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# GraphQL with Apollo

GraphQL is a data query language which provides an alternative to REST and ad-hoc web service architectures. It allows clients to define the structure of the data required, and exactly the same structure of the data is returned from the server.

![GraphQL Playground](/files/-LcGvAaf8gmpH-iV8_qw)