Does apollo-client work on node.js?

Question

I need a graphql client lib to run on node.js for some testing and some data mashup - not in a production capacity. I\'m using apollo everywhere else (

Answer 1

You can make apollo-client work, but it's not the best option for this use case.

Try graphql-request instead.

Minimal GraphQL client supporting Node and browsers for scripts or simple apps

Features per npmjs:

• Most simple & lightweight GraphQL client
• Promise-based API (works with async / await)
• Typescript support
• Isomorphic (works with Node / browsers)

example:

    import { request, gql } from 'graphql-request'
 
    const query = gql`
      {
        Movie(title: "Inception") {
          releaseDate
          actors {
            name
          }
        }
      }
`
 
request('https://api.graph.cool/simple/v1/movies', query).then((data) => console.log(data))

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