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Just throwing my 2 cents: I don't think it's fair to say that "it's intended to be a replacement", given that multiple API paradigms can coexist in the same system and each of them have their trade-offs.

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# About GraphQL
GraphQL is a modern way to build HTTP APIs consumed by the web and mobile clients.
It is intended to be a replacement for REST and SOAP APIs (even for **existing applications**).
It is intended to be an alternative to REST and SOAP APIs (even for **existing applications**).
GraphQL itself is a [specification](https://github.com/facebook/graphql) designed by Facebook
engineers. Various implementations of this specification were written