GraphQL API Playground

Kanban Dashboard — Public GraphQL API Playground

This is a public, open GraphQL API built as an educational playground for developers who want to learn and practice GraphQL, Apollo Client, and real-world API design. The API models a full-featured Kanban system with boards, columns, tasks, labels, members, activity logs, and real-time updates via subscriptions. It is designed to demonstrate:

API Endpoint

https://kanban-graphql-api.onrender.com/graphql

API Example

https://kanban-next-graphql.vercel.app/

Full-Featured Kanban System

Complete implementation with boards, columns, tasks, labels, members, and real-time updates.

Production-Ready Patterns

Learn real-world API design patterns used in modern SaaS applications.

Key Features

Clean GraphQL schema design
JWT-based authentication
Cursor-based pagination
Filtering, sorting, and search
Role-based access control
Real-time updates with subscriptions
Optimistic UI updates using Apollo Client
Typical product-level API patterns used in real SaaS applications

You can freely explore queries, mutations, and subscriptions, test edge cases, and use this API as:

  • A learning sandbox
  • A demo backend for pet projects
  • A reference architecture for GraphQL APIs