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chentsulin/awesome-graphql

Analysis updated 2026-06-24 · repo last pushed 2026-05-20

15,019Audience · developerComplexity · 1/5MaintainedSetup · easy

TLDR

A curated index of GraphQL resources including specs, client and server libraries grouped by programming language, tools, databases, hosted services, books, and tutorials.

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    Inputs
      Community contributions
      Tool listings
    Outputs
      Browsable index
      Language sections
      Tooling links
    Use Cases
      Pick a server library
      Pick a client library
      Find learning material
    Tech Stack
      GraphQL
      JavaScript
      Multiple languages
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What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

Pick a GraphQL server library that matches the language a team already uses

USE CASE 2

Find a typed GraphQL client for a mobile app in Swift, Kotlin, or Dart

USE CASE 3

Look up the official specs for GraphQL over HTTP or Apollo Federation

USE CASE 4

Discover testing, security, and editor tools to add to a GraphQL workflow

What is it built with?

GraphQLJavaScriptTypeScript

How does it compare?

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Stars15,01915,01915,019
LanguagePythonTypeScript
Last pushed2026-05-202026-05-21
MaintenanceMaintainedMaintained
Setup difficultyeasymoderatemoderate
Complexity1/53/53/5
Audiencedeveloperdeveloperops devops

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How do you get it running?

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 5min

It is a Markdown link index, nothing to install.

In plain English

awesome-graphql is a curated list of resources for GraphQL. GraphQL is a way for a client program, such as a web app or a mobile app, to ask a server for exactly the data it needs and get back a JSON response shaped to match. The format is open and was originally created at Facebook. This repository does not implement any of that, it is a long, organized index of tools, libraries, books, and community links built around it. The README is structured as a deep table of contents. It starts with the official specifications, including the core GraphQL spec, the GraphQL over HTTP spec, Relay's server requirements, and Apollo Federation. Then it lists the GraphQL Foundation under the Linux Foundation, community spaces such as the official Discord, the GraphQL Weekly newsletter, the Reactiflux Discord, the StackOverflow tag, and a subreddit. A meetup section names city groups from Amsterdam to Zurich. The bulk of the file is the Implementations section, which groups GraphQL libraries by programming language. Each language has its own subsections, often split into clients (used by apps to talk to a GraphQL server) and servers (used to build one). JavaScript and TypeScript have the most entries, but Ruby, PHP, Python, Java, Kotlin, Go, Scala.NET, Elixir, Haskell, Lua, Elm, Clojure, Swift, OCaml, Android, iOS, Dart, Rust, Crystal, Julia, and others all appear. The rest of the list covers tools (editors, testing, security, browser extensions, docs), databases that speak GraphQL, hosted services including CDNs and CMS platforms, plus books, videos, podcasts, style guides, blogs, posts, and tutorials. The full README is longer than what was shown.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
From awesome-graphql pick three Python GraphQL server libraries and compare their schema definition styles
Prompt 2
Use awesome-graphql to find a GraphQL client suited for a Flutter mobile app and explain why
Prompt 3
Build a learning path for GraphQL based on the books, videos, and tutorials linked in awesome-graphql
Prompt 4
List the GraphQL security and testing tools from awesome-graphql and group them by where they fit in a CI pipeline
Prompt 5
Find a GraphQL-speaking database in awesome-graphql and outline how it would replace a hand-written resolver layer

Frequently asked questions

What is awesome-graphql?

A curated index of GraphQL resources including specs, client and server libraries grouped by programming language, tools, databases, hosted services, books, and tutorials.

Is awesome-graphql actively maintained?

Maintained — commit in last 6 months (last push 2026-05-20).

How hard is awesome-graphql to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated easy, with roughly 5min to a first successful run.

Who is awesome-graphql for?

Mainly developer.

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