GraphQL APIs, Designed for Flexibility
From unified data layers to real-time subscriptions, our AI-managed teams build production-grade GraphQL APIs with type safety and milestone-based delivery.
Technology: GraphQL (API Query Language)
GraphQL is a query language for APIs that gives clients the power to request exactly the data they need. Our teams use GraphQL to build flexible, efficient APIs that reduce over-fetching, simplify frontend development, and provide a strongly-typed contract between client and server. We implement GraphQL with Apollo Server, Pothos, and code-first schema generation.
What We Build
- GraphQL API Backends: Type-safe GraphQL APIs with authentication, authorization, pagination, and real-time subscriptions for web and mobile applications.
- BFF (Backend for Frontend) Layers: GraphQL aggregation layers that unify multiple REST APIs, microservices, and databases into a single, client-friendly API.
- Real-Time Data APIs: GraphQL Subscriptions for live data updates — chat messages, notifications, dashboard metrics, and collaborative editing.
Expertise
- GraphQL APIs Delivered: 70+
- Schema Design Approach: Code-first with Pothos or Nexus
- Average Query Response: Under 80ms
- Tooling: Apollo Server, Apollo Client, Codegen
Sample Projects
- Unified Commerce API: GraphQL API that aggregates product catalog, inventory, orders, and customer data from multiple microservices into a single schema. (300 hours)
- Schema stitching across 5 microservices
- DataLoader for N+1 query prevention
- Cursor-based pagination
- Field-level authorization with custom directives
- Social Platform API: GraphQL API for a social application with user profiles, posts, comments, likes, and real-time notifications via subscriptions. (280 hours)
- GraphQL Subscriptions for real-time notifications
- File upload via GraphQL multipart requests
- Rate limiting per query complexity
- Auto-generated TypeScript types with GraphQL Codegen
Frequently Asked Questions
- When should I use GraphQL over REST?
- Use GraphQL when you have multiple clients (web, mobile, third-party) with different data needs, when you want to reduce over-fetching, or when you need real-time subscriptions. REST is simpler for straightforward CRUD APIs with consistent data shapes.
- Does GraphQL have performance issues?
- Not when implemented correctly. We use DataLoader to prevent N+1 queries, query complexity analysis to prevent abuse, persisted queries for caching, and proper database indexing. Our GraphQL APIs consistently respond in under 80ms.
- Do you use Apollo or another GraphQL server?
- We primarily use Apollo Server with Pothos for code-first schema generation. For simpler projects, we use graphql-yoga. All implementations include playground, introspection controls, and auto-generated TypeScript types.