talk for GraphQL Summit 2023 yet? If not, there’s only one week left to <a href="https://summit.graphql.com/event/c51538f6-4b76-44e3-871e-54180c77cad8/websitePage:ee8a1bc8-1286-4106-b34b-f28798e56f93" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">send in your proposal</a>. Everyone is welcome to speak, regardless of background, even if this will be your first conference talk! Conference tickets, lodging, and airfare are all covered for speakers, so all you have to think about is what you want to share with the GraphQL community.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="#introducing-entity-interfaces" aria-hidden="true" class="aal_anchor" id="introducing-entity-interfaces"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="aal_svg" height="16" version="1.1" viewBox="0 0 16 16" width="16"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M4 9h1v1H4c-1.5 0-3-1.69-3-3.5S2.55 3 4 3h4c1.45 0 3 1.69 3 3.5 0 1.41-.91 2.72-2 3.25V8.59c.58-.45 1-1.27 1-2.09C10 5.22 8.98 4 8 4H4c-.98 0-2 1.22-2 2.5S3 9 4 9zm9-3h-1v1h1c1 0 2 1.22 2 2.5S13.98 12 13 12H9c-.98 0-2-1.22-2-2.5 0-.83.42-1.64 1-2.09V6.25c-1.09.53-2 1.84-2 3.25C6 11.31 7.55 13 9 13h4c1.45 0 3-1.69 3-3.5S14.5 6 13 6z"></path></svg></a>Introducing entity interfaces</h2>



<p>Lenny Burdette, a Principal Solutions Architect at Apollo, has created a short video introducing the newest federation feature: entity interfaces.</p>



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<li>Blog post: <a href="https://www.apollographql.com/blog/apollo-client/how-to-use-apollo-client-with-next-js-13/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">“How to use Apollo Client with Next.js 13”</a></li>



<li>Find entities in Studio faster with a new icon in the schema reference tab</li>



<li><a href="https://github.com/apollographql/apollo-kotlin/releases/tag/v3.7.5" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Apollo Kotlin 3.7.5</a> comes with a bunch of bug fixes as well as some hints at version 4.0</li>



<li><a href="https://github.com/apollographql/federation/releases/tag/%40apollo%2Fgateway%402.4.0" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><code>@apollo/gateway</code></a> and <code>&lt;a href=&quot;https://github.com/apollographql/federation/releases/tag/%40apollo%2Fsubgraph%402.4.0&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer noopener&quot;&gt;@apollo/subgraph&lt;/a&gt;</code> 2.4.0 include performance improvements to query planning</li>



<li>The <a href="https://www.apollographql.com/docs/kotlin/tutorial/00-introduction/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Apollo Kotlin tutorial</a> has been updated to use Jetpack Compose</li>



<li>There is now a <a href="https://www.apollographql.com/docs/federation/federation-versions/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">changelog for the Federation spec</a>, making it easier than ever to find out about new features</li>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="#community-spotlight" aria-hidden="true" class="aal_anchor" id="community-spotlight"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="aal_svg" height="16" version="1.1" viewBox="0 0 16 16" width="16"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M4 9h1v1H4c-1.5 0-3-1.69-3-3.5S2.55 3 4 3h4c1.45 0 3 1.69 3 3.5 0 1.41-.91 2.72-2 3.25V8.59c.58-.45 1-1.27 1-2.09C10 5.22 8.98 4 8 4H4c-.98 0-2 1.22-2 2.5S3 9 4 9zm9-3h-1v1h1c1 0 2 1.22 2 2.5S13.98 12 13 12H9c-.98 0-2-1.22-2-2.5 0-.83.42-1.64 1-2.09V6.25c-1.09.53-2 1.84-2 3.25C6 11.31 7.55 13 9 13h4c1.45 0 3-1.69 3-3.5S14.5 6 13 6z"></path></svg></a>Community spotlight</h2>



<p>There have been several recent releases to <code>&lt;a rel=&quot;noreferrer noopener&quot; href=&quot;https://github.com/Gusto/apollo-federation-ruby&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;apollo-federation-ruby&lt;/a&gt;</code> adding support for more federation features. If you’ve been waiting on <code>@tag</code>, <code>@inaccessible</code>, or <code>@interfaceObject</code> in your Ruby subgraph, it’s time to update!</p>



<p>Last week, we missed a piece of the Volvo Car Mobility story, but no worries, this knowledge is evergreen! The N+1 problem requires care to avoid in every type of API. In GraphQL, this is typically solved by adding data loaders to your resolvers—but it can be easy to forget that even resolvers returning a single object should use data loaders. <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://medium.com/volvo-car-mobility-tech/using-data-loaders-with-apollo-federation-f21260e3abd1" target="_blank">“Using Data Loaders with Apollo Federation”</a> discusses why data loaders are important in entity resolvers and how you can implement them in Kotlin.</p>



<p>Have you seen a cool blog post, video, or open-source project related to GraphQL? Let us know <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://discord.gg/graphos" target="_blank">in our Discord server</a> so we can include it in an upcoming community spotlight!</p>


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Apollo Changelog: March 20, 2023


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<p>Two new features in <a href="https://studio.apollographql.com/">Apollo Studio</a> make it easier than ever to manage your organization. </p>



<p>Your graphs are now all in one place and&nbsp;<em>searchable</em>, so you can find what you need with fewer clicks!</p>



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<p>There’s also a new breakdown of billing usage on the dashboard tab for organization admins.</p>



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="#avoiding-graphql-pitfalls" aria-hidden="true" class="aal_anchor" id="avoiding-graphql-pitfalls"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="aal_svg" height="16" version="1.1" viewBox="0 0 16 16" width="16"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M4 9h1v1H4c-1.5 0-3-1.69-3-3.5S2.55 3 4 3h4c1.45 0 3 1.69 3 3.5 0 1.41-.91 2.72-2 3.25V8.59c.58-.45 1-1.27 1-2.09C10 5.22 8.98 4 8 4H4c-.98 0-2 1.22-2 2.5S3 9 4 9zm9-3h-1v1h1c1 0 2 1.22 2 2.5S13.98 12 13 12H9c-.98 0-2-1.22-2-2.5 0-.83.42-1.64 1-2.09V6.25c-1.09.53-2 1.84-2 3.25C6 11.31 7.55 13 9 13h4c1.45 0 3-1.69 3-3.5S14.5 6 13 6z"></path></svg></a>Avoiding GraphQL pitfalls</h2>



<p>In our latest Summit short, Stephen Spalding from Netflix warns us about “microservice madness” and “schema anarchy”.</p>



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="#dynamic-templates-in-rover" aria-hidden="true" class="aal_anchor" id="dynamic-templates-in-rover"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="aal_svg" height="16" version="1.1" viewBox="0 0 16 16" width="16"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M4 9h1v1H4c-1.5 0-3-1.69-3-3.5S2.55 3 4 3h4c1.45 0 3 1.69 3 3.5 0 1.41-.91 2.72-2 3.25V8.59c.58-.45 1-1.27 1-2.09C10 5.22 8.98 4 8 4H4c-.98 0-2 1.22-2 2.5S3 9 4 9zm9-3h-1v1h1c1 0 2 1.22 2 2.5S13.98 12 13 12H9c-.98 0-2-1.22-2-2.5 0-.83.42-1.64 1-2.09V6.25c-1.09.53-2 1.84-2 3.25C6 11.31 7.55 13 9 13h4c1.45 0 3-1.69 3-3.5S14.5 6 13 6z"></path></svg></a>Dynamic templates in Rover</h2>



<p><a href="https://github.com/apollographql/rover/releases/tag/v0.13.0">Rover 0.13.0</a>&nbsp;now fetches&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apollographql.com/docs/graphos/graphs/creating-a-subgraph/#starting-from-a-template">subgraph templates</a>&nbsp;from a GraphQL API, meaning users can get access to new templates without waiting for a new release of Rover! With this change, we’re also&nbsp;<a href="https://github.com/apollographql/templates">opening up submissions</a>&nbsp;of community templates, so if you’d like your very own subgraph template to be available from Rover, submit an issue.</p>



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<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li><a href="https://www.apollographql.com/blog/life-at-apollo/apollo-graphql-is-one-of-fast-companys-most-innovative-companies-in-enterprise-of-2023/">Apollo GraphQL is one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies in Enterprise of 2023</a></li>



<li><a href="https://github.com/apollographql/apollo-server/releases/tag/%40apollo%2Fserver%404.5.0">Apollo Server 4.5.0</a>&nbsp;was released with several improvements to the landing page.</li>



<li><a href="https://github.com/apollographql/apollo-federation-subgraph-compatibility/releases/tag/1.2.1">Apollo Subgraph Compatibility Tests 1.2.1</a>&nbsp;enables testing for more server implementations</li>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="#community-spotlight" aria-hidden="true" class="aal_anchor" id="community-spotlight"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="aal_svg" height="16" version="1.1" viewBox="0 0 16 16" width="16"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M4 9h1v1H4c-1.5 0-3-1.69-3-3.5S2.55 3 4 3h4c1.45 0 3 1.69 3 3.5 0 1.41-.91 2.72-2 3.25V8.59c.58-.45 1-1.27 1-2.09C10 5.22 8.98 4 8 4H4c-.98 0-2 1.22-2 2.5S3 9 4 9zm9-3h-1v1h1c1 0 2 1.22 2 2.5S13.98 12 13 12H9c-.98 0-2-1.22-2-2.5 0-.83.42-1.64 1-2.09V6.25c-1.09.53-2 1.84-2 3.25C6 11.31 7.55 13 9 13h4c1.45 0 3-1.69 3-3.5S14.5 6 13 6z"></path></svg></a>Community spotlight</h2>



<p>Volvo Car Mobility’s blog series on Federation continues&nbsp;<a href="https://medium.com/volvo-car-mobility-tech/subgraph-dependencies-in-apollo-federation-using-requires-and-external-489ef373fb61">with a new post on subgraph dependencies</a>. Be sure to check out the whole series to learn about their journey!</p>



<p>Looking to add GraphQL to an Android app? Philipp Lackner released a video tutorial using <a href="https://www.apollographql.com/docs/kotlin/">Apollo Kotlin</a>:</p>



