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GraphQL vs. REST API: Key Differences & When to Use Each

4 min readMar 11, 2025

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🚀 Introduction: Choosing the Right API Architecture

APIs are the backbone of modern applications, and two leading architectures dominate API development:

REST API — The traditional, widely adopted API standard.
GraphQL — A flexible, modern alternative that reduces over-fetching.

📌 Key Differences:

GraphQL vs. REST API

Let’s compare GraphQL and REST API in performance, flexibility, scalability, and security to help you decide the best option for your project.

1️⃣ What is REST API?

🔹 REST (Representational State Transfer)

Uses HTTP methods (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE).
Fixed endpoints for structured API design.
Stateless communication – No…

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