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GraphQL shines when your data model is already a graph, when you have polymorphism and expose nodes/edges and follow the "Relay" pattern.

But it shines only for the frontend. It is a nightmare on the backend to implement efficiently.

Then, you have Hasura, which will compile the GraphQL request into an SQL request. Hasura provides a REST-like schema with GraphQL syntax. At that point, just stick with REST.