Building GraphQL APIs

This chapter wouldn't be complete without first exploring what our options are for implementing a GraphQL API in AWS. GraphQL fits perfectly with serverless components, so we're going to see a birds-eye view of implementing GraphQL with Lambda, and then introduce a fully managed GraphQL service.

By the end of this section, you'll have a better understanding of what an implementation looks like and be ready to get started on your own development tutorials.

Lambda-backed endpoint

You can actually use a combination of API Gateway and Lambda to implement a GraphQL API. Within API Gateway, create a proxy endpoint with one route: /graphql. The following diagram shows that it looks much the same...