---
title: "GraphQL Growth Explodes but so Do Problems Federated Graphs Solve"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/graphql-growth-explodes-but-so-do-problems-federated-graphs-solve-ijprovdhw
source_url: https://thenewstack.io/graphql-growth-explodes-but-so-do-problems-federated-graphs-solve/
type: article
source: "The New Stack"
published: 2024-04-26T16:18:39.240Z
updated: 2024-05-09T09:27:15.675Z
tags: ["graphql", "microservices", "apollo"]
reading_time: 6
upvotes: 0
comments: 0
language: en
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# GraphQL Growth Explodes but so Do Problems Federated Graphs Solve

**[The New Stack](https://daily.dev/sources/newstack)** · 6 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

GraphQL is seeing significant growth and adoption in enterprises. One of the challenges it faces is GraphQL sprawl, where multiple APIs proliferate throughout an organization. Federated GraphQL offers a solution by consolidating these instances and promoting self-service platforms and API efficiency. It creates an abstraction layer called a supergraph or federated graph that can replace backend APIs or experience APIs.

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Tags: [#graphql](https://daily.dev/tags/graphql), [#microservices](https://daily.dev/tags/microservices), [#apollo](https://daily.dev/tags/apollo)

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