Graphcool

In plain words

Graphcool is a GraphQL backend service for mobile and web developers. It provides a pre-built backend infrastructure that developers can use to quickly build APIs for their applications. The service handles data management and GraphQL query functionality, allowing developers to focus on frontend development rather than building backend systems from scratch. It targets developers who need a straightforward backend solution without managing their own servers.

written from the facts on this page · September 2026

From the sources

Graphcool has sunsetted on July 1st, 2020

After running for more than four years, Graphcool has sunsetted on July 1st, 2020. We want to thank everyone who has accompanied us during this exciting time! The first version of Graphcool went live in March 2016. Since then, more than 59k users had signed up for Graphcool and created a total of 234k projects. Graphcool was used by the developers of companies like Twitter, Airbnb, Netlify, Auth0 and a lot more! We've built Graphcool at a time when GraphQL was fresh out of the oven – there were not many learning resources about it and the ecosystem consisted of just a few libraries. Yet, many developers saw the potential of GraphQL and wanted to use it! From day one, our mission at…from graph.cool

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