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Apollo Changelog: March 13, 2023


<p>Welcome back to the Apollo Changelog. After taking a week off, we&#8217;re back with a fresh batch of news for you!</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="#a-glimpse-into-apollos-monorepo" aria-hidden="true" class="aal_anchor" id="a-glimpse-into-apollos-monorepo"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="aal_svg" height="16" version="1.1" viewBox="0 0 16 16" width="16"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M4 9h1v1H4c-1.5 0-3-1.69-3-3.5S2.55 3 4 3h4c1.45 0 3 1.69 3 3.5 0 1.41-.91 2.72-2 3.25V8.59c.58-.45 1-1.27 1-2.09C10 5.22 8.98 4 8 4H4c-.98 0-2 1.22-2 2.5S3 9 4 9zm9-3h-1v1h1c1 0 2 1.22 2 2.5S13.98 12 13 12H9c-.98 0-2-1.22-2-2.5 0-.83.42-1.64 1-2.09V6.25c-1.09.53-2 1.84-2 3.25C6 11.31 7.55 13 9 13h4c1.45 0 3-1.69 3-3.5S14.5 6 13 6z"></path></svg></a>A glimpse into Apollo’s monorepo</h2>



<p>Ever wonder how GraphOS works under the hood? A big chunk of it lives in a monorepo that Apollo engineer Ryan Wilcox has shared details about in a recent blog post. Check out <a href="https://www.apollographql.com/blog/engineering/how-we-deploy-the-apollo-graphos-monorepo/">“How we deploy the Apollo GraphOS monorepo”</a> to learn how we use CircleCI, Kotlin, Terraform, and more!</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="#more-subgraphs-in-more-languages" aria-hidden="true" class="aal_anchor" id="more-subgraphs-in-more-languages"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="aal_svg" height="16" version="1.1" viewBox="0 0 16 16" width="16"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M4 9h1v1H4c-1.5 0-3-1.69-3-3.5S2.55 3 4 3h4c1.45 0 3 1.69 3 3.5 0 1.41-.91 2.72-2 3.25V8.59c.58-.45 1-1.27 1-2.09C10 5.22 8.98 4 8 4H4c-.98 0-2 1.22-2 2.5S3 9 4 9zm9-3h-1v1h1c1 0 2 1.22 2 2.5S13.98 12 13 12H9c-.98 0-2-1.22-2-2.5 0-.83.42-1.64 1-2.09V6.25c-1.09.53-2 1.84-2 3.25C6 11.31 7.55 13 9 13h4c1.45 0 3-1.69 3-3.5S14.5 6 13 6z"></path></svg></a>More subgraphs in more languages</h2>



<p>If you missed our recent “Building a Subgraph in Rust” stream, don’t worry, the series continues later this month with “Building a Subgraph in TypeScript with Apollo Server”. Join&nbsp;<a href="https://discord.gg/graphos">our Discord server</a>&nbsp;so that you don’t miss any upcoming streams. Not only that, but you can request which libraries and languages&nbsp;<em>you’d</em>&nbsp;like to see in future streams!</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="#updating-your-graph-safely" aria-hidden="true" class="aal_anchor" id="updating-your-graph-safely"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="aal_svg" height="16" version="1.1" viewBox="0 0 16 16" width="16"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M4 9h1v1H4c-1.5 0-3-1.69-3-3.5S2.55 3 4 3h4c1.45 0 3 1.69 3 3.5 0 1.41-.91 2.72-2 3.25V8.59c.58-.45 1-1.27 1-2.09C10 5.22 8.98 4 8 4H4c-.98 0-2 1.22-2 2.5S3 9 4 9zm9-3h-1v1h1c1 0 2 1.22 2 2.5S13.98 12 13 12H9c-.98 0-2-1.22-2-2.5 0-.83.42-1.64 1-2.09V6.25c-1.09.53-2 1.84-2 3.25C6 11.31 7.55 13 9 13h4c1.45 0 3-1.69 3-3.5S14.5 6 13 6z"></path></svg></a>Updating your graph safely</h2>



<p>A supergraph includes many moving parts, and it can be tricky to figure out how best to update those parts. That’s why we added <a href="https://www.apollographql.com/docs/graphos/graphs/updating/">a new page to our docs </a>specifically to help you decide where and when to make changes. This is recommended reading for anyone who operates a router, even if it’s running via GraphOS Serverless!</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="#a-mountain-of-new-videos" aria-hidden="true" class="aal_anchor" id="a-mountain-of-new-videos"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="aal_svg" height="16" version="1.1" viewBox="0 0 16 16" width="16"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M4 9h1v1H4c-1.5 0-3-1.69-3-3.5S2.55 3 4 3h4c1.45 0 3 1.69 3 3.5 0 1.41-.91 2.72-2 3.25V8.59c.58-.45 1-1.27 1-2.09C10 5.22 8.98 4 8 4H4c-.98 0-2 1.22-2 2.5S3 9 4 9zm9-3h-1v1h1c1 0 2 1.22 2 2.5S13.98 12 13 12H9c-.98 0-2-1.22-2-2.5 0-.83.42-1.64 1-2.09V6.25c-1.09.53-2 1.84-2 3.25C6 11.31 7.55 13 9 13h4c1.45 0 3-1.69 3-3.5S14.5 6 13 6z"></path></svg></a>A mountain of new videos</h2>



<p>We’ve been regularly releasing GraphQL Summit talk summaries on our YouTube channel, which you should subscribe to if you haven’t yet! Since our last changelog, we’ve added three more—each under 10 minutes:</p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="#streamlining-how-you-shop-walmart-and-graphql-aditya-bakle-ben-wilson" aria-hidden="true" class="aal_anchor" id="streamlining-how-you-shop-walmart-and-graphql-aditya-bakle-ben-wilson"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="aal_svg" height="16" version="1.1" viewBox="0 0 16 16" width="16"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M4 9h1v1H4c-1.5 0-3-1.69-3-3.5S2.55 3 4 3h4c1.45 0 3 1.69 3 3.5 0 1.41-.91 2.72-2 3.25V8.59c.58-.45 1-1.27 1-2.09C10 5.22 8.98 4 8 4H4c-.98 0-2 1.22-2 2.5S3 9 4 9zm9-3h-1v1h1c1 0 2 1.22 2 2.5S13.98 12 13 12H9c-.98 0-2-1.22-2-2.5 0-.83.42-1.64 1-2.09V6.25c-1.09.53-2 1.84-2 3.25C6 11.31 7.55 13 9 13h4c1.45 0 3-1.69 3-3.5S14.5 6 13 6z"></path></svg></a>Streamlining how you shop: Walmart and GraphQL &#8211; Aditya Bakle &amp; Ben Wilson</h3>



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<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="#write-better-queries-mutations-erik-bylund" aria-hidden="true" class="aal_anchor" id="write-better-queries-mutations-erik-bylund"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="aal_svg" height="16" version="1.1" viewBox="0 0 16 16" width="16"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M4 9h1v1H4c-1.5 0-3-1.69-3-3.5S2.55 3 4 3h4c1.45 0 3 1.69 3 3.5 0 1.41-.91 2.72-2 3.25V8.59c.58-.45 1-1.27 1-2.09C10 5.22 8.98 4 8 4H4c-.98 0-2 1.22-2 2.5S3 9 4 9zm9-3h-1v1h1c1 0 2 1.22 2 2.5S13.98 12 13 12H9c-.98 0-2-1.22-2-2.5 0-.83.42-1.64 1-2.09V6.25c-1.09.53-2 1.84-2 3.25C6 11.31 7.55 13 9 13h4c1.45 0 3-1.69 3-3.5S14.5 6 13 6z"></path></svg></a>Write better queries &amp; mutations &#8211; Erik Bylund</h3>



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<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="#graphql-everything-you-want-in-one-query-matt-debergalis" aria-hidden="true" class="aal_anchor" id="graphql-everything-you-want-in-one-query-matt-debergalis"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="aal_svg" height="16" version="1.1" viewBox="0 0 16 16" width="16"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M4 9h1v1H4c-1.5 0-3-1.69-3-3.5S2.55 3 4 3h4c1.45 0 3 1.69 3 3.5 0 1.41-.91 2.72-2 3.25V8.59c.58-.45 1-1.27 1-2.09C10 5.22 8.98 4 8 4H4c-.98 0-2 1.22-2 2.5S3 9 4 9zm9-3h-1v1h1c1 0 2 1.22 2 2.5S13.98 12 13 12H9c-.98 0-2-1.22-2-2.5 0-.83.42-1.64 1-2.09V6.25c-1.09.53-2 1.84-2 3.25C6 11.31 7.55 13 9 13h4c1.45 0 3-1.69 3-3.5S14.5 6 13 6z"></path></svg></a>GraphQL: everything you want in one query &#8211; Matt Debergalis</h3>



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="#handling-null-in-kotlin-clients" aria-hidden="true" class="aal_anchor" id="handling-null-in-kotlin-clients"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="aal_svg" height="16" version="1.1" viewBox="0 0 16 16" width="16"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M4 9h1v1H4c-1.5 0-3-1.69-3-3.5S2.55 3 4 3h4c1.45 0 3 1.69 3 3.5 0 1.41-.91 2.72-2 3.25V8.59c.58-.45 1-1.27 1-2.09C10 5.22 8.98 4 8 4H4c-.98 0-2 1.22-2 2.5S3 9 4 9zm9-3h-1v1h1c1 0 2 1.22 2 2.5S13.98 12 13 12H9c-.98 0-2-1.22-2-2.5 0-.83.42-1.64 1-2.09V6.25c-1.09.53-2 1.84-2 3.25C6 11.31 7.55 13 9 13h4c1.45 0 3-1.69 3-3.5S14.5 6 13 6z"></path></svg></a>Handling null in Kotlin clients</h2>



<p>If you’re consuming GraphQL APIs from Kotlin, take a look at a new blog post titled “<a href="https://www.apollographql.com/blog/mobile/kotlin/nullability-in-graphql-and-apollo-kotlin/">Nullability in GraphQL and Apollo Kotlin</a>”. Learn all of the best tricks for handling optional fields from one of the maintainers!</p>



