How to create an API for GraphQL in Microsoft Fabric: A Step-by-Step Guide

Introduction

GraphQL is a powerful query language for APIs that offers greater flexibility and efficiency compared to REST. While REST relies on multiple endpoints for different resources, GraphQL uses a single endpoint to fetch and manipulate data, allowing clients to request exactly what they need. In Microsoft Fabric, you can create a GraphQL API to make your data easily accessible. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the process of creating a GraphQL API in Fabric, step by step.

Step 1: Sign in to Fabric

First, sign in to Microsoft Fabric. The Fabric portal will be opened.

Step 2: Open Data Engineering Experience

Next, switch to the Data Engineering experience. To do this, click on the Microsoft Fabric icon on the bottom left and select "Data Engineering".

The Data Engineering experience looks as follows:

Step 3: Select Workspace

Click on the "Workspaces" tab in the left sidebar and select the desired workspace. In our case, we select the workspace "dlnerds_workspace".

Step 4: Create API

Now, let's create an API for GraphQL in the selected workspace "dlnerds_workspace". To do this, navigate to the Home tab and click on the API for GraphQL card.