# Journey of a GraphQL query

DevFeed: [Journey of a GraphQL query](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/journey-of-a-graphql-query-23434.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.apollographql.com/blog/journey-of-a-graphql-query>)

Author: Michelle Mabuyo

Published: 2021-09-03T10:10:37Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

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

Topics: [GraphQL](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/graphql.md>), [client](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/client.md>), [Code](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/code.md>), [Server](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/server.md>), [web applications](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/web-applications.md>)

Tags: [apollo-client](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/apollo-client.md>), [beginners](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/beginners.md>), [code](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/code.md>), [graphql](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/graphql.md>), [request](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/request.md>), [resolvers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/resolvers.md>), [schema](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/schema.md>), [sdl](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/sdl.md>), [server](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/server.md>), [tutorials](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tutorials.md>)

## AI overview

A beginner-oriented tutorial explaining how a GraphQL query travels through a full-stack application. It describes how the schema defines available data, how the client sends a query, and how the server parses and validates the request before retrieving and returning data.

## Source excerpt

There are a lot of moving parts in GraphQL and it can feel a bit overwhelming to piece them together, especially for beginners! Maybe you've gone through a couple of tutorials, written some code, but can't quite wrap your head around how all these pieces work together. Or maybe you've tried out a few GraphQL queries to retrieve data, but want to know more about how the server is handling these requests. You've come to the right place!