---
title: "Beyond REST"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/beyond-rest-b-ytafpbk
source_url: https://netflixtechblog.com/beyond-rest-1b76f7c20ef6
type: article
source: "Netflix TechBlog"
published: 2021-02-26T00:33:57.820Z
updated: 2021-10-07T14:17:10.317Z
tags: ["general-programming", "graphql", "postgresql"]
reading_time: 8
upvotes: 20
comments: 3
language: en
---

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# Beyond REST

**[Netflix TechBlog](https://daily.dev/sources/netflix)** · 8 min read · 20 upvotes · 3 comments

## Summary

Rapid Development with GraphQL Microservices Netflix Technology Blog Follows Feb 22 · 8 min read ARTICLE. The entertainment industry has struggled with COVID-19 restrictions impacting productions around the globe. One approach that is gaining mind-share within Netflix Studio Engineering is the concept of GraphQL microservices (GQLMS)

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## Community discussion

Top comments from developers on daily.dev.

**@ghost** · 2 upvotes

> Graphile looks like big brother of GraphQL...

**@hamatoyogi** · 2 upvotes

> Really interesting approach. Something to aspire to.

**@idoshamun** · 1 upvotes

> I discovered Graphile a while ago and considered it for daily's API. I decided eventually to roll something of my own that is less dependent on the database. Managing the "API" in the database requires a prior infrastructure that includes testing, versioning, etc. All-in-all I see why it works on companies like Netflix but might be harder to pull-off in small teams.

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