What are the advantages of GraphQL federation?

GraphQL federation can be highly beneficial to developers. You can have the flexibility of microservices and simplicity of GraphQL. You won't have issues of under fetching or over fetching. GraphQL has a hierarchical structure, and it is faster. You can also do code sharing and define a data shape with GraphQL.

GraphQL federation is one way of building a GraphQL schema composed of multiple independent services. It has several advantages, out of which a few prominent ones are enlisted below:

• GraphQL federation allows different teams to work independently on different schema parts without constantly coordinating.
• With GraphQL federation, it is easier to reuse parts of the schema in different places, enabling a more modular design.
• GraphQL federation provides a way to migrate an existing schema to GraphQL federation gradually. The best part is you don't need to make a significant upfront investment.