---
title: "How to Build a Node.js GraphQL API With NestJS and Prisma"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-build-a-node-js-graphql-api-with-nestjs-and-prisma-mubrq0zh7
source_url: https://amplication.com/blog/how-to-build-a-nodejs-graphql-api-with-nestjs-and-prisma
type: article
source: "Amplication"
author: "Yuval Hazaz"
published: 2023-07-06T07:44:10.727Z
updated: 2023-08-12T02:21:51.993Z
tags: ["amplication", "backend", "database", "github", "graphql", "nestjs", "nodejs", "npm", "open-source", "prisma", "rest-api"]
reading_time: 6
upvotes: 61
comments: 1
language: en
---

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# How to Build a Node.js GraphQL API With NestJS and Prisma

**[Amplication](https://daily.dev/sources/amplication)** · [@yuvalhazaz](https://daily.dev/yuvalhazaz) · 6 min read · 61 upvotes · 1 comments

## Summary

NestJS and Prisma are a great couple that can provide exactly that. NestJS is a powerful framework specifically designed for building Node.js applications. Prisma is an open-source database toolkit that provides tools and features to simplify database access. Amplication Amplication can automatically generate entities for your database models if you prefer.

## Full article

daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: <https://amplication.com/blog/how-to-build-a-nodejs-graphql-api-with-nestjs-and-prisma>

## Community discussion

Top comments from developers on daily.dev.

**@yuvalhazaz** · 3 upvotes

> Hi all, I'm Yuval Hazaz, the creator of Amplication and the author of this post. I wanted to take a moment to thank you all for taking the time to read my article on building a Node.js GraphQL API with NestJS and Prisma. I appreciate your interest and hope that you found the content valuable.
>
> In this article, I've demonstrated how you can leverage the power of Amplication, along with Prisma, GraphQL, and NestJS, to build scalable and efficient server-side applications. Amplication streamlines the development process by minimizing repetitive coding tasks and boilerplate code, enabling you to...

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