diff --git a/spring-graphql/build.gradle b/spring-graphql/build.gradle
index cdb095fd..af3ed273 100644
--- a/spring-graphql/build.gradle
+++ b/spring-graphql/build.gradle
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ dependencies {
 	compileOnly 'org.springframework:spring-webmvc'
 	compileOnly 'org.springframework:spring-websocket'
 	compileOnly 'javax.servlet:javax.servlet-api'
+	compileOnly 'javax.validation:validation-api'
 
 	compileOnly 'org.springframework.security:spring-security-core'
 
@@ -22,7 +23,8 @@ dependencies {
 	compileOnly 'org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib'
 	compileOnly 'org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-core'
 
-	compileOnly 'javax.validation:validation-api'
+	compileOnly 'com.jayway.jsonpath:json-path'
+	compileOnly 'com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind'
 
 	testImplementation 'org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter'
 	testImplementation 'org.assertj:assertj-core'
@@ -47,6 +49,7 @@ dependencies {
 	testImplementation 'com.querydsl:querydsl-core'
 	testImplementation 'com.querydsl:querydsl-collections'
 	testImplementation 'javax.servlet:javax.servlet-api'
+	testImplementation 'com.squareup.okhttp3:mockwebserver:3.14.9'
 	testImplementation 'javax.validation:validation-api'
 	testImplementation 'com.jayway.jsonpath:json-path'
 	testImplementation 'com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind'
diff --git a/spring-graphql/src/main/java/org/springframework/graphql/client/DefaultGraphQlClient.java b/spring-graphql/src/main/java/org/springframework/graphql/client/DefaultGraphQlClient.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f1295669
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-graphql/src/main/java/org/springframework/graphql/client/DefaultGraphQlClient.java
@@ -0,0 +1,181 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2022 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.springframework.graphql.client;
+
+import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+import com.jayway.jsonpath.Configuration;
+import com.jayway.jsonpath.DocumentContext;
+import com.jayway.jsonpath.JsonPath;
+import graphql.ExecutionResult;
+import graphql.GraphQLError;
+import reactor.core.publisher.Flux;
+import reactor.core.publisher.Mono;
+
+import org.springframework.core.ParameterizedTypeReference;
+import org.springframework.graphql.RequestInput;
+import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
+import org.springframework.util.Assert;
+import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
+
+/**
+ * Default implementation of {@link GraphQlClient}.
+ *
+ * @author Rossen Stoyanchev
+ * @since 1.0.0
+ */
+final class DefaultGraphQlClient implements GraphQlClient {
+
+	private final GraphQlTransport transport;
+
+	private final Configuration jsonPathConfig;
+
+	private final OperationContentLoader operationContentLoader;
+
+
+	public DefaultGraphQlClient(GraphQlTransport transport, Configuration jsonPathConfig,
+			OperationContentLoader operationContentLoader) {
+
+		Assert.notNull(transport, "GraphQlTransport is required");
+		Assert.notNull(jsonPathConfig, "'jsonPathConfig' is required");
+		Assert.notNull(operationContentLoader, "RequestNameResolver is required");
+		this.transport = transport;
+		this.jsonPathConfig = jsonPathConfig;
+		this.operationContentLoader = operationContentLoader;
+	}
+
+
+	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+	@Override
+	public <T extends GraphQlTransport> T getTransport(Class<T> requiredType) {
+		return (requiredType.isInstance(this.transport) ? (T) this.transport : null);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public RequestSpec operation(String operation) {
+		return new DefaultRequestSpec(operation, this.transport, this.jsonPathConfig);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public RequestSpec loadOperationContent(String key) {
+		String requestContent = this.operationContentLoader.loadOperation(key);
+		Assert.notNull(requestContent, "Failed to load operation content for key: " + key);
+		return new DefaultRequestSpec(requestContent, this.transport, this.jsonPathConfig);
+	}
+
+
+	private static final class DefaultRequestSpec implements RequestSpec {
+
+		private final String operation;
+
+		@Nullable
+		private String operationName;
+
+		private final Map<String, Object> variables = new LinkedHashMap<>();
+
+		private final GraphQlTransport transport;
+
+		private final Configuration jsonPathConfig;
+
+		DefaultRequestSpec(String operation, GraphQlTransport transport, Configuration jsonPathConfig) {
+			Assert.hasText(operation, "'operation' is required");
+			this.operation = operation;
+			this.transport = transport;
+			this.jsonPathConfig = jsonPathConfig;
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		public DefaultRequestSpec operationName(@Nullable String name) {
+			this.operationName = name;
+			return this;
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		public DefaultRequestSpec variable(String name, Object value) {