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<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li>In the Apollo Studio Explorer, you can now more easily identify entities and create <code>@defer</code> fragments. Click the megaphone icon in the top right of Studio for more details on what’s new.</li>



<li>Apollo Client&nbsp;<a href="https://github.com/apollographql/apollo-client/releases/tag/v3.7.10">3.7.10</a>&nbsp;has a couple of improvements to&nbsp;<code>useMutation</code>,&nbsp;<code>writeQuery</code>, and&nbsp;<code>writeFragment</code>.</li>



<li>Rover&nbsp;<a href="https://github.com/apollographql/rover/releases/tag/v0.12.2">0.12.2</a>&nbsp;now recommends that all users of&nbsp;<code>rover supergraph compose</code>&nbsp;pin their federation version.</li>



<li>Apollo Router <a href="https://github.com/apollographql/router/releases/tag/v1.11.0">1.11.0</a> brings a variety of improvements around Rhai scripting and deployments, mostly targeted at self-hosted users.</li>



<li>Subgraph compatibility tests version&nbsp;<a href="https://github.com/apollographql/apollo-federation-subgraph-compatibility/releases/tag/1.2.0">1.2.0</a>&nbsp;updates to the latest Router and Rover, as well as bringing some extra diagnostics to maintainers when tests fail.</li>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="#community-spotlight" aria-hidden="true" class="aal_anchor" id="community-spotlight"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="aal_svg" height="16" version="1.1" viewBox="0 0 16 16" width="16"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M4 9h1v1H4c-1.5 0-3-1.69-3-3.5S2.55 3 4 3h4c1.45 0 3 1.69 3 3.5 0 1.41-.91 2.72-2 3.25V8.59c.58-.45 1-1.27 1-2.09C10 5.22 8.98 4 8 4H4c-.98 0-2 1.22-2 2.5S3 9 4 9zm9-3h-1v1h1c1 0 2 1.22 2 2.5S13.98 12 13 12H9c-.98 0-2-1.22-2-2.5 0-.83.42-1.64 1-2.09V6.25c-1.09.53-2 1.84-2 3.25C6 11.31 7.55 13 9 13h4c1.45 0 3-1.69 3-3.5S14.5 6 13 6z"></path></svg></a>Community spotlight</h2>



<p>Volvo has started a blog series about their adventures with Apollo Federation! Iman Radjavi kicked it off with <a href="https://medium.com/volvo-car-mobility-tech/why-volvo-car-mobility-use-apollo-federation-59c647a2ab60">“Why Volvo Car Mobility use Apollo Federation”</a> and Christopher Gustafson quickly followed up with <a href="https://medium.com/volvo-car-mobility-tech/working-with-entities-in-graphql-federation-a88e9f9865b2">“Working with entities in Apollo Federation”</a>. Check out both posts to learn more about what Volvo is working on.</p>



<p>Several more subgraph-compatible GraphQL servers are now being validated to support <code>@composeDirective</code> and <code>@interfaceObject</code>—the latest Federation features. Our latest <a href="https://www.apollographql.com/docs/federation/building-supergraphs/supported-subgraphs">subgraph compatibility results</a> show that GraphQL Yoga, GraphQL Helix, and NestJS all support these new directives!</p>


A gradient fades from white in the lower left to purple in the top right, where the outline of a space shuttle flies off of the screen. An Apollo logo is in the top left, and centered is the text "March 6, 2023" followed by "Apollo Changelog"

Apollo Changelog: March 6, 2023


<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="#federated-interfaces" aria-hidden="true" class="aal_anchor" id="federated-interfaces"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="aal_svg" height="16" version="1.1" viewBox="0 0 16 16" width="16"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M4 9h1v1H4c-1.5 0-3-1.69-3-3.5S2.55 3 4 3h4c1.45 0 3 1.69 3 3.5 0 1.41-.91 2.72-2 3.25V8.59c.58-.45 1-1.27 1-2.09C10 5.22 8.98 4 8 4H4c-.98 0-2 1.22-2 2.5S3 9 4 9zm9-3h-1v1h1c1 0 2 1.22 2 2.5S13.98 12 13 12H9c-.98 0-2-1.22-2-2.5 0-.83.42-1.64 1-2.09V6.25c-1.09.53-2 1.84-2 3.25C6 11.31 7.55 13 9 13h4c1.45 0 3-1.69 3-3.5S14.5 6 13 6z"></path></svg></a>Federated interfaces</h2>



<p>Last week, we shipped Federation 2.3, which adds the new&nbsp;<code>@interfaceObject</code>&nbsp;directive, enabling you to federate an interface&nbsp;<em>without</em>&nbsp;every subgraph knowing about every concrete implementation. Check out the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apollographql.com/blog/announcement/platform/apollo-federation-and-graphos-add-support-for-entity-interfaces-to-streamline-collaboration/">announcement post</a>&nbsp;for more details, and start upgrading your interfaces today!</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="#subgraph-and-variant-management-in-studio" aria-hidden="true" class="aal_anchor" id="subgraph-and-variant-management-in-studio"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="aal_svg" height="16" version="1.1" viewBox="0 0 16 16" width="16"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M4 9h1v1H4c-1.5 0-3-1.69-3-3.5S2.55 3 4 3h4c1.45 0 3 1.69 3 3.5 0 1.41-.91 2.72-2 3.25V8.59c.58-.45 1-1.27 1-2.09C10 5.22 8.98 4 8 4H4c-.98 0-2 1.22-2 2.5S3 9 4 9zm9-3h-1v1h1c1 0 2 1.22 2 2.5S13.98 12 13 12H9c-.98 0-2-1.22-2-2.5 0-.83.42-1.64 1-2.09V6.25c-1.09.53-2 1.84-2 3.25C6 11.31 7.55 13 9 13h4c1.45 0 3-1.69 3-3.5S14.5 6 13 6z"></path></svg></a>Subgraph and variant management in Studio</h2>



<p>You can now manage even more of your supergraph in&nbsp;<a href="https://studio.apollographql.com/">Apollo Studio</a>. The new Subgraphs page gives you a high-level view of all the subgraphs that make up your supergraph, along with a UI for adding and removing subgraphs!</p>



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<p>You can now add or remove variants from Studio within graph settings.</p>



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="#time-to-update-your-subgraphs" aria-hidden="true" class="aal_anchor" id="time-to-update-your-subgraphs"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="aal_svg" height="16" version="1.1" viewBox="0 0 16 16" width="16"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M4 9h1v1H4c-1.5 0-3-1.69-3-3.5S2.55 3 4 3h4c1.45 0 3 1.69 3 3.5 0 1.41-.91 2.72-2 3.25V8.59c.58-.45 1-1.27 1-2.09C10 5.22 8.98 4 8 4H4c-.98 0-2 1.22-2 2.5S3 9 4 9zm9-3h-1v1h1c1 0 2 1.22 2 2.5S13.98 12 13 12H9c-.98 0-2-1.22-2-2.5 0-.83.42-1.64 1-2.09V6.25c-1.09.53-2 1.84-2 3.25C6 11.31 7.55 13 9 13h4c1.45 0 3-1.69 3-3.5S14.5 6 13 6z"></path></svg></a>Time to update your subgraphs</h2>



<p>Version&nbsp;<a href="https://github.com/apollographql/apollo-federation-subgraph-compatibility/releases/tag/1.1.0">1.1.0</a>&nbsp;of the&nbsp;<a href="https://github.com/apollographql/apollo-federation-subgraph-compatibility">subgraph compatibility tests</a>&nbsp;adds checks for&nbsp;<code>@composeDirective</code>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<code>@interfaceObject</code>. The&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apollographql.com/docs/federation/building-supergraphs/supported-subgraphs">subgraph compatibility page</a>&nbsp;has been updated to reflect the status of every subgraph implementation. If your favorite library doesn’t support these features yet, consider contributing them! If you need any help, reach out to us&nbsp;<a href="https://discord.gg/graphos">in Discord</a>.</p>



<p>The first community library to support these features is&nbsp;<code>graphql-kotlin</code>&nbsp;with its&nbsp;<a href="https://github.com/ExpediaGroup/graphql-kotlin/releases/tag/6.4.0">6.4.0 release</a>! Strawberry (Python) followed closely behind with its&nbsp;<a href="https://github.com/strawberry-graphql/strawberry/releases/tag/0.157.0">0.157.0 release</a>. Who will be next?</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="#is-graphql-a-trap" aria-hidden="true" class="aal_anchor" id="is-graphql-a-trap"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="aal_svg" height="16" version="1.1" viewBox="0 0 16 16" width="16"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M4 9h1v1H4c-1.5 0-3-1.69-3-3.5S2.55 3 4 3h4c1.45 0 3 1.69 3 3.5 0 1.41-.91 2.72-2 3.25V8.59c.58-.45 1-1.27 1-2.09C10 5.22 8.98 4 8 4H4c-.98 0-2 1.22-2 2.5S3 9 4 9zm9-3h-1v1h1c1 0 2 1.22 2 2.5S13.98 12 13 12H9c-.98 0-2-1.22-2-2.5 0-.83.42-1.64 1-2.09V6.25c-1.09.53-2 1.84-2 3.25C6 11.31 7.55 13 9 13h4c1.45 0 3-1.69 3-3.5S14.5 6 13 6z"></path></svg></a>Is GraphQL a trap?</h2>



<p>Our series of condensed GraphQL Summit talks continues with “Is GraphQL a trap?” Sasha Solomon tackles this question head-on by showing us where GraphQL shines.</p>



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="#entity-ownership" aria-hidden="true" class="aal_anchor" id="entity-ownership"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="aal_svg" height="16" version="1.1" viewBox="0 0 16 16" width="16"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M4 9h1v1H4c-1.5 0-3-1.69-3-3.5S2.55 3 4 3h4c1.45 0 3 1.69 3 3.5 0 1.41-.91 2.72-2 3.25V8.59c.58-.45 1-1.27 1-2.09C10 5.22 8.98 4 8 4H4c-.98 0-2 1.22-2 2.5S3 9 4 9zm9-3h-1v1h1c1 0 2 1.22 2 2.5S13.98 12 13 12H9c-.98 0-2-1.22-2-2.5 0-.83.42-1.64 1-2.09V6.25c-1.09.53-2 1.84-2 3.25C6 11.31 7.55 13 9 13h4c1.45 0 3-1.69 3-3.5S14.5 6 13 6z"></path></svg></a>Entity ownership</h2>



