Stephan Schneider
Stephan Schneider is a backend developer at Contentful. Since 2018 GraphQL is not just an interesting technology for him anymore when he started participating in the company's initial development of their first GraphQL API. He has not stepped back since and constantly plays with new ways to integrate pre-existing data into GraphQL.
All You (n)ever Wanted to Know about Introspection
GraphQL Galaxy 2021
20 min
All You (n)ever Wanted to Know about Introspection
With only an HTTP endpoint provided you get autocompletion and client-side validation. Isn't it magic? No, it is introspection. Whether you have heard about it or not, you have most likely already utilized it. Let's uncover together what it is, how it works and why it is the fuel to power the GraphQL ecosystem.