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GraphQL: The hidden Champion of Postman's State of the API 2021
Jens Neuse
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GraphQL shows strong growth, has the largest percentage of users who love it and is the only API Specification amongst future technologies that Developers are Excited about.
2020
| Specification | Use it |
|---|---|
| JSON Schema | 76% |
| Swagger 2.0 | 44% |
| OpenAPI 3.0 | 28% |
| GraphQL | 22.5% |
2021
| Specification | Use it | Use it and love It |
|---|---|---|
| JSON Schema | 77% | 27% |
| Swagger 2.0 | 54% | 16% |
| OpenAPI 3.0 | 39% | 12% |
| GraphQL | 31% | 10% |
Growth
| Specification | Growth |
|---|---|
| JSON Schema | +1.3% |
| Swagger 2.0 | +22.7% |
| OpenAPI 3.0 | +39.2% |
| GraphQL | +34.7% |
Lovers
| Specification | Lovers |
|---|---|
| JSON Schema | 35% |
| Swagger 2.0 | 30% |
| OpenAPI 3.0 | 30% |
| GraphQL | 32% |
Future Technologies 2020
| Specification | Excited about |
|---|---|
| Microservices | 47% |
| Kubernetes | 44% |
| Containers | 43% |
| Serverless Architecture | 39% |
| GraphQL | 33% |
| HTTP/2 | 25% |
Future Technologies 2021
| Specification | Lovers |
|---|---|
| Microservices | 58% |
| Kubernetes | 50% |
| Containers | 46% |
| Serverless Architecture | 44% |
| GraphQL | 35% |
| HTTP/2 | 33% |
Prediction
| Specification | Use it | Use it and love It |
|---|---|---|
| JSON Schema | 80% | 30% |
| Swagger 2.0 | 60% | 20% |
| OpenAPI 3.0 | 51% | 20% |
| GraphQL | 44% | 18% |
