Getting Started with GraphQL
Welcome! In this stage, you will get an overview of what GraphQL is and why it’s so useful for web development. After we define some of the basic terminology, you’ll learn how to setup a sandbox for GraphQL, and run your first query!
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What is GraphQL
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GraphQL vs. REST
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GraphQL Terminology: Queries, Types, and Fields
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(Skip this Video) Testing GraphQL in Launchpad
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Follow Along Using GitHub
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Executing Your First Query
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Introduction to GraphQL Review
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Fetching Data with Queries
GraphQL queries specify which data we want to fetch, and how we want that data to look when it comes back. In this stage, you will learn the various ways you can request data in a query.
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Anatomy of a Query
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Using GitHub with This Course
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Selecting Fields
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Lists
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Fetching Data Review
7 questions
Making Changes with Mutations
You have learned how to retrieve certain information using a GraphQL query, but what about when we want to make changes? That is where Mutations come in. In this stage, we will use Mutations to modify our data.
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Anatomy of a Mutation
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Mutating with Scalar Type
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Mutating with a Scalar Type Review
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Mutating with Input Object Types
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Mutating with an Input Object Type
5 questions
Reusable GraphQL
Congratulations, you can fetch and modify data with GraphQL. In our final stage, we will learn some extra features that make working with GraphQL even easier.
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Named Operations
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Using Aliases to Rename Fields
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Aliases Review
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Passing in Variables
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Specifying Default Variables
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Variables Review
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