Team

GraphQL is built and maintained by contributors from across the ecosystem. Below are the people behind the projects, working groups, and community programs that make GraphQL thrive.

CommunityTeam

Standards

Technical Steering Committee (TSC)

The Technical Steering Committee oversees the development and evolution of the GraphQL specification. It sets the technical direction for the project and makes decisions on behalf of the GraphQL Foundation.

Lee ByronLee ByronBenjie GillamBenjie GillamKewei QuKewei QuMark LarahMark LarahMartin BonninMartin BonninMatt MahoneyMatt MahoneyMichael StaibMichael StaibPascal SennPascal SennRob RichardRob RichardUri GoldshteinUri GoldshteinYaacov RydzinskiYaacov Rydzinski

gaps.graphql.org

GraphQL Auxiliary Proposals — filling the GAPs in the GraphQL specification.

Mark LarahMark LarahMartin BonninMartin Bonnin

rfcs.graphql.org

The GraphQL RFC tracker lists all RFCs and their state.

Benjie GillamBenjie Gillam

scalars.graphql.org

A collaborative effort to define and standardize custom scalar types for GraphQL, making it easier to share type definitions across implementations.

Martin BonninMartin Bonnin

Community

Community gardening

Keeping the GraphQL community running smoothly.

Benjie GillamBenjie GillamJem GillamJem Gillam

Grants Program

Managing the GraphQL grants program.

Martin BonninMartin Bonnin

GraphQL Weekly

A weekly newsletter curating the best GraphQL news, articles, tutorials, and community updates from across the ecosystem.

Socials

Getting the GraphQL word out on social networks: X, BlueSky, LinkedIn,...

Benjie GillamBenjie GillamJean LucasJean LucasJem GillamJem GillamMartin BonninMartin BonninMichael StaibMichael Staib

YouTube

Managing the YouTube channel.

Michael StaibMichael Staib

GraphQL Day

Organizing GraphQL Day events all around the world.

Benjie GillamBenjie GillamJeff AuriemmaJeff AuriemmaJem GillamJem GillamMartin BonninMartin BonninMichael StaibMichael StaibPascal SennPascal Senn

Projects

GraphQL.js

The reference implementation of GraphQL for JavaScript, providing the canonical implementation of the GraphQL specification.

GraphiQL

An in-browser IDE for exploring GraphQL APIs, used by developers worldwide to write, test, and debug queries.

Working Groups

Composite Schemas working group (Federation)

Building a specification that covers many of the shared concerns when building a larger GraphQL schema as a composite of many smaller GraphQL schemas.

Derek KucDerek KucMichael StaibMichael StaibPascal SennPascal Senn

AI Working Group

A working group focused on integrating GraphQL with AI systems and defining best practices for using GraphQL in AI-powered applications.

Jeff AuriemmaJeff AuriemmaMark LarahMark LarahPascal SennPascal Senn

OTel Working Group

A working group defining OpenTelemetry conventions and semantics for GraphQL, enabling consistent observability across GraphQL implementations.

Pascal SennPascal Senn

GraphQL over HTTP Working Group

A working group that defines and maintains the specification for transporting GraphQL over HTTP, ensuring interoperability across servers and clients.

Benjie GillamBenjie GillamMichael StaibMichael StaibMartin BonninMartin Bonnin

Archived teams

Nullability Working Group(Archived)

A working group that explored improvements to GraphQL's null handling, including the @semanticNonNull directive and related proposals. Now archived, with its work continuing in the main GraphQL WG.

Martin BonninMartin Bonnin

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