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# GraphQL

GraphQL offers much more flexibility than REST API:

* self-documented API (checkout GraphQL schema)
* the ability to retrieve many resources in a single request
* the ability to dicate exactly what we need from the server, and receive that data in a predictable way
* strongly typed

Documentation:\
<https://graphql.org/learn/>

GraphQL in 100 seconds:\
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIQh02xuVw4>