Connecting backends with custom directives

Create a GraphQL API for any backend in a few lines of code using the @rest, @dbquery, and @graphql custom directives.

Start with an application view of the API, and use the API Connect for GraphQL custom GraphQL directives (@rest, @dbquery, and @graphql) to connect and configure the backend. With a few lines of declarative code, you have a working schema.

Tip: An alternative method of creating the schema is to use the stepzen import CLI command as explained in the "Generate a GraphQL schema with the CLI" section in Creating a schema.

Use the custom GraphQL directives to connect the following backend data sources:

In addition, you can build a graph of graphs with the @materializer directive, and manage backend connections.