How to build GraphQL server with Node.js and express.js

David Mráz
Jul 28, 2017 · 5 min read

GraphQL is taking over the API world. If you have recently been introduced to this query language and want to try out its features in Javascript, you should follow this quick tutorial for setting up your GraphQL server in Node JS using Express. Assuming you already have Node JS installed on your computer, you can check your version with this command

node -v

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React | GraphQL | Node JS | AI | Machine learning, Free GraphQL language course http://graphqlmastery.com/course/graphql-language

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