API development has led to the emergence of two popular architectures: REST (Representational State Transfer) and GraphQL. Understanding their differences can help developers choose the right approach for their project. REST is an architectural style that offers simplicity, making it suitable for APIs with straightforward data retrieval logic. GraphQL, on the other hand, is a query language that reduces over-fetching and under-fetching by allowing clients to request only the necessary data.

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