With the release of dotCMS 5.1, our enterprise Java CMS now natively supports GraphQL. In this article, I’ll walk you through the basics of GraphQL as an API and query language, how it differs from REST, and how dotCMS and GraphQL come together to streamline headless content management.
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What Is GraphQL?
GraphQL is an open-source data query language for APIs. It enables users to specify exactly what data they would like to retrieve from the server. Developed by Facebook in 2012, GraphQL became open-sourced in 2015. It is used internally for mobile applications, and it is widely seen as an alternative to the REST (Representational State Transfer) architecture.