GraphQL
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What is GraphQL?
GraphQL is a query language for your API that allows clients to define the structure of the data they need, and the server will return only the requested data. It is an alternative to RESTful web services, and it is gaining popularity because of its flexibility and efficiency.
In ASP.NET, GraphQL can be used to create web services that expose data in a more flexible and efficient way. There are several libraries available to implement GraphQL in an ASP.NET application, such as GraphQL.NET, Hot Chocolate, and others. These libraries provide a set of classes and methods that make it easy to create a GraphQL schema, handle requests, and generate responses.
Free resources to learn GraphQL
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GraphQL: common questions
Can I learn GraphQL in Hindi?
This lesson is written in English. Once you sign in, open it in the interactive course and ask the AI tutor to explain GraphQL in Hindi or Hinglish. The tutor answers from this lesson’s own text, so it stays on the syllabus, and it runs on your own Google, OpenAI or Anthropic key.
Is this GraphQL tutorial for beginners?
It is lesson 63 of 146 in the free ASP.NET Core roadmap, in stage 16, GraphQL. If you are new to ASP.NET Core, start from stage 1 and come back here in order; if you already know the earlier stages, this lesson stands on its own.