Should you use OData?

Why is OData not popular?

The interface errs on the side of being too liberal in what it will accept. The contract does not provide enough information to consumers on how to use the service. If a consumer must read something other than the service's signature to understand how to use the service, the factoring of the service should be reviewed.

Is OData outdated?

Back in 2016, I asked Microsoft about the status of OData -- the RESTful API protocol it developed back in 2007 -- because it seemed its initial buzz had tapered off dramatically. I was assured by the company that "both within the standards organizations and the industry, OData is alive and growing."

Why do I need OData?

OData provides the following benefits: It lets developers interact with data by using RESTful web services. It provides a simple and uniform way to share data in a discoverable manner. It enables broad integration across products.

What is better than OData?

GraphQL is a self-contained and powerful query language, including all the things for querying and implementing the Rest API. So it is more powerful in comparison to OData. GraphQL supports joins relationships, sorting, versioning, pagination from a single request/ response round trip.