GraphOS: Basics
We'll explore the basics of using GraphOS, Apollo's GraphQL API development platform. Taking an existing GraphQL API, we'll harness the power of the cloud router, analyze operation metrics and use @defer to improve our client performance. We'll dive into the structure and benefits of a federated GraphQL architecture, also known as the supergraph.
Details
- Updated Mar 07, 2025
- 8 lessons
What you'll learn
Identify the components of a supergraph, or a federated GraphQL architecture (the router and subgraphs)
Create a supergraph on GraphOS using an existing GraphQL API
Configure a cloud-hosted router to allow locally-running clients to send queries
Create a public variant
Run and save operations using the Explorer IDE
Analyze operation and field metrics
Set up client awareness
Use the
@deferdirective to improve a query's performance
Prerequisites
- You'll need a basic level understanding of GraphQL and how to write a query
- You don't need to know any particular programming language
Instructor
Michelle Mabuyo
Lesson List
This tutorial includes
- videos (22 min total)
- tasks
- multiple choice questions
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