<p>Federation 2.0 removed the requirement for one subgraph to “own” an entity and for others to “extend” it. Instead, each subgraph contributes to the entity, making them truly distributed. However, there are some situations where ownership is desirable, so our solutions architects created&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apollographql.com/docs/technotes/TN0036-owner-pattern/">a tech note</a>&nbsp;to address this situation!</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="#rapid-roundup" aria-hidden="true" class="aal_anchor" id="rapid-roundup"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="aal_svg" height="16" version="1.1" viewBox="0 0 16 16" width="16"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M4 9h1v1H4c-1.5 0-3-1.69-3-3.5S2.55 3 4 3h4c1.45 0 3 1.69 3 3.5 0 1.41-.91 2.72-2 3.25V8.59c.58-.45 1-1.27 1-2.09C10 5.22 8.98 4 8 4H4c-.98 0-2 1.22-2 2.5S3 9 4 9zm9-3h-1v1h1c1 0 2 1.22 2 2.5S13.98 12 13 12H9c-.98 0-2-1.22-2-2.5 0-.83.42-1.64 1-2.09V6.25c-1.09.53-2 1.84-2 3.25C6 11.31 7.55 13 9 13h4c1.45 0 3-1.69 3-3.5S14.5 6 13 6z"></path></svg></a>Rapid roundup</h2>



<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li>Apollo Client&nbsp;<a href="https://github.com/apollographql/apollo-client/releases/tag/v3.7.8">3.7.8</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://github.com/apollographql/apollo-client/releases/tag/v3.7.9">3.7.9</a>&nbsp;are out with a variety of bug fixes.</li>



<li>Apollo Gateway&nbsp;<a href="https://github.com/apollographql/federation/releases/tag/%40apollo%2Fgateway%402.3.2">2.3.2</a>&nbsp;fixes a breaking change that was introduced in 2.3.0.</li>



<li>Apollo Server&nbsp;<a href="https://github.com/apollographql/apollo-server/releases/tag/%40apollo%2Fserver%404.4.0">4.4.0</a>&nbsp;adds the “Include Cookies” toggle in the embedded sandbox.</li>



<li>Version 0.5.0 of both&nbsp;<a href="https://github.com/apollographql/apollo-rs/releases/tag/apollo-parser%400.5.0">apollo-parser</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://github.com/apollographql/apollo-rs/releases/tag/apollo-encoder%400.5.0">apollo-encoder</a>&nbsp;were released with some improvements and fixes.</li>



<li>Apollo Router&nbsp;<a href="https://github.com/apollographql/router/releases/tag/v1.10.3">1.10.3</a>&nbsp;improves per-type metrics from subgraphs that support federated tracing.</li>



<li>Our&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apollographql.com/">homepage</a>&nbsp;was recently refreshed to better explain all that we do. What’s your favorite Apollo product or feature? Let us know&nbsp;<a href="https://discord.gg/graphos">in Discord</a>.</li>



<li>We released a&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdlAucR6ccs">new video</a>&nbsp;to help introduce GraphOS. Learn the basics of connecting a graph in just 3 minutes!</li>



<li>Rover&nbsp;<a href="https://github.com/apollographql/rover/releases/tag/v0.12.0">0.12.0</a>&nbsp;was released with support for&nbsp;<code>subgraph check</code>&nbsp;without operation checks</li>
</ul>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="#community-spotlight" aria-hidden="true" class="aal_anchor" id="community-spotlight"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="aal_svg" height="16" version="1.1" viewBox="0 0 16 16" width="16"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M4 9h1v1H4c-1.5 0-3-1.69-3-3.5S2.55 3 4 3h4c1.45 0 3 1.69 3 3.5 0 1.41-.91 2.72-2 3.25V8.59c.58-.45 1-1.27 1-2.09C10 5.22 8.98 4 8 4H4c-.98 0-2 1.22-2 2.5S3 9 4 9zm9-3h-1v1h1c1 0 2 1.22 2 2.5S13.98 12 13 12H9c-.98 0-2-1.22-2-2.5 0-.83.42-1.64 1-2.09V6.25c-1.09.53-2 1.84-2 3.25C6 11.31 7.55 13 9 13h4c1.45 0 3-1.69 3-3.5S14.5 6 13 6z"></path></svg></a>Community spotlight</h2>



<p>Last week,&nbsp;<a href="https://github.com/GraphQLSwift/Graphiti/releases/tag/1.7.0">Graphiti 1.7.0</a>&nbsp;was released, adding Apollo Federation support! This is the first server-side Swift library to support Federation, meaning trying out Swift on the server has never been easier. Adding a new subgraph to your supergraph is a low-risk way to try out a new language.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="#upcoming-events" aria-hidden="true" class="aal_anchor" id="upcoming-events"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="aal_svg" height="16" version="1.1" viewBox="0 0 16 16" width="16"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M4 9h1v1H4c-1.5 0-3-1.69-3-3.5S2.55 3 4 3h4c1.45 0 3 1.69 3 3.5 0 1.41-.91 2.72-2 3.25V8.59c.58-.45 1-1.27 1-2.09C10 5.22 8.98 4 8 4H4c-.98 0-2 1.22-2 2.5S3 9 4 9zm9-3h-1v1h1c1 0 2 1.22 2 2.5S13.98 12 13 12H9c-.98 0-2-1.22-2-2.5 0-.83.42-1.64 1-2.09V6.25c-1.09.53-2 1.84-2 3.25C6 11.31 7.55 13 9 13h4c1.45 0 3-1.69 3-3.5S14.5 6 13 6z"></path></svg></a>Upcoming events</h2>



<p>Join us this Wednesday, February 22, for a livestream in <a href="https://discord.gg/graphos">our Discord</a> about implementing subgraphs in Rust. Make sure to bring your burning questions about Rust, as we’ll have dedicated time for Q&amp;A at the end.</p>



<p>Our next Changelog post will be on March 6, we&#8217;ll see you then!</p>


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Apollo Changelog: Feb 20, 2023


<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="#operation-scripts-in-apollo-studio" aria-hidden="true" class="aal_anchor" id="operation-scripts-in-apollo-studio"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="aal_svg" height="16" version="1.1" viewBox="0 0 16 16" width="16"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M4 9h1v1H4c-1.5 0-3-1.69-3-3.5S2.55 3 4 3h4c1.45 0 3 1.69 3 3.5 0 1.41-.91 2.72-2 3.25V8.59c.58-.45 1-1.27 1-2.09C10 5.22 8.98 4 8 4H4c-.98 0-2 1.22-2 2.5S3 9 4 9zm9-3h-1v1h1c1 0 2 1.22 2 2.5S13.98 12 13 12H9c-.98 0-2-1.22-2-2.5 0-.83.42-1.64 1-2.09V6.25c-1.09.53-2 1.84-2 3.25C6 11.31 7.55 13 9 13h4c1.45 0 3-1.69 3-3.5S14.5 6 13 6z"></path></svg></a>Operation scripts in Apollo Studio</h2>



<p>Based on popular request, Apollo Studio now supports <a href="https://www.apollographql.com/docs/graphos/explorer/connecting-authenticating/#operation-scripts">Operations Scripts</a>! Operation scripts can be used for performing complex automations or for testing <a href="https://www.apollographql.com/docs/graphos/explorer/connecting-authenticating#chaining-operations">sequence of operations</a>.</p>



<p>Here’s a basic example that feeds the result of another mutation inside the variables for the current mutation:</p>



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="#serverless-supergraphs" aria-hidden="true" class="aal_anchor" id="serverless-supergraphs"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="aal_svg" height="16" version="1.1" viewBox="0 0 16 16" width="16"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M4 9h1v1H4c-1.5 0-3-1.69-3-3.5S2.55 3 4 3h4c1.45 0 3 1.69 3 3.5 0 1.41-.91 2.72-2 3.25V8.59c.58-.45 1-1.27 1-2.09C10 5.22 8.98 4 8 4H4c-.98 0-2 1.22-2 2.5S3 9 4 9zm9-3h-1v1h1c1 0 2 1.22 2 2.5S13.98 12 13 12H9c-.98 0-2-1.22-2-2.5 0-.83.42-1.64 1-2.09V6.25c-1.09.53-2 1.84-2 3.25C6 11.31 7.55 13 9 13h4c1.45 0 3-1.69 3-3.5S14.5 6 13 6z"></path></svg></a>Serverless supergraphs</h2>



<p>Last week we hosted another livestream on <a href="https://discord.gg/graphos">our Discord server</a> about deploying a Typescript subgraphs on AWS Lambda using SAM. If you want to try it out, free to use <a href="https://github.com/michael-watson/aws-sam-apollo-server-ts">Michael’s template</a>, and let us know how it goes on <a href="https://discord.gg/graphos">Discord</a>, we’ll be happy to answer your questions!</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="#cache-me-if-you-can" aria-hidden="true" class="aal_anchor" id="cache-me-if-you-can"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="aal_svg" height="16" version="1.1" viewBox="0 0 16 16" width="16"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M4 9h1v1H4c-1.5 0-3-1.69-3-3.5S2.55 3 4 3h4c1.45 0 3 1.69 3 3.5 0 1.41-.91 2.72-2 3.25V8.59c.58-.45 1-1.27 1-2.09C10 5.22 8.98 4 8 4H4c-.98 0-2 1.22-2 2.5S3 9 4 9zm9-3h-1v1h1c1 0 2 1.22 2 2.5S13.98 12 13 12H9c-.98 0-2-1.22-2-2.5 0-.83.42-1.64 1-2.09V6.25c-1.09.53-2 1.84-2 3.25C6 11.31 7.55 13 9 13h4c1.45 0 3-1.69 3-3.5S14.5 6 13 6z"></path></svg></a>Cache me if you can!</h2>



