{"id":174565,"date":"2024-12-11T13:13:47","date_gmt":"2024-12-11T18:13:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/devops.com\/?p=174565"},"modified":"2024-12-11T17:10:45","modified_gmt":"2024-12-11T22:10:45","slug":"platform-engineering-for-apis-using-graphql-to-drive-developer-efficiency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devops.com\/platform-engineering-for-apis-using-graphql-to-drive-developer-efficiency\/","title":{"rendered":"Platform Engineering for APIs: Using GraphQL to Drive Developer Efficiency"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"container-fluid px-0\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-6\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/devops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Architecture_Platform-Engineering-for-APIs_-Using-GraphQL-to-Drive-Developer-Efficiency-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1393\" height=\"597\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-174566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/devops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Architecture_Platform-Engineering-for-APIs_-Using-GraphQL-to-Drive-Developer-Efficiency-1.png 1393w, https:\/\/devops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Architecture_Platform-Engineering-for-APIs_-Using-GraphQL-to-Drive-Developer-Efficiency-1-290x124.png 290w, https:\/\/devops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Architecture_Platform-Engineering-for-APIs_-Using-GraphQL-to-Drive-Developer-Efficiency-1-360x154.png 360w, https:\/\/devops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Architecture_Platform-Engineering-for-APIs_-Using-GraphQL-to-Drive-Developer-Efficiency-1-400x171.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1393px) 100vw, 1393px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Platform engineering is emerging as a key force enabling organizations to deliver software faster and more reliably. 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