Uri Goldshtein

GraphQL Mesh – Why GraphQL between services is the worst idea and the best idea at the same time!

What if you could get GraphQL benefits without rewriting a single microservice? Instantly unify REST, gRPC, and SQL into one queryable API.

GraphQL Mesh – Why GraphQL between services is the worst idea and the best idea at the same time!
#1about 4 minutes

An overview of The Guild and its open source tools

The Guild maintains key open source libraries like GraphQL Code Generator and GraphQL Tools to support the GraphQL ecosystem.

#2about 6 minutes

A quick introduction to GraphQL fundamentals

GraphQL uses a schema and resolvers to let clients query for the exact data they need, simplifying data fetching and orchestration.

#3about 4 minutes

Why using GraphQL between services can be challenging

Migrating existing backend services like REST or gRPC to GraphQL is often impractical and can introduce performance bottlenecks.

#4about 6 minutes

How GraphQL Mesh unifies existing backend services

GraphQL Mesh automatically generates a unified GraphQL API from existing service schemas like OpenAPI or gRPC without requiring code changes to the original services.

#5about 5 minutes

Demonstrating how to combine two REST APIs

A practical demo shows how to combine public city and weather APIs into a single GraphQL endpoint using a simple configuration file.

#6about 5 minutes

The pluggable architecture and features of GraphQL Mesh

GraphQL Mesh supports various data source handlers and merging strategies like Federation or Schema Stitching for customizing the unified schema.

#7about 4 minutes

Deployment models and the vision for a data mesh

GraphQL Mesh can be deployed as a central gateway or a distributed SDK, enabling a future vision of a decentralized, queryable web of data.

#8about 1 minute

How to get started with GraphQL Mesh

Learn more about GraphQL Mesh by joining The Guild's community on Discord or exploring their mentorship program for open source contributors.

Related jobs
Jobs that call for the skills explored in this talk.

Matching moments

Organizing a developer conference for 15,000 attendees
01:32 MIN

Organizing a developer conference for 15,000 attendees

Cat Herding with Lions and Tigers - Christian Heilmann

Establishing a single source of truth for all data
02:39 MIN

Establishing a single source of truth for all data

Cat Herding with Lions and Tigers - Christian Heilmann

Using content channels to build an event community
04:49 MIN

Using content channels to build an event community

Cat Herding with Lions and Tigers - Christian Heilmann

Increasing the value of talk recordings post-event
04:57 MIN

Increasing the value of talk recordings post-event

Cat Herding with Lions and Tigers - Christian Heilmann

Selecting strategic partners and essential event tools
03:17 MIN

Selecting strategic partners and essential event tools

Cat Herding with Lions and Tigers - Christian Heilmann

Breaking down silos between HR, tech, and business
03:39 MIN

Breaking down silos between HR, tech, and business

What 2025 Taught Us: A Year-End Special with Hung Lee

Moving beyond headcount to solve business problems
04:27 MIN

Moving beyond headcount to solve business problems

What 2025 Taught Us: A Year-End Special with Hung Lee

Why HR struggles with technology implementation and adoption
04:22 MIN

Why HR struggles with technology implementation and adoption

What 2025 Taught Us: A Year-End Special with Hung Lee

Featured Partners

Related Videos

See all videos
Putting the Graph In GraphQL With The Neo4j GraphQL Library47:48

Putting the Graph In GraphQL With The Neo4j GraphQL Library

William Lyon

GraphQL: Does it replace SQL, REST or Something Else?28:12

GraphQL: Does it replace SQL, REST or Something Else?

Gregor Bauer

Rethinking Reactive Architectures with GraphQL 41:06

Rethinking Reactive Architectures with GraphQL

David Leitner

GraphQL + Apollo + Next.js: A Lovely Trio40:45

GraphQL + Apollo + Next.js: A Lovely Trio

Josh Goldberg

Rapid GraphQL API Development with PostGraphile46:47

Rapid GraphQL API Development with PostGraphile

Ruwan Xaviour Fernando

Meet Your New BFF: Backend to Frontend without the Duct Tape51:04

Meet Your New BFF: Backend to Frontend without the Duct Tape

Noam Honig

Multiple Ships to the Island - Micro Frontends & Island Architectures59:03

Multiple Ships to the Island - Micro Frontends & Island Architectures

Florian Rappl

The Great API Debate: REST, GraphQL, or gRPC?28:16

The Great API Debate: REST, GraphQL, or gRPC?

Alexis Yushin

Related Articles

View all articles
BB
Benedikt Bischof
Why You Shouldn’t Build a Microservice Architecture
Welcome to this issue of the WeAreDevelopers Live Talk series. This article recaps an interesting talk by Michael Eisenbart who talks about the pros and cons of microservice architecture.‍About the speaker:‍Michael has been working for Bosch as a sof...
Why You Shouldn’t Build a Microservice Architecture

From learning to earning

Jobs that call for the skills explored in this talk.