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What is GraphQL?

GraphQL is a query language that allows you, the user, to ask for very specific pieces of information from the database. Whereas REST might have you hit 3-4 different endpoints to get all the data you need, GraphQL has you construct the query to get it all in one go. All requests are POST requests to a single endpoint that are then processed by a local Hasura docker container. To determine what it is you’re trying to do, GraphQL has a leading action of query, mutation, or subscription in each message.

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Authentication

Authentication is via JSON Web Tokens (JWTs) and Mythic’s API tokens. To use a JWT just specify in the headers: 
Authorization: Bearer {token value}