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description: How to access the Pantheon API using GraphQL
GraphQL over HTTP
GraphQL can reduce the overhead needed for common queries. For example, instead of querying each receipt in a block, GraphQL can obtain the same result with a single query for the entire block.
GraphQL Requests with Curl
Pantheon JSON-RPC API methods with an equivalent GraphQL query include a GraphQL request and result in the method example.
!!! example
The following syncing request returns data about the synchronization status.
bash curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" --data '{ "query": "{syncing{startingBlock currentBlock highestBlock}}"}' http://localhost:8547/graphql
GraphQL Requests with GraphiQL App
The third-party tool GraphiQL provides a tabbed interface for editing and testing GraphQL queries and mutations. GraphiQL also provides access the Pantheon GraphQL schema from within the app.
