# The supergraph: a new way to think about GraphQL

DevFeed: [The supergraph: a new way to think about GraphQL](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/the-supergraph-a-new-way-to-think-about-graphql-23545.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.apollographql.com/blog/the-supergraph-a-new-way-to-think-about-graphql>)

Author: Matt DeBergalis

Published: 2022-05-18T09:00:00Z

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>), [Architecture & Design](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/architecture-design.md>), [Microservices](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/microservices.md>), [Microservice](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/microservice.md>), [Kubernetes](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/kubernetes.md>), [React](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/react.md>)

Tags: [announcement](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/announcement.md>), [apis](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/apis.md>), [apollo](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/apollo.md>), [apollo-federation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/apollo-federation.md>), [architecture](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/architecture.md>), [bff](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/bff.md>), [deployment](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/deployment.md>), [graphql](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/graphql.md>), [kubernetes](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/kubernetes.md>), [microservices](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/microservices.md>), [mobile-development](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mobile-development.md>), [modular](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/modular.md>), [modularity](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/modularity.md>), [react](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/react.md>), [updates](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/updates.md>), [use-cases](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/use-cases.md>)

## AI overview

Apollo announces the general availability of Apollo Router and a cloud-hosted build pipeline, alongside recent releases of Federation 2 and Contracts. The article introduces "supergraph" architecture as a unified, modular approach to composing GraphQL APIs, organizational data, microservices, and digital capabilities.

## Source excerpt

We've had a busy month at Apollo. Over the last several weeks we've released some significant updates to the Apollo stack. Last month we shipped Federation 2, a sophisticated and more flexible approach to GraphQL composition. And last week we made Contracts generally available, a way to tailor your graph to specific use cases like mobile development or creating public GraphQL APIs.