GraphQL is Shopify's technology of choice for building APIs. GraphQL addresses several problems that might sound familiar to anyone who’s worked with a REST API.
You can migrate your apps to use the GraphQL Admin API instead of the REST Admin API to take advantage of some of the [benefits of GraphQL](/docs/api/usage/graphql-basics#benefits-of-graphql-over-rest).
This section includes guides and resources to help you with the migration process.
## Getting started
Refer to the following resources to start migrating from REST to GraphQL: