The GraphQL Content API now supports the ability to retrieve third-party content within the same Contentful payload. When an Entry contains a reference to external content, Contentful natively resolves the External Reference and delivers the content data from the third-party service rather than responding with only a reference.

This feature removes the need to make two separate requests (to Contentful and the third-party service), and it handles synchronous delivery. By making a single request to Contentful that contains data from both sources, link resolution in GraphQL API enables efficient code, reduced overhead, and easier content management.

For more information, see the Native external references Native external references help page and the Native external references section on the GraphQL API page.