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title: "Demand oriented schema design"
canonical: "https://support.apollographql.com/space/ETKB/648380446/Demand%20oriented%20schema%20design"
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The shift to a common graph is often motivated in part by a desire to simplify how clients access the data they need from a GraphQL API backed by a distributed service architecture. And while GraphQL offers the promise of taking a client-driven approach to API design and development, it provides no inherent guarantee that any given schema will lend itself to real client use cases.

[Learn more on our Tech Note](https://www.apollographql.com/docs/technotes/TN0027-demand-oriented-schema-design/).