GraphQL vs REST

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18/04/2025

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By: Mike Peters

On a Sandy Beach: 20/04/2025

Mike is the inventor and architect of Pipi and the founder of Ajabbi.

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I am figuring out how to have REST and GraphQL API endpoints available for integration.

• What is the best way to document them?
• How are the endpoints structured?
• What open-source front-facing API engines could be used?

Resources

• https://docs.github.com/en/rest/about-the-rest-api/comparing-githubs-rest-api-and-graphql-api?apiVersion=2022-11-28
• https://www.apollographql.com/docs/
• https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql
• https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/api/graphql/