A fledgling open source startup that's setting out to tackle API sprawl in the GraphQL ecosystem has secured the backing of e-commerce giant eBay.

But it's more than just a protocol: The Graph also has an implementation, which is open source and uses GraphQL. GraphQL is a query language for APIs, developed and open sourced by Facebook.

GraphQL is a query language mostly used to streamline access to REST APIs. Now, a new breed of GraphQL implementations wants to build an abstraction layer for any database on top of GraphQL, and ...

Now, to raise its profile with developers adopting it, IBM has acquired a GraphQL startup called StepZen, which provides tools for those working in hybrid cloud environments to build and scale ...

GraphQL, the emerging standard for declarative API orchestration, offers AI application builders a seamless path to quickly and safely build API-powered agentic software.