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Why self-host Grafbase? Benefits of deploying the Grafbase Enterprise Platform in your own environment
Explore the benefits of self-hosting Grafbase Enterprise Platform for data residency compliance, infrastructure control, security integration, and deployment flexibility. Learn when self-hosting makes sense for your organization versus using the managed service.
Grafbase Extensions now power Federated GraphQL APIs with Postgres
Integrate PostgreSQL databases directly into your federated GraphQL API with zero infrastructure management - no subgraphs, no manual stitching, and no extra services required.
A complete GraphQL Federation stack: What you need (and what you don't)
Learn what components are essential for a production-ready GraphQL Federation stack and how Grafbase simplifies federation with virtual subgraphs, removing the need for dedicated GraphQL services while maintaining all the benefits.
What is GraphQL Federation? A practical guide for modern APIs
GraphQL Federation enables you to build modular, scalable APIs by composing multiple GraphQL services into a single endpoint. Learn how it works and how Grafbase makes federation simple.
Security considerations in GraphQL Federation
Learn how to secure GraphQL Federation architectures with best practices for authentication, authorization, schema design, and query protection. Discover how Grafbase simplifies federation security.
Introducing local composition using the Grafbase CLI
Compose your subgraphs into a federated GraphQL schema locally
Integrate gRPC services into your GraphQL API declaratively
Integrate gRPC services into your federated graphs without coding.
Introducing MCP support in Grafbase - The first GraphQL platform with native AI integration
We’re excited to announce support for Model Context Protocol, marking a major step forward in how developers and AI agents interact with GraphQL APIs.
Customize your GraphQL Federation authentication and authorization with Grafbase Extensions
Learn how to setup and configure custom authentication and/or authorization with extensions to integrate with any authentication provider, configure field-level authorization and more in GraphQL Federation.
Enhance Your GraphQL Federation API with NATS Subscriptions using Grafbase
Learn how to publish and subscribe to NATS subjects directly from your federated GraphQL API with Grafbase's NATS extension. Enhance your GraphQL Federation capabilities with seamless integration and powerful features.
Introducing Custom Checks
Add your own business logic to Schema Checks
Customize and enhance your GraphQL APIs with Grafbase Extensions
Federate any API or database without subgraphs.