A decentralized protocol called The Graph is used to index and search for data on blockchains, starting with Ethereum. In short, The Graph allows you to query data that is difficult to query directly.
The Relationship Between Polygon and The Graph
Indexing service The Graph will soon provide support for the Polygon blockchain. Polygon-based applications will thus be able to run on a completely decentralized API running on The Graph, away from the existing hosting service. Polygon’s integration is part of a broader plan to discontinue The Graph’s hosted service, which currently supports 39 networks, in favor of The Graph’s bespoke decentralized network Gnosis.
According to a recently published article, joining the Web3, The Graph Network will allow Polygon developers to discover the data they need to increase the effectiveness of their dApps. Polygon node operators can play a role as indexers for Polygon to serve dApps running on the network. Indexers, on the other hand, receive rewards and query fees for the subgraphs they serve.
What is API?
An API is a tool that allows two or more computer programs to communicate with each other. The Graph’s hosting service allows dApps to index and query user data on multiple blockchains, regardless of the network they are based on.
Services like The Graph index blockchain data by creating “subgraphs” that work in a similar way to an API and can be queried with a standard GraphQL API, an open-source data querying computer language for APIs. Thus, it overcomes this infrastructure challenge.
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