<p>We published a short version of “Cache me if you can: Wayfair&#8217;s secret to snappier apps ”, watch it on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7x4zrGU48A">YouTube</a>! We&#8217;re working on more Summit supercuts and you can subscribe to the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@ApolloGraphQL">Apollo GraphQL channel</a> to be notified when they&#8217;re ready.</p>



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="#rapid-roundup" aria-hidden="true" class="aal_anchor" id="rapid-roundup"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="aal_svg" height="16" version="1.1" viewBox="0 0 16 16" width="16"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M4 9h1v1H4c-1.5 0-3-1.69-3-3.5S2.55 3 4 3h4c1.45 0 3 1.69 3 3.5 0 1.41-.91 2.72-2 3.25V8.59c.58-.45 1-1.27 1-2.09C10 5.22 8.98 4 8 4H4c-.98 0-2 1.22-2 2.5S3 9 4 9zm9-3h-1v1h1c1 0 2 1.22 2 2.5S13.98 12 13 12H9c-.98 0-2-1.22-2-2.5 0-.83.42-1.64 1-2.09V6.25c-1.09.53-2 1.84-2 3.25C6 11.31 7.55 13 9 13h4c1.45 0 3-1.69 3-3.5S14.5 6 13 6z"></path></svg></a>Rapid roundup</h2>



<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li><a href="https://github.com/apollographql/rover/releases/tag/v0.11.1">Rover 0.11.1 </a>is now available and includes a fix for a warning shown when running the latest version of Apollo Router.</li>



<li><a href="https://github.com/apollographql/router/releases/tag/v1.10.2">Apollo Router 1.10.2 </a>was released including a fix for <code>@interfaceObject</code> and some maintenance changes.</li>



<li><a href="https://github.com/apollographql/apollo-ios/releases/tag/1.0.7">Apollo iOS 1.0.7</a> was released and includes a few bug fixes.</li>
</ul>



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<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li><a href="https://github.com/JetBrains/js-graphql-intellij-plugin/issues/297#issuecomment-1421459265">Federation 2 support is available</a> in the official JetBrains GraphQL plugin! </li>



<li>The latest ATOM (A Touch Of Multiplatform) podcast featured an Apollo success story: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtJBS7B3eyM">Learn how Meetup used Apollo Kotlin and everything Just Worked with Kotlin Multiplatform</a></li>
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Apollo Changelog: February 13, 2023


<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="#speak-at-graphql-summit-2023" aria-hidden="true" class="aal_anchor" id="speak-at-graphql-summit-2023"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="aal_svg" height="16" version="1.1" viewBox="0 0 16 16" width="16"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M4 9h1v1H4c-1.5 0-3-1.69-3-3.5S2.55 3 4 3h4c1.45 0 3 1.69 3 3.5 0 1.41-.91 2.72-2 3.25V8.59c.58-.45 1-1.27 1-2.09C10 5.22 8.98 4 8 4H4c-.98 0-2 1.22-2 2.5S3 9 4 9zm9-3h-1v1h1c1 0 2 1.22 2 2.5S13.98 12 13 12H9c-.98 0-2-1.22-2-2.5 0-.83.42-1.64 1-2.09V6.25c-1.09.53-2 1.84-2 3.25C6 11.31 7.55 13 9 13h4c1.45 0 3-1.69 3-3.5S14.5 6 13 6z"></path></svg></a>Speak at GraphQL Summit 2023</h2>



<p>GraphQL Summit is returning on October 10 in San Diego! We are&nbsp;<a href="https://summit.graphql.com/event/c51538f6-4b76-44e3-871e-54180c77cad8/websitePage:ee8a1bc8-1286-4106-b34b-f28798e56f93">accepting proposals</a>&nbsp;for talks until Monday March 27. Check out the&nbsp;<a href="https://summit.graphql.com/event/c51538f6-4b76-44e3-871e-54180c77cad8/summary">event page</a>&nbsp;for more details—we’ll see you there!</p>



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="#a-full-supergraph-on-kubernetes" aria-hidden="true" class="aal_anchor" id="a-full-supergraph-on-kubernetes"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="aal_svg" height="16" version="1.1" viewBox="0 0 16 16" width="16"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M4 9h1v1H4c-1.5 0-3-1.69-3-3.5S2.55 3 4 3h4c1.45 0 3 1.69 3 3.5 0 1.41-.91 2.72-2 3.25V8.59c.58-.45 1-1.27 1-2.09C10 5.22 8.98 4 8 4H4c-.98 0-2 1.22-2 2.5S3 9 4 9zm9-3h-1v1h1c1 0 2 1.22 2 2.5S13.98 12 13 12H9c-.98 0-2-1.22-2-2.5 0-.83.42-1.64 1-2.09V6.25c-1.09.53-2 1.84-2 3.25C6 11.31 7.55 13 9 13h4c1.45 0 3-1.69 3-3.5S14.5 6 13 6z"></path></svg></a>A full supergraph on Kubernetes</h2>



<p>Our solutions team maintains a&nbsp;<a href="https://github.com/apollosolutions/build-a-supergraph">tutorial</a>&nbsp;on building a supergraph on Kubernetes. The tutorial includes examples for deploying to both Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Amazon Web Services (AWS). If that sounds like your mix of technologies, go check it out!</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="#serverless-supergraphs" aria-hidden="true" class="aal_anchor" id="serverless-supergraphs"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="aal_svg" height="16" version="1.1" viewBox="0 0 16 16" width="16"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M4 9h1v1H4c-1.5 0-3-1.69-3-3.5S2.55 3 4 3h4c1.45 0 3 1.69 3 3.5 0 1.41-.91 2.72-2 3.25V8.59c.58-.45 1-1.27 1-2.09C10 5.22 8.98 4 8 4H4c-.98 0-2 1.22-2 2.5S3 9 4 9zm9-3h-1v1h1c1 0 2 1.22 2 2.5S13.98 12 13 12H9c-.98 0-2-1.22-2-2.5 0-.83.42-1.64 1-2.09V6.25c-1.09.53-2 1.84-2 3.25C6 11.31 7.55 13 9 13h4c1.45 0 3-1.69 3-3.5S14.5 6 13 6z"></path></svg></a>Serverless supergraphs</h2>



<p>Last week we hosted a livestream on&nbsp;<a href="https://discord.gg/graphos">our Discord server</a>&nbsp;about deploying Python subgraphs on AWS Lambda. This week we’re following up with the sequel, where we’ll do the same thing with Apollo Server and TypeScript! Join the server before Wednesday, February 8th, to participate.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="#the-future-of-graphql-routing" aria-hidden="true" class="aal_anchor" id="the-future-of-graphql-routing"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="aal_svg" height="16" version="1.1" viewBox="0 0 16 16" width="16"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M4 9h1v1H4c-1.5 0-3-1.69-3-3.5S2.55 3 4 3h4c1.45 0 3 1.69 3 3.5 0 1.41-.91 2.72-2 3.25V8.59c.58-.45 1-1.27 1-2.09C10 5.22 8.98 4 8 4H4c-.98 0-2 1.22-2 2.5S3 9 4 9zm9-3h-1v1h1c1 0 2 1.22 2 2.5S13.98 12 13 12H9c-.98 0-2-1.22-2-2.5 0-.83.42-1.64 1-2.09V6.25c-1.09.53-2 1.84-2 3.25C6 11.31 7.55 13 9 13h4c1.45 0 3-1.69 3-3.5S14.5 6 13 6z"></path></svg></a>The future of GraphQL routing</h2>



<p>If you missed “The future of GraphQL routing” at GraphQL Summit 2022, you can now watch&nbsp;<a href="https://youtu.be/xih3e9BXYP4">a condensed version on YouTube</a>! Subscribe to the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@ApolloGraphQL">Apollo GraphQL channel</a>&nbsp;to be notified of future Summit supercuts.</p>



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="#load-testing-and-server-driven-uis" aria-hidden="true" class="aal_anchor" id="load-testing-and-server-driven-uis"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="aal_svg" height="16" version="1.1" viewBox="0 0 16 16" width="16"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M4 9h1v1H4c-1.5 0-3-1.69-3-3.5S2.55 3 4 3h4c1.45 0 3 1.69 3 3.5 0 1.41-.91 2.72-2 3.25V8.59c.58-.45 1-1.27 1-2.09C10 5.22 8.98 4 8 4H4c-.98 0-2 1.22-2 2.5S3 9 4 9zm9-3h-1v1h1c1 0 2 1.22 2 2.5S13.98 12 13 12H9c-.98 0-2-1.22-2-2.5 0-.83.42-1.64 1-2.09V6.25c-1.09.53-2 1.84-2 3.25C6 11.31 7.55 13 9 13h4c1.45 0 3-1.69 3-3.5S14.5 6 13 6z"></path></svg></a>Load testing and server-driven UIs</h2>



<p>Our solutions team regularly encounters real-world challenges and shares their learnings in the <a href="https://www.apollographql.com/docs/technotes/">Tech Notes</a> section of our docs. Here’s what’s new this week:</p>



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<li>Load testing is an important practice for large-scale applications, and it comes with some unique challenges for distributed systems (like federated graphs).&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apollographql.com/docs/technotes/TN0035-load-testing-graphql/">“Load testing a federated GraphQL API”</a>&nbsp;provides a high level look at some challenges you should expect, along with some common solutions to them.</li>



<li>Interested in both server-driven UIs and GraphQL?&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apollographql.com/docs/technotes/TN0033-sdui-patterns/">“Server-Driven UI Schema Patterns”</a>&nbsp;gives you a glimpse at how a server-driven UI might look when implemented in GraphQL.</li>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="#rapid-roundup" aria-hidden="true" class="aal_anchor" id="rapid-roundup"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="aal_svg" height="16" version="1.1" viewBox="0 0 16 16" width="16"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M4 9h1v1H4c-1.5 0-3-1.69-3-3.5S2.55 3 4 3h4c1.45 0 3 1.69 3 3.5 0 1.41-.91 2.72-2 3.25V8.59c.58-.45 1-1.27 1-2.09C10 5.22 8.98 4 8 4H4c-.98 0-2 1.22-2 2.5S3 9 4 9zm9-3h-1v1h1c1 0 2 1.22 2 2.5S13.98 12 13 12H9c-.98 0-2-1.22-2-2.5 0-.83.42-1.64 1-2.09V6.25c-1.09.53-2 1.84-2 3.25C6 11.31 7.55 13 9 13h4c1.45 0 3-1.69 3-3.5S14.5 6 13 6z"></path></svg></a>Rapid roundup</h2>



