# Data Connect and GraphQL

DevFeed: [Data Connect and GraphQL](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/data-connect-and-graphql-16564.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://firebase.blog/posts/2024/10/dataconnect-graphql>)

Author: Andrea Wu

Published: 2024-10-24T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

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

Topics: [GraphQL](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/graphql.md>), [Firebase](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/firebase.md>), [PostgreSQL](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/postgresql.md>), [API](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/api.md>), [SDKs](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/sdks.md>), [Cloud](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cloud.md>), [client](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/client.md>)

Tags: [api](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/api.md>), [cloud](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cloud.md>), [firebase](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/firebase.md>), [graphql](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/graphql.md>), [postgresql](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/postgresql.md>), [sdks](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/sdks.md>), [sql-connect](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/sql-connect.md>), [tutorials](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tutorials.md>)

## AI overview

This tutorial explains what GraphQL is, why Firebase chose it for Data Connect, and how GraphQL supports schemas, queries, and mutations. It describes how Data Connect connects GraphQL to PostgreSQL hosted on Cloud SQL and generates APIs, type-safe client SDKs, authentication integration, and tool definitions for generative AI workflows.

## Source excerpt

News, tutorials, and updates from the Firebase team.