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Hot Chocolate

GraphQL server for .NET that builds a GraphQL schema from C# classes and runs on ASP.NET Core.

Hot Chocolate is a GraphQL server for .NET that builds a GraphQL schema from C# classes. In implementation-first mode, a source generator turns attributed classes into schema types. In code-first mode, the schema is described with a fluent type descriptor API. The server runs on ASP.NET Core and returns results over HTTP, WebSocket and Server-Sent Events. The getting-started guide creates a project from the Hot Chocolate templates. ChilliCream Inc. maintains it in the graphql-platform repository, alongside Strawberry Shake, Fusion, Nitro and Mocha.

Identity

Status
Active
Maintainer
ChilliCream Inc.4
Maintained by
Company
First release
201810
Headquarters
United States5

Rendering and deploy

Install with
dotnet new template8

Releases

Current major version
1611
Last release
2026-10-2810

Adoption

GitHub stars
5,7683
Contributors
32512
Dependent packages
5913

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Sources

  1. 2026-11-09: links
    chillicream.com
  2. 2026-11-09: links
    chillicream.com/docs/hotchocolate
  3. 2026-11-09: links, Written in, License, GitHub stars
    api.github.com/repos/ChilliCream/graphql-platform
  4. 2026-11-09: Maintainer, License model
    raw.githubusercontent.com/ChilliCream/graphql-platform/main/LICENSE
  5. 2026-11-09: Headquarters
    chillicream.com/legal/terms-of-service
  6. 2026-11-09: Categories, Content API
    chillicream.com/docs/hotchocolate.md
  7. 2026-11-09: Databases
    chillicream.com/docs/hotchocolate/fetching-data/integrations/mongodb
  8. 2026-11-09: Install with
    chillicream.com/docs/hotchocolate/get-started-with-graphql-in-net-core
  9. 2026-11-09: Runtime, Minimum runtime
    api.nuget.org/v3-flatcontainer/hotchocolate.aspnetcore/16.7.3/hotchocolate.aspnetcore.nuspec
  10. 2026-11-09: First release, Last release
    api.nuget.org/v3/registration5-semver1/hotchocolate.aspnetcore/index.json
  11. 2026-11-09: Current major version
    api.github.com/repos/ChilliCream/graphql-platform/releases
  12. 2026-11-09: Contributors
    api.github.com/repos/ChilliCream/graphql-platform/contributors?per_page=1
  13. 2026-11-09: Dependent packages
    packages.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/registries/nuget.org/packages/HotChocolate.AspNetCore

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