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<li><a href="https://github.com/apollographql/apollo-client/releases/tag/v3.7.6">Apollo Client 3.7.6</a>&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;<a href="https://github.com/apollographql/apollo-client/releases/tag/v3.7.7">3.7.7</a>&nbsp;bring improvements to TypeScript,&nbsp;<code>useLazyQuery</code>, and&nbsp;<code>MockedProvider</code>&nbsp;along with performance gains and bug fixes.</li>



<li><a href="https://github.com/apollographql/router/releases/tag/v1.10.0">Router 1.10.0</a>&nbsp;is available for self-hosting with a long list of features and improvements.</li>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="#community-spotlight" aria-hidden="true" class="aal_anchor" id="community-spotlight"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="aal_svg" height="16" version="1.1" viewBox="0 0 16 16" width="16"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M4 9h1v1H4c-1.5 0-3-1.69-3-3.5S2.55 3 4 3h4c1.45 0 3 1.69 3 3.5 0 1.41-.91 2.72-2 3.25V8.59c.58-.45 1-1.27 1-2.09C10 5.22 8.98 4 8 4H4c-.98 0-2 1.22-2 2.5S3 9 4 9zm9-3h-1v1h1c1 0 2 1.22 2 2.5S13.98 12 13 12H9c-.98 0-2-1.22-2-2.5 0-.83.42-1.64 1-2.09V6.25c-1.09.53-2 1.84-2 3.25C6 11.31 7.55 13 9 13h4c1.45 0 3-1.69 3-3.5S14.5 6 13 6z"></path></svg></a>Community Spotlight</h2>



<p>Planning on implementing a payment system in an upcoming UI? Victoria Lo walks us through consuming BrainTree’s GraphQL API in a React app in&nbsp;<a href="https://lo-victoria.com/graphql-for-beginners-implementing-a-robust-payment-system">“GraphQL for Beginners: Implementing a Robust Payment System.”</a></p>



<p>Tejas Shikhare was recently&nbsp;<a href="https://www.infoq.com/podcasts/netflix-expanding-graphQL-federation/">a guest on the InfoQ podcast</a>&nbsp;to discuss GraphQL and Federation at Netflix. If you haven&#8217;t heard this story, it&#8217;s well worth the listen!</p>



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Apollo Changelog: Feb 6, 2023


<p>Welcome to our second installment of the Apollo Changelog! We’ve got a ton of great news this week, so let’s dive straight in.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="#retail-%e2%9d%a4%ef%b8%8f-graphos" aria-hidden="true" class="aal_anchor" id="retail-%e2%9d%a4%ef%b8%8f-graphos"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="aal_svg" height="16" version="1.1" viewBox="0 0 16 16" width="16"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M4 9h1v1H4c-1.5 0-3-1.69-3-3.5S2.55 3 4 3h4c1.45 0 3 1.69 3 3.5 0 1.41-.91 2.72-2 3.25V8.59c.58-.45 1-1.27 1-2.09C10 5.22 8.98 4 8 4H4c-.98 0-2 1.22-2 2.5S3 9 4 9zm9-3h-1v1h1c1 0 2 1.22 2 2.5S13.98 12 13 12H9c-.98 0-2-1.22-2-2.5 0-.83.42-1.64 1-2.09V6.25c-1.09.53-2 1.84-2 3.25C6 11.31 7.55 13 9 13h4c1.45 0 3-1.69 3-3.5S14.5 6 13 6z"></path></svg></a>Retail ❤️ GraphOS</h2>



<p>Retail companies of all sorts face similar technical challenges around topics like checkout, product availability, and personalization. We’ve observed with many retail organizations (including some&nbsp;<em>very</em>&nbsp;large ones!) that GraphOS is perfectly suited to helping wrangle these different concerns in a consistent, integrated way.</p>



<p>To share everything we’ve learned over the years, we’ve created a dedicated&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apollographql.com/solutions/retail" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">GraphOS for Retail page</a>. Our solutions architects even designed an example supergraph schema you can start with when building your next graph! Check it out, and let us know which types of businesses you’d like us to cover next.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="#making-space-for-learning" aria-hidden="true" class="aal_anchor" id="making-space-for-learning"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="aal_svg" height="16" version="1.1" viewBox="0 0 16 16" width="16"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M4 9h1v1H4c-1.5 0-3-1.69-3-3.5S2.55 3 4 3h4c1.45 0 3 1.69 3 3.5 0 1.41-.91 2.72-2 3.25V8.59c.58-.45 1-1.27 1-2.09C10 5.22 8.98 4 8 4H4c-.98 0-2 1.22-2 2.5S3 9 4 9zm9-3h-1v1h1c1 0 2 1.22 2 2.5S13.98 12 13 12H9c-.98 0-2-1.22-2-2.5 0-.83.42-1.64 1-2.09V6.25c-1.09.53-2 1.84-2 3.25C6 11.31 7.55 13 9 13h4c1.45 0 3-1.69 3-3.5S14.5 6 13 6z"></path></svg></a>Making space for learning</h2>



<p>Recently, the&nbsp;<a href="https://github.com/SpaceXLand/api" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">SpaceX GraphQL API</a>&nbsp;was shut down due to the upstream data project being&nbsp;<a href="https://github.com/r-spacex/SpaceX-API/issues/1243" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">retired</a>. This API was a fantastic learning tool used by countless tutorials, demonstrations, and blog posts. We didn’t want the community to lose access to such a helpful resource, so we recreated it using a different data source!</p>



<p>Check out a brand-new API implementation in&nbsp;<a href="https://studio.apollographql.com/public/spacex-l4uc6p" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Apollo Studio</a>&nbsp;and query it to your heart’s content! We’re working on getting the original API’s endpoint updated to point to this&nbsp;<em>new</em>&nbsp;API so that existing resources will continue to work. In the meantime, feel free to point any new content to this project.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="#help-us-build-our-next-course" aria-hidden="true" class="aal_anchor" id="help-us-build-our-next-course"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="aal_svg" height="16" version="1.1" viewBox="0 0 16 16" width="16"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M4 9h1v1H4c-1.5 0-3-1.69-3-3.5S2.55 3 4 3h4c1.45 0 3 1.69 3 3.5 0 1.41-.91 2.72-2 3.25V8.59c.58-.45 1-1.27 1-2.09C10 5.22 8.98 4 8 4H4c-.98 0-2 1.22-2 2.5S3 9 4 9zm9-3h-1v1h1c1 0 2 1.22 2 2.5S13.98 12 13 12H9c-.98 0-2-1.22-2-2.5 0-.83.42-1.64 1-2.09V6.25c-1.09.53-2 1.84-2 3.25C6 11.31 7.55 13 9 13h4c1.45 0 3-1.69 3-3.5S14.5 6 13 6z"></path></svg></a>Help us build our next course</h2>



<p>We’re building a new course in Odyssey called&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apollographql.com/tutorials/getting-started-with-graphos" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">“Getting started with GraphOS“,</a>&nbsp;and we’d love your feedback. This course will become the definitive guide to learning about GraphOS, but it’s currently in beta while we finalize the content. Try it out today, and let us know what you think!</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="#easier-federation-tests-for-library-maintainers" aria-hidden="true" class="aal_anchor" id="easier-federation-tests-for-library-maintainers"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="aal_svg" height="16" version="1.1" viewBox="0 0 16 16" width="16"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M4 9h1v1H4c-1.5 0-3-1.69-3-3.5S2.55 3 4 3h4c1.45 0 3 1.69 3 3.5 0 1.41-.91 2.72-2 3.25V8.59c.58-.45 1-1.27 1-2.09C10 5.22 8.98 4 8 4H4c-.98 0-2 1.22-2 2.5S3 9 4 9zm9-3h-1v1h1c1 0 2 1.22 2 2.5S13.98 12 13 12H9c-.98 0-2-1.22-2-2.5 0-.83.42-1.64 1-2.09V6.25c-1.09.53-2 1.84-2 3.25C6 11.31 7.55 13 9 13h4c1.45 0 3-1.69 3-3.5S14.5 6 13 6z"></path></svg></a>Easier federation tests for library maintainers</h2>



<p>Apollo maintains a list of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apollographql.com/docs/federation/building-supergraphs/supported-subgraphs" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">federation-compatible subgraph implementations</a>&nbsp;and which federation features they support. This list is generated from an open-source testing project, and maintainers can add their projects to our testing matrix by opening a pull request. Until recently, this was the best way for maintainers to determine if their projects fully support federation. However, it didn’t give them feedback in their CI pipelines if they broke that compatibility, and it required multiple steps to re-test implementations when building out new features.</p>



<p><a href="https://www.apollographql.com/blog/backend/testing/new-apollo-federation-spec-compliance-tools-for-graphql-server-maintainers/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Now, there is a CLI tool that can test libraries for federation compatibility</a>, which should make implementing and maintaining federation capabilities much more straightforward!</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="#manage-contracts-programmatically-with-rover" aria-hidden="true" class="aal_anchor" id="manage-contracts-programmatically-with-rover"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="aal_svg" height="16" version="1.1" viewBox="0 0 16 16" width="16"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M4 9h1v1H4c-1.5 0-3-1.69-3-3.5S2.55 3 4 3h4c1.45 0 3 1.69 3 3.5 0 1.41-.91 2.72-2 3.25V8.59c.58-.45 1-1.27 1-2.09C10 5.22 8.98 4 8 4H4c-.98 0-2 1.22-2 2.5S3 9 4 9zm9-3h-1v1h1c1 0 2 1.22 2 2.5S13.98 12 13 12H9c-.98 0-2-1.22-2-2.5 0-.83.42-1.64 1-2.09V6.25c-1.09.53-2 1.84-2 3.25C6 11.31 7.55 13 9 13h4c1.45 0 3-1.69 3-3.5S14.5 6 13 6z"></path></svg></a>Manage contracts programmatically with Rover</h2>



