CODEWITHSUNDEEP
lambdagraphqlapolloserverlessapollo-server
Tim Givois
Tim Givois

Reputation: 2014

Apollo Server + Lambda + Subscriptions

Is it possible to run an Apollo GraphQL Lambda backend with subscriptions? As I understand, GraphQL subscriptions use websockets, so I suppose it won't be possible unless you use Redis as message broker but I want to validate it this as it's not stated in any part of Apollo Docs.

Upvotes: 6

Views: 5353

Answers (4)

t0mpl
t0mpl

Reputation: 5025

Someone developed this solution you can find it here aws-lambda-graphql

Edit: you should consider Appsync, it handles subscription

Upvotes: 2

Andy Richardson
Andy Richardson

Reputation: 181

Quick 2021 update - it is doable but it's still in the early days and API Gateway has some limitations.

I've put together a project which provides an API almost identical to Apollo server and with docs explaining how to set it up. If you're interested, it's called subscriptionless

Upvotes: 4

Paddy Hamilton
Paddy Hamilton

Reputation: 157

Yes.

AWS lambdas now have websocket support via API Gateway. The serverless framework also now supports websockets without a plugin, making it really easy to implement.

Upvotes: 12

Cory McAboy
Cory McAboy

Reputation: 332

GraphQL subscriptions are not supported with Lambda, Google Cloud functions, or Azure functions or most other serverless vendors. This is because the instance is shutdown when traffic is low, which kills the websocket connection. There are a few experimental setups that have gotten it to work, but I have not tried any of them myself.

You can find more information about this here.

I hope this helps!

Upvotes: 5

Related Questions