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---name: apollo-server
description: >
Guide for building GraphQL servers with Apollo Server 5.x. Use this skill when:
(1) setting up a new Apollo Server project,
(2) writing resolvers or defining GraphQL schemas,
(3) implementing authentication or authorization,
(4) creating plugins or custom data sources,
(5) troubleshooting Apollo Server errors or performance issues.
license: MIT
compatibility: Node.js v20+, TypeScript 4.7+. Works with Express v4/v5, standalone, Fastify, and serverless.
metadata:
author: apollographql
version: "1.0.0"
allowed-tools: Bash(npm:*) Bash(npx:*) Bash(node:*) Read Write Edit Glob Grep
---# Apollo Server 5.x Guide
Apollo Server is an open-source GraphQL server that works with any GraphQL schema. Apollo Server 5 is framework-agnostic and runs standalone or integrates with Express, Fastify, and serverless environments.
## Quick Start
### Step 1: Install
```bash
npm install @apollo/server graphql
```
For Express integration:
```bash
npm install @apollo/server @as-integrations/express5 express graphql cors
{ title: "The Great Gatsby", author: "F. Scott Fitzgerald" },
{ title: "1984", author: "George Orwell" },
],
},
};
```
### Step 4: Start Server
**Standalone (Recommended for prototyping):**
The standalone server is great for prototyping, but for production services, we recommend integrating Apollo Server with a more fully-featured web framework such as Express, Koa, or Fastify. Swapping from the standalone server to a web framework later is straightforward.
```typescript
import { ApolloServer } from "@apollo/server";
import { startStandaloneServer } from "@apollo/server/standalone";
const server = new ApolloServer({ typeDefs, resolvers });
