# urql-graphql/urql

The highly customizable and versatile GraphQL client with which you add on features like normalized caching as you grow.

Repository: https://github.com/urql-graphql/urql
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/urql
Homepage: https://urql.dev
Language: TypeScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: graphql, graphql-client, exchange, graphql-clients, complex-apps
Last push: 2026-08-22T16:07:52+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 95/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 86, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3144, "days_push": 11, "days_rel": 12, "gap_med": 0.0, "n_releases_24m": 63}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 8967, forks 478 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:26.547064+00:00)

## What it is
urql is a highly customizable and versatile GraphQL client for JavaScript applications, with first-class support for React, Preact, Vue, Solid, and Svelte. Its behavior is extended through a pipeline of 'exchanges', allowing features like normalized caching to be added as applications grow.

## Use cases
- query a graphql api from react
- add normalized caching to a graphql client
- customize graphql request behavior with middleware
- fetch graphql data in vue or svelte apps
- debug graphql requests in the browser
- build a complex app with graphql caching

## When to choose
- you want a lightweight GraphQL client that scales to complex caching needs
- you need framework bindings for React, Vue, Svelte, Solid, or Preact
- you want fine-grained control over the request/response pipeline via exchanges

## When to avoid
- you need a zero-configuration client with no build setup
- your project does not use GraphQL
- you prefer an opinionated all-in-one data framework with codegen defaults

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: graphql-client, http-client, caching, state-management
- domain: web-development, frontend, apis
- platform: browser, cross-platform
- tags: graphql, exchanges, normalized-caching, react, vue, svelte, preact, solid, nodejs, typescript

## Member repositories
- urql-graphql/urql (main) score 95

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:26.547064+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:24:26.206122+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/urql-graphql/urql (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:26.547064+00:00, sha cec0c8f4dbca)
  - homepage: https://urql.dev (fetched 2026-08-29T08:24:49.411602+00:00, sha 13b66f411ecb)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.