4.5
Beginner
6h 30min
Getting Started with GraphQL using Node.js
Gain insights into GraphQL's architecture and methodology. Learn about setting up servers, performing complex queries, and updating data with mutations using Apollo Server and Node.js. Discover practical deployment.
GraphQL is a query language for web APIs and a runtime for fulfilling queries with existing data. GraphQL gives clients the power to ask for precisely what they need, making it easy to evolve APIs with powerful developer tools.
This course is an introduction to GraphQL using the Node.js JavaScript runtime environment and Apollo Server. You’ll start with an introduction to GraphQL’s architecture and functions before exploring the structure of GraphQL data and learning to perform meaningful, complex queries. You’ll then learn how to update server data using mutations. Next, you’ll explore the GraphQL type system and schemas to set up a GraphQL server using Apollo Server. Once the server is set up, you’ll implement a full GraphQL application using Apollo and Node.js.
By the end of this course, you’ll have a rich understanding of GraphQL’s architecture and methodology and be prepared to deploy GraphQL applications to the web using Apollo and Node.js.
GraphQL is a query language for web APIs and a runtime for fulfilling queries with existing data. GraphQL gives clients the powe...Show More
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN
A strong understanding of GraphQL’s type system and schemas
An understanding of mutations and queries as used in GraphQL
A working knowledge of HTTP and REST APIs and how they compare to GraphQL
Hands-on experience of creating GraphQL applications using Node.js
A strong understanding of GraphQL’s type system and schemas
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TAKEAWAY SKILLS
Content
1.
Introduction
1 Lessons
Get familiar with GraphQL fundamentals and create a Node.js pizza backend.
2.
Getting to Know GraphQL
4 Lessons
Look at GraphQL's efficient API design, its advantages over REST, and Apollo Studio IDE.
3.
Queries
12 Lessons
Go hands-on with defining and executing GraphQL queries using fields, arguments, variables, aliases, fragments, and directives.
4.
Mutations
5 Lessons
Build a foundation in creating, updating, and managing data with GraphQL mutations.
5.
Schemas and Types
11 Lessons
Deepen your knowledge of GraphQL types and schemas, including queries, mutations, enums, and interfaces.
6.
Schema Validation
2 Lessons
Tackle verifying GraphQL query validity through type system checks and error handling.
7.
Schema Execution
3 Lessons
Master the steps to execute schema through resolvers and scalar coercion in GraphQL.
8.
Schema Introspection
2 Lessons
Learn how to use schema introspection to explore types and operations in GraphQL.
9.
GraphQL Best Practices
6 Lessons
Look at effective GraphQL API design, HTTP integration, pagination, authorization, and best practices.
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