GraphQL for data products

The blog discusses how GraphQL can be used as an interface for data products. It explains that REST APIs are a well-established mature ecosystem for security and monitoring but have lagged behind in adoption due to their complexity. In contrast, GraphQL has demonstrated its efficiencies and provides benefits over traditional RESTful approaches such as reducing over fetching and under fetching of data, providing a standard for data access, and offering flexibility and higher control over the data received from API calls. The blog also explores challenges and opportunities with using GraphQL, including its adoption lagging behind REST APIs, but easing infrastructure framework creation through companies like Hasura. It delves into how GraphQL can be used to improve user experience, architecture, performance, security, cost, and use cases for data products. The blog concludes by stating that it is time to explore the next generation of API access via GraphQL, which is better suited for AI applications.