Apollo GraphQL

Apollo Federation

Apollo Federation enables declarative composition of multiple APIs into a single federated GraphQL API. It serves as an API orchestration layer where clients make a single GraphQL request and the router coordinates multiple API calls to return a unified response.

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Documentation

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Documentation
https://www.apollographql.com/docs/graphos/schema-design/federated-schemas/federation

SDKs

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GitHubRepository
https://github.com/apollographql/federation

Schemas & Data

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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/apollo-graphql/refs/heads/main/json-schema/supergraph-configuration.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/apollo-graphql/refs/heads/main/json-schema/router-configuration.json

Other Resources

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DirectivesReference
https://www.apollographql.com/docs/graphos/schema-design/federated-schemas/reference/directives
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ChangeLog
https://www.apollographql.com/docs/graphos/reference/federation/versions
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Rules
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/apollo-graphql/refs/heads/main/rules/apollo-federation-jsonschema-spectral-rules.yml

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API entry from apis.yml

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: apollo-graphql:apollo-federation
name: Apollo Federation
tags:
- Distributed
- Federation
- GraphQL
- Microservices
- Supergraph
humanURL: https://www.apollographql.com/docs/graphos/schema-design/federated-schemas/federation
properties:
- url: https://www.apollographql.com/docs/graphos/schema-design/federated-schemas/federation
  type: Documentation
- url: https://www.apollographql.com/docs/graphos/schema-design/federated-schemas/reference/directives
  type: DirectivesReference
- url: https://github.com/apollographql/federation
  type: GitHubRepository
- url: https://www.apollographql.com/docs/graphos/reference/federation/versions
  type: ChangeLog
- url: json-schema/supergraph-configuration.json
  type: JSONSchema
- url: json-schema/router-configuration.json
  type: JSONSchema
- url: rules/apollo-federation-jsonschema-spectral-rules.yml
  type: Rules
description: Apollo Federation enables declarative composition of multiple APIs into a single federated
  GraphQL API. It serves as an API orchestration layer where clients make a single GraphQL request and
  the router coordinates multiple API calls to return a unified response.