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Get Started with Apollo Tooling
Quick Summary
“Apollo CLI for client tooling, primarily for GraphQL projects.”
Best for: Legacy GraphQL projects
Time to first integration: 5 minutes
📋Prerequisites
- ✓Node.js 18+ installed
- ✓A Apollo Tooling account — sign up here
- ✓An existing project (Next.js, React, or Node.js recommended)
Setup Steps
2 steps1
1
Install Apollo CLI
Use npm to install Apollo CLI globally.
bash
npm install -g apollo2
2
Initialize Apollo Project
Run the Apollo CLI to initialize your project.
bash
apollo client:codegenCommon Gotchas
Watch out for these issues in your first week.
Compatibility issues with newer GraphQL features
Fix: Consider using Rover for the latest GraphQL support
High number of open issues
Fix: Check GitHub issues for workarounds or community solutions