# Understanding GraphQL for Beginners-Part Two

DevFeed: [Understanding GraphQL for Beginners-Part Two](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/understanding-graphql-for-beginners-part-two-1656.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://shopify.engineering/understanding-graphql-beginner-part-two>)

Author: Raymond Chung

Published: 2021-07-02T20:00:43Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Shopify Engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/shopify-engineering.md>), [Shopify Engineering - Shopify Engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/shopify-engineering-shopify-engineering.md>)

Topics: [data](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/data.md>), [Database](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/database.md>)

Tags: [apis](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/apis.md>), [data](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/data.md>), [database](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/database.md>), [how-to](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/how-to.md>), [learn](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/learn.md>), [ruby](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ruby.md>), [tutorial](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tutorial.md>), [types](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/types.md>)

## AI overview

A beginner tutorial on creating GraphQL object and root fields, including querying database data through a GraphQL endpoint.

## Source excerpt

In the second part of Understanding GraphQL for Beginners, we'll learn how to create a GraphQL object and root fields.