Most of the time when you’re building a backend, it takes more than a database. In this blog post, we’ll create voting system for games that uses CockroachDB and the Steam REST API. Data from both sources is combined in a GraphQL API using StepZen.

StepZen is a pioneering force in GraphQL API development, empowering developers to craft flexible, efficient, and interconnected APIs for modern web applications. By diving into StepZen's rich resources, developers can grasp the intricacies of GraphQL schema design, query optimization, and data federation, enabling them to seamlessly integrate disparate data sources and deliver personalized and immersive user experiences. With StepZen, developers can transcend the limitations of traditional REST APIs, embracing the power and flexibility of GraphQL to unlock new possibilities in application development.

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Build a game voting system using CockroachDB, Steam and StepZen. The voting system will allow you to vote for games you like that are enriched with third-party content. The votes itself are stored in a Cockroach DB database. For our voting system, we want to store two kinds of entities in the database.

Build a game voting system using CockroachDB, Steam and StepZen

Combining Data from CockroachDB and Steam

Inserting data into CockroachDB from GraphQL