Types of GraphQL Mutations
There are different types of mutations available in GraphQL –
- Create Mutations: It is used to create a new resource onto the server
- Delete Mutations: It is used to delete a resource from the database
- Update Mutations: It is used to update or modify a resource on the server
- Custom Mutations: We can also define some custom mutations to perform some custom operation
Handling Data Updates in GraphQL
GraphQL is an open source query language for the APIs that allows us to query and fetch only the data we require on the client side, and also shows us the detailed schema of all the fields supported in the API. It helps saving a lot network bandwidth with just sending and receiving the fields that we want, and with its strongly typed nature, we can easily identify all the queries and mutations supported by the server. In this article, we will learn about handling data updates in GraphQL.