Is GraphQL only for React / Javascript Developers?

Technology CommunityCategory: GraphQLIs GraphQL only for React / Javascript Developers?
VietMX Staff asked 3 years ago

No. GraphQL is an API technology so it can be used in any context where an API is required.

On the backend, a GraphQL server can be implemented in any programming language that can be used to build a web server. Next to Javascript, there are popular reference implementations for Ruby, Python, Scala, Java, Clojure, Go and .NET.

Since a GraphQL API is usually operated over HTTP, any client that can speak HTTP is able to query data from a GraphQL server.

Note: GraphQL is actually transport layer agnostic, so you could choose other protocols than HTTP to implement your server.