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SWAPI GraphQL

Star Wars films, people, and planets over GraphQL

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A GraphQL wrapper around SWAPI covering Star Wars films, characters, planets, and starships. Send the query as a URL parameter on a GET request and it answers with exactly the fields you asked for, no key required. Useful for learning GraphQL against familiar data.

—HOW IT'S SCORED ⓘ
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ON PROBE SCHEDULE

We probe a documented GET and expect 2xx JSON — full uptime and health score. Open provider docs ↗

Uptime historystarts after first probe

On our probe schedule. Uptime charts appear after the first check lands.

Example responsefrom provider docs — not verified by us
GET https://swapi-graphql.netlify.app/.netlify/functions/index?query=%7BallFilms%7Bfilms%7Btitle%2CreleaseDate%7D%7D%7D

{
  "data": {
    "allFilms": {
      "films": [
        {
          "title": "A New Hope",
          "releaseDate": "1977-05-25"
        },
        {
          "title": "The Empire Strikes Back",
          "releaseDate": "1980-05-17"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
Call itcurl · fetch · python
curl "https://swapi-graphql.netlify.app/.netlify/functions/index?query=%7BallFilms%7Bfilms%7Btitle%2CreleaseDate%7D%7D%7D"
const res = await fetch("https://swapi-graphql.netlify.app/.netlify/functions/index?query=%7BallFilms%7Bfilms%7Btitle%2CreleaseDate%7D%7D%7D");
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);
import requests

res = requests.get("https://swapi-graphql.netlify.app/.netlify/functions/index?query=%7BallFilms%7Bfilms%7Btitle%2CreleaseDate%7D%7D%7D")
print(res.json())
Endpoints · 3On scheduleFULL DOCS ↗
On schedule — GET /index?query=%7BallFilms%7Bfilms%7Btitle%2CreleaseDate%7D%7D%7D awaits first probe
GET/index?query=%7BallFilms%7Bfilms%7Btitle%2CreleaseDate%7D%7D%7DPROBED

Star Wars films, people, and planets over GraphQL

GET/index?limit=5

Index — documented GET route.

GET/index?page=1

Index — documented GET route.

Machine-readable spec

We probe a documented GET and expect 2xx JSON — full uptime and health score. Export includes every documented route below.

Response-shape history

Not tracked yet. Shape-change history starts once this API joins our probe schedule.

SWAPI GraphQL: common questions

Is SWAPI GraphQL free to use?

Yes — SWAPI GraphQL is a free media API. Free tier: Free, no key. Whether the free tier allows commercial use is unclear — check the provider docs.

Does SWAPI GraphQL need an API key?

No — SWAPI GraphQL needs no API key or signup. You can call it straight away; rate limits still apply (Unpublished).

Can I call SWAPI GraphQL from the browser?

Yes — SWAPI GraphQL returns CORS headers over HTTPS, so front-end code can fetch it directly with no backend proxy. Use the fetch snippet on this page, or hit "Run live" to try it now.

Is SWAPI GraphQL up right now?

SWAPI GraphQL is catalogued but not yet on our probe schedule, so we don't publish a live status for it. Check the provider's own status page or docs for its current state.