7207" class="ember-view"><p>This section of the Guides describes the essential features of Ember
Data, a powerful set of tools
for formatting requests, normalizing responses, and efficiently
managing a local cache of data.</p>
<p>Ember.js itself works with any type of back end: REST,
JSON:API, GraphQL, or anything else.
To learn about other ways to handle data and to find extensions,
check out the guide for <a href="../in-depth-topics/making-api-requests/">making API requests</a>,
look for plugins on <a hre