Chapter 8: Gatsby and GraphQL
In this chapter, we'll begin to bring content into Gatsby through GraphQL. GraphQL is a good starting point for learning about how Gatsby works, since Gatsby sources content using GraphQL. As we learned in Chapter 6, Sanity's GraphQL Playground, Sanity exposes its information through a GraphQL Application Programming Interface (API), so Gatsby can easily use Sanity's content through GraphQL.
These are the main topics that we will cover in this chapter:
- GraphQL in GatsbyJS
- GraphiQL, a GraphQL navigator
Technical requirements
For this chapter, the Gatsby application needs to be installed and a Terminal program is needed. Additionally, a web browser is needed.
GraphQL in GatsbyJS
In this section, we'll learn about ...
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