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The API Blueprint : Designing, Building, and Scaling GraphQL APIs for Modern Web and Mobile Applications

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Overview

Build flexible, efficient, and scalable APIs for today's connected applications

APIs are the backbone of modern software.
But traditional REST approaches often struggle with flexibility, performance, and evolving client needs.

GraphQL changes the game.

"The API Blueprint" is a practical, architecture focused guide to designing and building scalable APIs using GraphQL.

This book teaches you how to create APIs that are efficient, developer friendly, and ready for real world scale.


Why GraphQL matters in modern applications

Modern clients demand more flexibility:

  • mobile apps need optimized data responses
  • frontend teams want control over data fetching
  • applications evolve rapidly

GraphQL enables:

  • precise data queries
  • reduced over fetching and under fetching
  • flexible API evolution
  • better developer experience

This book shows you how to harness these benefits.


What you will learn
  • fundamentals of GraphQL and schema design
  • building queries, mutations, and subscriptions
  • designing scalable API schemas
  • resolving data efficiently
  • integrating GraphQL with backend services
  • authentication and authorization
  • handling performance and caching
  • testing and debugging GraphQL APIs
  • monitoring and scaling APIs
  • deploying GraphQL services in production

From simple queries to scalable systems

Throughout the book, you will learn how to:

  • design clean and maintainable schemas
  • build APIs that adapt to changing requirements
  • optimize performance for real world usage
  • handle complex data relationships
  • scale GraphQL services across applications
  • deploy and maintain APIs in production

Each chapter focuses on practical implementation.


Practical applications
  • mobile app backends
  • frontend driven APIs
  • SaaS platforms
  • real time applications
  • microservices integration layers

These examples reflect real production use cases.


Who this book is for
  • backend developers
  • full stack engineers
  • API designers
  • frontend developers working with APIs
  • software architects

If you want to build APIs that are flexible, scalable, and modern, this book provides the roadmap.

Design smart schemas.
Serve precise data.
Scale with GraphQL.

This item is Non-Returnable

Details

  • ISBN-13: 9798195778392
  • ISBN-10: 9798195778392
  • Publisher: Independently Published
  • Publish Date: May 2026
  • Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.72 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.03 pounds
  • Page Count: 348

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