quick take:

• The Graph is an indexing protocol for querying networks like Ethereum and IPFS.
• Polygon will join The Graph Network after relying on The Graph’s hosted service for years.
• The integration will allow Polygon developers to find the data they need to improve the efficiency of their dApps.

The Graph, a decentralized protocol used to index Web3 data, is adding support for Polygon on The Graph Network. Polygon users will soon be able to use The Graph’s decentralized APIs to power their decentralized applications after relying on The Graph’s hosted service for years.

As the Web3 query and indexing layer, The Graph allows you to create and publish open APIs, called subgraphs, that applications can query using GraphQL. An API, also known as an application programming interface, is a way that two or more computer programs communicate with each other.

Joining The Graph Network will allow Polygon developers to find the data they need to improve the efficiency of their dApps. According to Polygon, tens of thousands of developers use The Graph to query data from apps like Uniswap, Synthetix, Art Blocks, Gnosis, Balancer, ENS, Decentraland, and many others.

Ethereum dApps such as Sushiswap, ArtBlocks, and Snapshot have already been migrated to the network and Polygon dApps will soon follow.

Polygon node operators also become Polygon indexers to serve dApps running on the network. Indexers can earn rewards and query fees for the subgraphs they serve.

“The Graph Network allows founders and developers to build more decentralized applications as it decentralizes the open data layer,” said Tegan Kline, founder of Edge & Node, the initial team behind Graph. “With this step, The Graph becomes an even more crucial part of the web3 stack.”

The Graph Network has been indexing the Ethereum blockchain since it went live two years ago and is in the process of supporting Gnosis Chain. In September, The Graph Foundation launched the Migration Infrastructure Provider (MIP) Incentive Program to support new chains adding to the Graph Network. Polygon will be the last network to be compatible with The Graph Network and participate in the MIP program.

Polygon is the second largest supported chain by usage after Ethereum and followed by Gnosis. The Polygon integration is part of The Graph’s efforts to end its hosted service, which currently supports 39 networks, eventually leading to the rise of decentralized data through The Graph Network.

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