Add GraphQL to Your Jetpack Compose Apps

This post explains how to integrate GraphQL with Jetpack Compose, a modern toolkit for building native UI on Android. It demonstrates how to use Apollo Kotlin, a strongly-typed, caching GraphQL client for the JVM, Android, and Kotlin multiplatform. The tutorial assumes some familiarity with Android Studio, Jetpack Compose, GraphQL, and Apollo Kotlin. It guides readers through setting up a new project in Android Studio, querying a GraphQL endpoint using Apollo Kotlin, and connecting the response to a simple Compose UI. The post also explores how the Apollo normalized cache enables reactive scenarios that play nicely with Compose's unidirectional data flow. Ultimately, it showcases a complete example of integrating GraphQL with Jetpack Compose, including a Launch List, Launch Item, and Book Button.