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GraphQL Federation

GraphQL Federation

Feb 10, 20261 min read

  • api
  • graphql
  • federation

GraphQL Federation

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Distributed graph across services. Apollo Federation allows multiple services to each define part of a unified GraphQL schema. A gateway composes these subgraphs into a single API, enabling microservices teams to own their portion of the graph.

Key Properties

  • Subgraph Composition
  • Entity References
  • Gateway Router

Related

  • Microservices (federated architecture)
  • GraphQL Core Concepts (what is being federated)

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  • GraphQL Federation
  • Key Properties
  • Related

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