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It explains the core concepts of each protocol, their strengths and weaknesses, and... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/difference-between-graphql-rest-and-grpc-jodak20hp og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/joDaK20HP.png og:image:alt: Difference between GraphQL, REST, and gRPC og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Difference between GraphQL, REST, and gRPC **[Community Picks](https://daily.dev/sources/community)** · 9 min read · 83 upvotes · 1 comments ## Summary This post discusses the differences between REST, GraphQL, and gRPC. It explains the core concepts of each protocol, their strengths and weaknesses, and provides use cases for when to use them. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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