GraphQL

Query language for web APIs developed at Facebook from 2012 and published in 2015; it lets a client ask for exactly the JSON it needs, and became the common choice where Linked Data APIs were not adopted. [?]

Read the specification ↗ graphql.org On GitHub ↗

Part of threads Agents acting for us workaround; Rigour against developer taste workaround

alternative to

• SPARQL standard 2008 [src]

created by

• Meta Platforms organization 2004 [src]

[?] Unconfirmed

• description: 'Where Linked Data APIs were not adopted' is an interpretation, not a sourced claim.

Sources

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GraphQL