A Beginner's Guide to GraphQL | Build an API using AWS Amplify and AppSync

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Published 2021-08-30
What is GraphQL? Why would you use it? Why wouldn't you use it? How do you create an API and query with it in GraphQL? Learn all that and much more in this tutorial.

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👩🏼‍💻 Links Mentioned 👩🏼‍💻

APIs - www.freecodecamp.org/news/what-is-an-api-in-englis…
REST - www.redhat.com/en/topics/api/what-is-a-rest-api
React Tutorial - welearncode.com/beginners-guide-react-2020/
Blog Post Version of this tutorial - welearncode.com/beginners-guide-graphql/

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All Comments (21)
  • @gopinathkrm58
    Perfect timing, started learning graphql few days ago along with appsync, great video
  • @jbnunn
    Such clear instructions -- great tutorial! Thank you for taking the time to make this
  • Ali, you have an incredible easy and clear way to explain such concepts. Thank you for taking the time. I'm subscribed!
  • Very well done Ali, thank you for putting this together. I learned a ton from you.
  • @kamw73
    I was just thinking about watching something on graphQL so this is super timely! Thank you so much!
  • @fracjackmac
    The perfect opportunity to dive into GraphQL and figure out what it's all about. Thanks!!
  • @PandaBearBoss
    Awesome tutorial. I wasn't aware of amplify codegen, I ran it today and voila, lots of pre-built graphql queries for my data set that I can now use in React!
  • @Tastygraph
    Thank you for your work and this easy to understand video. Much appreciated! Keep up the good work.
  • @meovino
    Outstanding video. Really made this easy to understand and interesting to watch. Keep it up!
  • @ibnamir
    Just finished it now. A really helpful video, go on 👏❤
  • @markkirby2543
    Very interesting video Ali. I am just starting to learn about graphQL, and this tutorial is a big help. Thank you.
  • I’ve been learning graphQL recently and this has helped a lot.. thanks!
  • @abasahmed
    Simply Brilliant ! Thank you so much 😊😊