Pothos

aid: pothos
name: Pothos
description: "TypeScript-first GraphQL schema builder with a plugin system for Prisma, Relay, federation, simple objects, and code-first type-safe schema construction without code generation."
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
url: https://pothos-graphql.dev/
baseURL: https://pothos-graphql.dev/
created: 2026-06-14
modified: 2026-06-14
specificationVersion: '0.19'
tags:
  - GraphQL
  - TypeScript
  - Schema Builder
  - Code First
  - Plugin System
apis:
  - aid: pothos:graphql-api
    name: Pothos GraphQL API
    description: "Plugin-based GraphQL schema builder for TypeScript that enables type-safe, code-first schema construction with zero runtime overhead and no code generation required. Supports plugins for Prisma, Relay, Dataloader, Auth, Validation, Errors, Tracing, Drizzle, and more."
    tags:
      - GraphQL
      - TypeScript
      - Schema Builder
      - Code First
    humanURL: https://pothos-graphql.dev/docs
    baseURL: https://pothos-graphql.dev/
    properties:
      - url: https://pothos-graphql.dev/docs
        type: Documentation
      - url: graphql/pothos-graphql.md
        type: GraphQL
common:
  - url: https://pothos-graphql.dev/
    type: Website
  - url: https://pothos-graphql.dev/docs
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://github.com/hayes/pothos
    type: GitHubOrganization
  - url: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@pothos/core
    type: NPM
  - url: https://discord.gg/mNe73qvwAB
    type: Discord
  - url: plans/pothos-plans.md
    type: Plans
  - url: rate-limits/pothos-rate-limits.md
    type: RateLimits
  - url: finops/pothos-finops.md
    type: FinOps
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com