--- title: Why Netflix Took a Bet on GraphQL | daily.dev description: Netflix migrated its iOS and Android apps to a GraphQL backend in 2022. Netflix's decision to adopt GraphQL was driven by its ambition to create a more... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/why-netflix-took-a-bet-on-graphql-a7yklbfcb twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Why Netflix Took a Bet on GraphQL | daily.dev og:description: Netflix migrated its iOS and Android apps to a GraphQL backend in 2022. Netflix's decision to adopt GraphQL was driven by its ambition to create a more... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/why-netflix-took-a-bet-on-graphql-a7yklbfcb og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/a7YKLbFcb.png og:image:alt: Why Netflix Took a Bet on GraphQL 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. # Why Netflix Took a Bet on GraphQL **[Amplication](https://daily.dev/sources/amplication)** · [@michaelsolati](https://daily.dev/michaelsolati) · 4 min read · 135 upvotes · 8 comments ## Summary Netflix migrated its iOS and Android apps to a GraphQL backend in 2022. Netflix's decision to adopt GraphQL was driven by its ambition to create a more flexible, efficient, and developer-friendly API architecture. GraphQL's declarative nature, comprehensive documentation, and robust tooling make it a developer's dream. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@cndyman** · 4 upvotes > I think it's a good direction **@innabell** · 3 upvotes > Many companies look up for Netflix and often follow their lead. Is this a beginning of a trend? **@mcalderon** · 3 upvotes > I've used GraphQL in many projects and its benefits can be much appreciated in large scale applications. In my opinion I would say this tech can be overkill for certain medium/low sized apps but as always it depends on the type of project you're working on. **@holycow** · 2 upvotes > Ah yes now every MAANG would start using GraphQL **@tasosn** · 1 upvotes > hats off to Netflix for this tech shake-up. The apps are smoother, the devs are happier, and all of us binge-watchers are just excited to see what other cool tricks they've got up their sleeves. Popcorn, anyone? 🍿🤩 ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#amplication](https://daily.dev/tags/amplication), [#backend](https://daily.dev/tags/backend), [#database](https://daily.dev/tags/database), [#graphql](https://daily.dev/tags/graphql), [#netflix](https://daily.dev/tags/netflix), [#performance](https://daily.dev/tags/performance), [#rest-api](https://daily.dev/tags/rest-api), [#ux](https://daily.dev/tags/ux) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/why-netflix-took-a-bet-on-graphql-a7yklbfcb) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Why Netflix Took a Bet on GraphQL","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/why-netflix-took-a-bet-on-graphql-a7yklbfcb","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/why-netflix-took-a-bet-on-graphql-a7yklbfcb"},"datePublished":"2023-06-27T10:06:06.574Z","dateModified":"2023-08-12T02:21:44.964Z","description":"Netflix migrated its iOS and Android apps to a GraphQL backend in 2022. 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