GraphQL, a query language developed by Facebook, has gained significant traction in the five years since its public release, with adoption by major companies like Airbnb, GitHub, and Twitter. As its popularity grows, developers have a variety of integrated development environments (IDEs) to choose from for building APIs. GraphiQL, created by the GraphQL Foundation, is a lightweight and popular in-browser IDE that supports the full GraphQL language, although it lacks some advanced features. GraphQL Playground, an IDE by Prisma, enhances documentation and schema exploration but will soon merge with GraphiQL. GraphQL Editor focuses on schema visualization and offers mock data capabilities, but it has been criticized for runtime errors. Postman, widely used for HTTP APIs, supports GraphQL but lacks some IDE-specific features, while Insomnia provides robust HTTP response displays and collaboration tools, though it is feature-limited for GraphQL. Retool is designed for building internal tools and applications with a focus on data visualization, but it lacks dedicated GraphQL features. Choosing the right GraphQL IDE depends on the specific needs of the project, such as schema development, debugging, or working with multiple data sources.