# Silverstripe CMS GraphQL server GraphQL is the content API layer for Silverstripe CMS. It is the recommended way of getting data in and out of the content management system. For more information on GraphQL in general, visit its [documentation site](https://graphql.org). [alert] You are viewing docs for a pre-release version of silverstripe/graphql (4.x). Help us improve it by joining #graphql on the [Community Slack](https://www.silverstripe.org/blog/community-slack-channel/), and report any issues at [github.com/silverstripe/silverstripe-graphql](https://github.com/silverstripe/silverstripe-graphql). Docs for the current stable version (3.x) can be found [here](https://github.com/silverstripe/silverstripe-graphql/tree/3) [/alert] [CHILDREN includeFolders]