Is GraphQL really just for client-facing APIs?

In this talk, Mark Larah explores the case for using GraphQL service-to-service, including how it can simplify architectures in a world of microservices, LLMs and server-driven UI.

Watch now: youtu.be/KdYpSKqpDNc

Oct 8, 2026 · 9:00 PM UTC

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@GraphQLaphQL for service-to-service communication is an anti-pattern that trades the high-performance serialization of gRPC or Protobuf for massive runtime string parsing overhead.
If your backend-to-backend infrastructure introduces unneeded query validation and schema coordination layers just to feed data into an LLM context window, how do you defend your compounding latency metrics under a heavy distributed load?
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