# How Wayfair achieved GraphQL success with federated GraphQL

DevFeed: [How Wayfair achieved GraphQL success with federated GraphQL](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/how-wayfair-achieved-graphql-success-with-federated-graphql-23389.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.apollographql.com/blog/how-wayfair-achieved-graphql-success-with-federated-graphql>)

Author: Ishwari Lokare

Published: 2024-04-10T09:15:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

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

Topics: [GraphQL](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/graphql.md>), [Microservices](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/microservices.md>), [Architecture & Design](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/architecture-design.md>), [Software](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/software.md>)

Tags: [apollo-federation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/apollo-federation.md>), [architecture](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/architecture.md>), [developers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developers.md>), [events](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/events.md>), [governance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/governance.md>), [graphql](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/graphql.md>), [implementation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/implementation.md>), [microservices](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/microservices.md>), [platform](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/platform.md>)

## AI overview

This article explains how Wayfair used Apollo Federation to unify APIs across domain-oriented microservices after moving away from an unwieldy PHP monolith. It describes the technical and organizational work involved, including governance, education, community building, and rebuilding trust in GraphQL.

## Source excerpt

Wayfair is one of the world's leading home goods brands, offering 14 million items from more than 11,000 global suppliers. With the help of Apollo Federation, Wayfair implemented a unified schema that became a cornerstone of the company's larger technical transformation. At GraphQL Summit 2023, Leah Hurwich Adler, Associate Director of Storefront Platforms at Wayfair, shared the secrets of Wayfair's GraphQL success.