Leveraging GraphQL for Next-Generation API Platforms

Leveraging GraphQL for Next-Generation API Platforms`, a joint paper from Kong and Apollo, explores the need for modern API platforms to securely and efficiently deliver service updates across various interfaces. The authors argue that APIs are increasingly heterogeneous, with legacy SOAP APIs existing alongside new gRPC APIs, making it challenging to iterate, secure access, and scale them. To address this, the paper proposes a vendor-neutral best practice that combines API management and GraphQL into a unified reference architecture for building and operating modern API platforms. This approach leverages GraphQL as a new layer in the stack atop existing microservices and API management, streamlining the developer experience, ensuring secure runtime connectivity, and implementing robust governance mechanisms.

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