<p>Rover&nbsp;<a href="https://github.com/apollographql/rover/releases/tag/v0.11.0" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">0.11.0</a>&nbsp;arrived this week with an exciting new feature: you can now view, create, and update&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apollographql.com/docs/graphos/delivery/contracts/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Apollo GraphOS contracts</a>&nbsp;from the command line. This means it’s faster than ever to provide a limited subset of your schema to a group of consumers! This version also ships with some improvements to&nbsp;<code>rover dev</code>&nbsp;and output formats, so make sure to&nbsp;<a href="https://github.com/apollographql/rover/releases/tag/v0.11.0" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">check the full release notes</a>.</p>



<p>By the way, did you know that you can&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apollographql.com/docs/rover/commands/template" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">bootstrap new GraphQL services from Rover</a>? It’s the easiest way to get started with a new subgraph!</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="#router-updates-prometheus-in-plugins-persisted-queries-and-self-signed-subgraph-certificates" aria-hidden="true" class="aal_anchor" id="router-updates-prometheus-in-plugins-persisted-queries-and-self-signed-subgraph-certificates"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="aal_svg" height="16" version="1.1" viewBox="0 0 16 16" width="16"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M4 9h1v1H4c-1.5 0-3-1.69-3-3.5S2.55 3 4 3h4c1.45 0 3 1.69 3 3.5 0 1.41-.91 2.72-2 3.25V8.59c.58-.45 1-1.27 1-2.09C10 5.22 8.98 4 8 4H4c-.98 0-2 1.22-2 2.5S3 9 4 9zm9-3h-1v1h1c1 0 2 1.22 2 2.5S13.98 12 13 12H9c-.98 0-2-1.22-2-2.5 0-.83.42-1.64 1-2.09V6.25c-1.09.53-2 1.84-2 3.25C6 11.31 7.55 13 9 13h4c1.45 0 3-1.69 3-3.5S14.5 6 13 6z"></path></svg></a>Router updates: Prometheus in plugins, persisted queries, and self-signed subgraph certificates</h2>



<p><a href="https://github.com/apollographql/router/releases/tag/v1.9.0" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Apollo Router 1.9.0</a>&nbsp;brings a host of new capabilities to your self-hosted deployments. If you need a self-signed TLS certificate or a custom certificate authority to communicate with your subgraphs, it’s now possible within&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apollographql.com/docs/router/configuration/overview/#tls" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">the Router’s config</a>. While you’re there, you can also enable support for&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apollographql.com/docs/router/configuration/overview/#automatic-persisted-queries-apq" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">automatic persisted queries</a>—an important feature for large queries on slow networks. If you’re building custom Rust plugins for your Router, you should also check out our&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apollographql.com/docs/router/customizations/native#add-custom-metrics" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">new guide on custom Prometheus metrics</a>! This new release of Router comes with many more improvements than we could fit here, so stop by&nbsp;<a href="https://github.com/apollographql/router/releases/tag/v1.9.0" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">the release page</a>&nbsp;for all the details.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="#rapid-roundup" aria-hidden="true" class="aal_anchor" id="rapid-roundup"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="aal_svg" height="16" version="1.1" viewBox="0 0 16 16" width="16"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M4 9h1v1H4c-1.5 0-3-1.69-3-3.5S2.55 3 4 3h4c1.45 0 3 1.69 3 3.5 0 1.41-.91 2.72-2 3.25V8.59c.58-.45 1-1.27 1-2.09C10 5.22 8.98 4 8 4H4c-.98 0-2 1.22-2 2.5S3 9 4 9zm9-3h-1v1h1c1 0 2 1.22 2 2.5S13.98 12 13 12H9c-.98 0-2-1.22-2-2.5 0-.83.42-1.64 1-2.09V6.25c-1.09.53-2 1.84-2 3.25C6 11.31 7.55 13 9 13h4c1.45 0 3-1.69 3-3.5S14.5 6 13 6z"></path></svg></a>Rapid roundup</h2>



<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li>Michael Watson recently discussed query and mutation best practices in a livestream on our&nbsp;<a href="https://discord.gg/graphos" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Discord server</a>. Join the community to make sure you’re in the loop for future presentations!</li>



<li><a href="https://github.com/apollographql/apollo-client/releases/tag/v3.7.5" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Apollo Client 3.7.5</a>&nbsp;is out with a handful of improvements.</li>



<li><a href="https://github.com/apollographql/apollo-server/releases/tag/%40apollo%2Fserver%404.3.2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Apollo Server 4.3.2</a>&nbsp;solves some dependency issues and improves TypeScript checking of&nbsp;<code>HeaderMap</code>.</li>



<li>You can now deploy&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apollographql.com/docs/graphos/graphs/creating-a-subgraph#starting-from-a-template" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">every GraphOS template</a>&nbsp;to&nbsp;<a href="https://railway.app/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Railway</a>&nbsp;with no additional configuration.</li>
</ul>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="#upcoming-events" aria-hidden="true" class="aal_anchor" id="upcoming-events"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="aal_svg" height="16" version="1.1" viewBox="0 0 16 16" width="16"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M4 9h1v1H4c-1.5 0-3-1.69-3-3.5S2.55 3 4 3h4c1.45 0 3 1.69 3 3.5 0 1.41-.91 2.72-2 3.25V8.59c.58-.45 1-1.27 1-2.09C10 5.22 8.98 4 8 4H4c-.98 0-2 1.22-2 2.5S3 9 4 9zm9-3h-1v1h1c1 0 2 1.22 2 2.5S13.98 12 13 12H9c-.98 0-2-1.22-2-2.5 0-.83.42-1.64 1-2.09V6.25c-1.09.53-2 1.84-2 3.25C6 11.31 7.55 13 9 13h4c1.45 0 3-1.69 3-3.5S14.5 6 13 6z"></path></svg></a>Upcoming events</h2>



<p>On Wednesday, February 1st, we’ll present the first in a new series of livestreams in&nbsp;<a href="https://discord.gg/graphos" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Discord</a>. We’re investigating hosting GraphQL subgraphs in serverless environments—starting with Python and&nbsp;<a href="https://strawberry.rocks/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Strawberry</a>! Do you have a suggestion for a language or environment you’d like to see us implement?&nbsp;<a href="https://discord.gg/graphos" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Let us know!</a></p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="#community-spotlight" aria-hidden="true" class="aal_anchor" id="community-spotlight"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="aal_svg" height="16" version="1.1" viewBox="0 0 16 16" width="16"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M4 9h1v1H4c-1.5 0-3-1.69-3-3.5S2.55 3 4 3h4c1.45 0 3 1.69 3 3.5 0 1.41-.91 2.72-2 3.25V8.59c.58-.45 1-1.27 1-2.09C10 5.22 8.98 4 8 4H4c-.98 0-2 1.22-2 2.5S3 9 4 9zm9-3h-1v1h1c1 0 2 1.22 2 2.5S13.98 12 13 12H9c-.98 0-2-1.22-2-2.5 0-.83.42-1.64 1-2.09V6.25c-1.09.53-2 1.84-2 3.25C6 11.31 7.55 13 9 13h4c1.45 0 3-1.69 3-3.5S14.5 6 13 6z"></path></svg></a>Community spotlight</h2>



<p>As part of these Changelog updates, we want to highlight some of the amazing contributions from the Apollo community! If you create or come across a helpful resource like a blog post, open-source library, or conference talk, drop a link in&nbsp;<a href="https://discord.gg/graphos" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">our Discord</a>. We’ll help get the word out right here.</p>



<p>To kick things off, Yuleidy González wrote about&nbsp;<a href="https://medium.com/prodigy-engineering/graphql-pagination-18568c6300e7" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">“GraphQL Pagination”</a>&nbsp;when your backing data source is a REST API. She describes the difference between “shallow” and “deep” pagination, and why understanding the difference is important.</p>



<p>For the front-end folks, there’s a blog post from Joosep Alviste titled&nbsp;<a href="https://medium.com/scoro-engineering/improving-the-user-experience-of-page-navigation-with-apollo-client-ebfca0e83c08" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">“Improving the user experience of page navigation with Apollo Client”</a>. Joosep dives into the common problem of reusing cached values from different queries. It’s worth the read if you’re working with Apollo Client, and make sure to check out&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apollographql.com/docs/react/caching/advanced-topics/#cache-redirects" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">our docs on caching&nbsp;</a>for more info!</p>



<p>That’s all for now—stay tuned for more updates!</p>


Apollo Changelog: Jan 30, 2023


<p>We’re building so much great stuff at Apollo that it can be tricky to keep track of it all! To help with that, we’re kicking off our Changelog series to cover exciting releases for GraphOS and our open-source projects. We’ll also let you know about upcoming live events and new educational content to help you expand and sharpen your graph expertise. So without further ado, let’s see what’s new!</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="#boost-app-responsiveness-with-defer-in-graphos" aria-hidden="true" class="aal_anchor" id="boost-app-responsiveness-with-defer-in-graphos"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="aal_svg" height="16" version="1.1" viewBox="0 0 16 16" width="16"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M4 9h1v1H4c-1.5 0-3-1.69-3-3.5S2.55 3 4 3h4c1.45 0 3 1.69 3 3.5 0 1.41-.91 2.72-2 3.25V8.59c.58-.45 1-1.27 1-2.09C10 5.22 8.98 4 8 4H4c-.98 0-2 1.22-2 2.5S3 9 4 9zm9-3h-1v1h1c1 0 2 1.22 2 2.5S13.98 12 13 12H9c-.98 0-2-1.22-2-2.5 0-.83.42-1.64 1-2.09V6.25c-1.09.53-2 1.84-2 3.25C6 11.31 7.55 13 9 13h4c1.45 0 3-1.69 3-3.5S14.5 6 13 6z"></path></svg></a>Boost app responsiveness with @defer in GraphOS</h2>



<p>If a query includes a field that takes a long time to resolve, it can delay your graph’s entire response, making your apps feel less responsive. With GraphOS support for the @defer directive (now generally available!), your graph can respond to the client with most of the response data almost immediately, then follow up with slower fields when they’re ready.</p>



