GraphQL and REST are two of the most popular API design standards on the web these days. REST has been the standard for a long time, while GraphQL is fairly new. What are the main differences? Why are more and more people moving to GraphQL? How is the art of designing APIs changing in 2020 and moving forward? Let’s take a look.

The restful API is one of the most ever-present concepts of web development of the past decade. This specific architectural style has been the de facto standard of developing modern web apps to the point that it has been almost synonymous with API design.

But it’s no longer the case as new concepts such as GraphQL took some of its spotlight.

Comparing these two is a good way to tackle API design standards in 2020. So let’s get right into it!

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