Apollo GraphQL

In this podcast episode, Rob Walters and Michael Watson from Apollo GraphQL discuss OData and its integration with Apollo GraphQL. They explore OData's origins, its relevance to GraphQL developers, and how Apollo connectors can simplify the use of OData entities in GraphQL applications. The conversation also touches on performance considerations, developer experience in Visual Studio Code, and an upcoming Connectors Live webinar on building connectors.

References:

Connectors Live: Orchestrating OData APIs with Apollo Connectors

https://www.linkedin.com/events/7282425943275511808/comments/?utm_campaign=2025-01-15_Webinar_Orchestrating-OData-APIs-with-Apollo-Connectors-in-30-minutes&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=spotify

In this episode of the Apollo GraphQL podcast, Rob Walters, Product Marketing Manager at Apollo GraphQL, speaks with Michael Watson, Head of Developer Advocacy, about modern application development and the challenges developers face today. The discussion highlights Apollo Connectors, a powerful new feature that simplifies working with REST APIs by eliminating the need to write resolver code. Michael shares insights into how Apollo Connectors enable seamless API orchestration, optimize query planning, and improve developer workflows while maintaining strong security practices. Listeners will also learn about tools like Apollo Studio and Rover CLI. Whether you're modernizing existing applications or building new ones, this episode offers valuable insights for developers and organizations aiming to streamline API integration.

References:

Connectors Live: API Orchestration in 30 min a Stripe Checkout Workflow with Apollo Connectors

⁠https://www.apollographql.com/events/api-orchestration-in-30-minutes-a-stripe-checkout-workflow-with-apollo-connectors⁠

Apollo Odyssey Course: Apollo Connectors

⁠https://www.apollographql.com/tutorials/connectors-intro-rest⁠

Originally streamed on November 15, 2023 on our YouTube channel. Jeremy Lempereur, Senior Software Engineer, answers community questions about Apollo Router.

Topics

Overview of Apollo Router

Q&A: batched operations

Router customization

Running Apollo Router for free

Authorization and Authentication

Federated Subscriptions

Upcoming Router features

Links

Apollo Router GitHub repository

Router customization docs

Apollo Solutions customization load testing

Apollo Discord

Korinne’s talk on Federated Subscriptions

Alessia Bellisario and Jeff Auriemma talk about Apollo Client. Originally recorded in Apollo's Discord on October 6, 2023.

Topics:

Apollo Client’s release process

Apollo Client Devtools

Subscriptions, federation, and multi-part

Defer

nonreactive

Testing

Links:

Alessia’s GraphQL Conf talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0iNvXu5ZlU

Blog post on nonreactive: https://www.apollographql.com/blog/apollo-client/introducing-apollo-clients-nonreactive-directive-and-usefragment-hook/

Alessia’s website: https://aless.co

Apollo Discord: https://discord.gg/M6FT5cNR5B

Trevor Scheer (Apollo Server maintainer) joins Jeff Auriemma (Engineering Manager) to discuss all things Apollo Server. Originally streamed live in the Apollo Discord on August 25, 2023. You can also read the full transcript on our blog.

Topics

Apollo Server 3 to 4 migration

dataSources

Pagination

Plugins

Federation

Federated Mutations

Federated Subscriptions

Links

Apollo Server 4 migration guide

GraphQL pagination guide

Creating Apollo Server plugins

Federated Subscriptions

GraphQL Summit