# From REST to GraphQL — No Idea What to Name This — Medium

<https://blog.jacobwgillespie.com/from-rest-to-graphql-b4e95e94c26b>

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## From the page (probably an excerpt, not Jamie's words)

Enter GraphQL. Using GraphQL to power our backend, we were able to provide the mobile client exactly what it needed for each request, with no additional bloat, and were able to optimize the database&hellip;

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