<p>To learn more, check out <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.apollographql.com/blog/announcement/platform/rethinking-react-components-with-defer/" target="_blank">the announcement blog post</a> and <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.apollographql.com/docs/graphos/routing/defer" target="_blank">the docs</a>. Make sure to set your graph’s federation version to 2.1 or higher in Apollo Studio!</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://wp.apollographql.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/in_AdobeExpress.gif" alt="An animation shows the process of switching the federation version to 2.1 in Apollo Studio. First, click settings, then &quot;Edit Configuration&quot;, then change the &quot;Supergraph Pipeline Track&quot; to &quot;Federation 2.1 (default)&quot;. Finally, click &quot;Save&quot;." class="wp-image-19379" width="598" height="370"/></figure>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="#livestreams-with-library-maintainers" aria-hidden="true" class="aal_anchor" id="livestreams-with-library-maintainers"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="aal_svg" height="16" version="1.1" viewBox="0 0 16 16" width="16"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M4 9h1v1H4c-1.5 0-3-1.69-3-3.5S2.55 3 4 3h4c1.45 0 3 1.69 3 3.5 0 1.41-.91 2.72-2 3.25V8.59c.58-.45 1-1.27 1-2.09C10 5.22 8.98 4 8 4H4c-.98 0-2 1.22-2 2.5S3 9 4 9zm9-3h-1v1h1c1 0 2 1.22 2 2.5S13.98 12 13 12H9c-.98 0-2-1.22-2-2.5 0-.83.42-1.64 1-2.09V6.25c-1.09.53-2 1.84-2 3.25C6 11.31 7.55 13 9 13h4c1.45 0 3-1.69 3-3.5S14.5 6 13 6z"></path></svg></a>Livestreams with library maintainers</h2>



<p>This week we kicked off a new livestream series in the <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://discord.gg/graphos" target="_blank">Apollo GraphQL Discord</a> where maintainers and community experts demonstrate building subgraphs with different libraries and languages. To start, we built a subgraph live using Python and <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://strawberry.rocks/" target="_blank">Strawberry</a>. Next up, we’ll do the same with Rust and <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://async-graphql.github.io/async-graphql/en/index.html" target="_blank">async-graphql</a> on February 22. All of our livestreams are in <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://discord.gg/graphos" target="_blank">Discord</a>, so make sure to join so you don’t miss out!</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="#graphos-introduction-video" aria-hidden="true" class="aal_anchor" id="graphos-introduction-video"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="aal_svg" height="16" version="1.1" viewBox="0 0 16 16" width="16"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M4 9h1v1H4c-1.5 0-3-1.69-3-3.5S2.55 3 4 3h4c1.45 0 3 1.69 3 3.5 0 1.41-.91 2.72-2 3.25V8.59c.58-.45 1-1.27 1-2.09C10 5.22 8.98 4 8 4H4c-.98 0-2 1.22-2 2.5S3 9 4 9zm9-3h-1v1h1c1 0 2 1.22 2 2.5S13.98 12 13 12H9c-.98 0-2-1.22-2-2.5 0-.83.42-1.64 1-2.09V6.25c-1.09.53-2 1.84-2 3.25C6 11.31 7.55 13 9 13h4c1.45 0 3-1.69 3-3.5S14.5 6 13 6z"></path></svg></a>GraphOS introduction video</h2>



<p>Your graph’s README page in <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://studio.apollographql.com/" target="_blank">GraphOS Studio</a> now features a friendly introductory video and some handy links to help you get the most out of GraphOS from day one! Look for this section to the right of your README:<br></p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="797" height="1024" src="https://wp.apollographql.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Screenshot-2023-01-19-at-2.51.27-PM-797x1024.png" alt="A screen shot of a section of Apollo Studio titled &quot;New to GraphOS Studio?&quot;. It says &quot;Check out a few quick tips and links from the Apollo team, designed to get you up and running.&quot; There is then a still of a video showing Apollo studio, followed by three links: &quot;Get to know your supergraph&quot;, &quot;Automate tasks with Rover CLI&quot;, and &quot;Build custom tools with the GraphOS Platform API&quot;." class="wp-image-19381" srcset="https://wp.apollographql.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Screenshot-2023-01-19-at-2.51.27-PM-797x1024.png 797w, https://wp.apollographql.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Screenshot-2023-01-19-at-2.51.27-PM-233x300.png 233w, https://wp.apollographql.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Screenshot-2023-01-19-at-2.51.27-PM-768x987.png 768w, https://wp.apollographql.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Screenshot-2023-01-19-at-2.51.27-PM.png 856w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 797px) 100vw, 797px" /></figure>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="#keeping-you-in-suspense" aria-hidden="true" class="aal_anchor" id="keeping-you-in-suspense"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="aal_svg" height="16" version="1.1" viewBox="0 0 16 16" width="16"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M4 9h1v1H4c-1.5 0-3-1.69-3-3.5S2.55 3 4 3h4c1.45 0 3 1.69 3 3.5 0 1.41-.91 2.72-2 3.25V8.59c.58-.45 1-1.27 1-2.09C10 5.22 8.98 4 8 4H4c-.98 0-2 1.22-2 2.5S3 9 4 9zm9-3h-1v1h1c1 0 2 1.22 2 2.5S13.98 12 13 12H9c-.98 0-2-1.22-2-2.5 0-.83.42-1.64 1-2.09V6.25c-1.09.53-2 1.84-2 3.25C6 11.31 7.55 13 9 13h4c1.45 0 3-1.69 3-3.5S14.5 6 13 6z"></path></svg></a>Keeping you in suspense</h2>



<p>Can’t wait to use React 18’s Suspense feature when fetching data with your GraphQL queries? Try our new <code>useSuspenseQuery</code> hook today with <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.npmjs.com/package/@apollo/client/v/3.8.0-alpha.5" target="_blank">Apollo Client 3.8.0-alpha.5</a>. Install it with <code>npm i @apollo/client@alpha</code>, then check out <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://github.com/apollographql/apollo-client/issues/10231" target="_blank">the RFC</a> for more details. We can’t wait to hear your feedback!</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="#rapid-roundup" aria-hidden="true" class="aal_anchor" id="rapid-roundup"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="aal_svg" height="16" version="1.1" viewBox="0 0 16 16" width="16"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M4 9h1v1H4c-1.5 0-3-1.69-3-3.5S2.55 3 4 3h4c1.45 0 3 1.69 3 3.5 0 1.41-.91 2.72-2 3.25V8.59c.58-.45 1-1.27 1-2.09C10 5.22 8.98 4 8 4H4c-.98 0-2 1.22-2 2.5S3 9 4 9zm9-3h-1v1h1c1 0 2 1.22 2 2.5S13.98 12 13 12H9c-.98 0-2-1.22-2-2.5 0-.83.42-1.64 1-2.09V6.25c-1.09.53-2 1.84-2 3.25C6 11.31 7.55 13 9 13h4c1.45 0 3-1.69 3-3.5S14.5 6 13 6z"></path></svg></a>Rapid roundup</h2>



<p>Here are a few more changes and version updates you might want to check out:</p>



<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li><a href="https://github.com/apollographql/apollo-server/releases/tag/%40apollo%2Fserver%404.3.1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Apollo Server 4.3.1 was released with a few bug fixes</a></li>



<li><a href="https://github.com/apollographql/apollo-kotlin/releases/tag/v3.7.4" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Apollo Kotlin 3.7.4 shipped with some minor improvements</a></li>



<li><a href="https://github.com/apollographql/apollo-client/releases/tag/v3.7.4" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Apollo Client 3.7.4 squashed some bugs</a></li>



<li><a href="https://github.com/apollographql/apollo-ios/releases/tag/1.0.6">Apollo iOS 1.0.6 addressed some community requests and bugs </a></li>



<li><a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://github.com/apollographql/apollo-rs/releases/tag/apollo-compiler%400.6.0" target="_blank">apollo-compiler 0.6.0 brings API enhancements to your Rust code</a></li>



<li>All GraphOS <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.apollographql.com/docs/graphos/routing/cloud" target="_blank">cloud supergraphs</a> have been updated to use version <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://github.com/apollographql/router/releases/tag/v1.6.0" target="_blank">1.6.0</a> of the Apollo Router</li>



<li><a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.apollographql.com/docs/technotes/TN0029-relay-style-connections/" target="_blank">We’ve added an FAQ about Relay Connections</a> to our tech notes</li>



<li>You can now <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://github.com/apollographql/hack-the-supergraph#deploy-to-railway-and-graphos" target="_blank">deploy our “Hack the Supergraph” example</a> to Railway with just a couple of clicks using a template</li>
</ul>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="#performance-corner" aria-hidden="true" class="aal_anchor" id="performance-corner"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="aal_svg" height="16" version="1.1" viewBox="0 0 16 16" width="16"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M4 9h1v1H4c-1.5 0-3-1.69-3-3.5S2.55 3 4 3h4c1.45 0 3 1.69 3 3.5 0 1.41-.91 2.72-2 3.25V8.59c.58-.45 1-1.27 1-2.09C10 5.22 8.98 4 8 4H4c-.98 0-2 1.22-2 2.5S3 9 4 9zm9-3h-1v1h1c1 0 2 1.22 2 2.5S13.98 12 13 12H9c-.98 0-2-1.22-2-2.5 0-.83.42-1.64 1-2.09V6.25c-1.09.53-2 1.84-2 3.25C6 11.31 7.55 13 9 13h4c1.45 0 3-1.69 3-3.5S14.5 6 13 6z"></path></svg></a>Performance corner</h2>



<p>Are you using data loaders in all of your graph’s resolvers? If you aren’t yet, learn all about <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.apollographql.com/docs/federation/entities-advanced/#handling-the-n1-problem" target="_blank">handling the N+1 problem</a>.</p>



<p>That’s all for now! We’ll be back soon with another update. In the meantime, <a href="https://discord.gg/graphos" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">join our Discord server</a> to stay up to date with future programs and announcements. That’s also where you can give us feedback on this new format and request changes or additions. Happy querying!</p>


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