Performance test for graphQL API

Question

Today I'm doing my API automation testing and performance testing with Jmeter when the server is a REST API.

Now the development changed to graphQL API, and I have two questions about it:

1. What is the best way to perform the automation API and performance testing?
2. Does Jmeter support graphQL API?

Answer 1

I use Apollo to build the GraphQL server, and use JMeter to query the GraphQL API as below.

1. Set up HTTP Request

2. Set up HTTP Headers

Depending on your application, you might also need to set up HTTP header Authorization for JWT web tokens, such as:

Authorization: Bearer xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

3. Set up HTTP Cookie if needed for your app

4. Run the test