A software package was either authorized or not. The GraphQL integration brings more control, not just to each API request but to the individual fields themselves.

Everyone loves power until it unleashes forces that they can’t control. With GraphQL, this looks like a query that runs off and chews up far too much bandwidth, compute resources, or both.

Nevertheless, REST comes with overhead, as demonstrated above. GraphQL, the new kid on the block, already enjoys wide-spread adoption. A lot of big names are behind GraphQL, including the NY Times, ...