# Apollo Server 4: a lightweight and easier-to-use Apollo Server

DevFeed: [Apollo Server 4: a lightweight and easier-to-use Apollo Server](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/apollo-server-4-a-lightweight-and-easier-to-use-apollo-server-23219.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.apollographql.com/blog/apollo-server-4-a-lightweight-and-easier-to-use-apollo-server>)

Author: Mary Cutrali

Published: 2022-11-09T12:23:17Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [Apollo Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/apollo-blog.md>)

Topics: [GraphQL](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/graphql.md>), [API](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/api.md>), [Framework](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/framework.md>), [TypeScript](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/typescript.md>), [Serverless](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/serverless.md>), [JavaScript](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/javascript.md>)

Tags: [announcement](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/announcement.md>), [api](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/api.md>), [frameworks](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/frameworks.md>), [graphql](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/graphql.md>), [javascript](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/javascript.md>), [node](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/node.md>), [serverless](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/serverless.md>), [typescript](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/typescript.md>)

## AI overview

Apollo Server 4 is a generally available, lightweight, open-source GraphQL server compatible with any GraphQL client. It introduces a package that separates plugins and framework integrations from the core, provides stable APIs for HTTP and serverless integrations, and adds a TypeScript-first development and documentation experience.

## Source excerpt

Apollo Server 4 is a lightweight, open-source, spec-compliant GraphQL server that's compatible with any GraphQL client. It's a great choice for building a production-ready, self-documenting GraphQL API that can use data from any source. You can use Apollo Server 4 as a subgraph in a federated Supergraph or as a stand-alone GraphQL server. Apollo Server 4 introduces the package which decouples plugins and frameworks from the core of Apollo Server.