+			this.variables.put(name, value);
+			return this;
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		public Mono<ResponseSpec> execute() {
+			return this.transport.execute(initRequestInput())
+					.map(payload -> new DefaultResponseSpec(payload, this.jsonPathConfig));
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		public Flux<ResponseSpec> executeSubscription() {
+			return this.transport.executeSubscription(initRequestInput())
+					.map(payload -> new DefaultResponseSpec(payload, this.jsonPathConfig));
+		}
+
+		private RequestInput initRequestInput() {
+			return new RequestInput(this.operation, this.operationName, this.variables, null, "1");
+		}
+
+	}
+
+
+	private static class DefaultResponseSpec implements ResponseSpec {
+
+		private final DocumentContext documentContext;
+
+		private final List<GraphQLError> errors;
+
+		private DefaultResponseSpec(ExecutionResult result, Configuration jsonPathConfig) {
+			this.documentContext = JsonPath.parse(result.toSpecification(), jsonPathConfig);
+			this.errors = result.getErrors();
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		public <D> D toEntity(String path, Class<D> entityType) {
+			return this.documentContext.read(initJsonPath(path), new TypeRefAdapter<>(entityType));
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		public <D> D toEntity(String path, ParameterizedTypeReference<D> entityType) {
+			return this.documentContext.read(initJsonPath(path), new TypeRefAdapter<>(entityType));
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		public <D> List<D> toEntityList(String path, Class<D> elementType) {
+			return this.documentContext.read(initJsonPath(path), new TypeRefAdapter<>(List.class, elementType));
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		public <D> List<D> toEntityList(String path, ParameterizedTypeReference<D> elementType) {
+			return this.documentContext.read(initJsonPath(path), new TypeRefAdapter<>(List.class, elementType));
+		}
+
+		private static JsonPath initJsonPath(String path) {
+			if (!StringUtils.hasText(path)) {
+				path = "$.data";
+			}
+			else if (!path.startsWith("$") && !path.startsWith("data.")) {
+				path = "$.data." + path;
+			}
+			return JsonPath.compile(path);
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		public List<GraphQLError> errors() {
+			return this.errors;
+		}
+
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/spring-graphql/src/main/java/org/springframework/graphql/client/DefaultGraphQlClientBuilder.java b/spring-graphql/src/main/java/org/springframework/graphql/client/DefaultGraphQlClientBuilder.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..adc683a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-graphql/src/main/java/org/springframework/graphql/client/DefaultGraphQlClientBuilder.java
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2022 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.springframework.graphql.client;
+
+import com.jayway.jsonpath.Configuration;
+import com.jayway.jsonpath.spi.json.JacksonJsonProvider;
+import com.jayway.jsonpath.spi.mapper.JacksonMappingProvider;
+
+import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
+import org.springframework.util.Assert;
+import org.springframework.util.ClassUtils;
+
+/**
+ * Default implementation of {@link GraphQlClient.Builder}.
+ *
+ * @author Rossen Stoyanchev
+ * @since 1.0.0
+ */
+class DefaultGraphQlClientBuilder implements GraphQlClient.Builder {
+
+	private static final boolean jackson2Present;
+
+	static {
+		ClassLoader classLoader = DefaultGraphQlClientBuilder.class.getClassLoader();
+		jackson2Present = ClassUtils.isPresent("com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper", classLoader)
+				&& ClassUtils.isPresent("com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonGenerator", classLoader);
+	}
+
+
+	private final GraphQlTransport transport;
+
+	@Nullable
+	private Configuration jsonPathConfig;
+
+	@Nullable
+	private OperationContentLoader operationContentLoader;
+
+
+	DefaultGraphQlClientBuilder(GraphQlTransport transport) {
+		Assert.notNull(transport, "GraphQlTransport is required");
+		this.transport = transport;
+	}
+
+
+	@Override
+	public GraphQlClient.Builder jsonPathConfig(@Nullable Configuration config) {
+		this.jsonPathConfig = config;
+		return this;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public GraphQlClient.Builder operationContentLoader(@Nullable OperationContentLoader contentLoader) {
+		this.operationContentLoader = contentLoader;
+		return this;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public GraphQlClient build() {
+		return new DefaultGraphQlClient(this.transport, initJsonPathConfig(), initRequestNameResolver());
+	}
+
+	private Configuration initJsonPathConfig() {
+		if (this.jsonPathConfig != null) {
+			return this.jsonPathConfig;
+		}
+		else if (jackson2Present) {
+			return Jackson2Configuration.create();
+		}
+		else {
+			return Configuration.builder().build();
+		}
+	}
+
+	private OperationContentLoader initRequestNameResolver() {
+		return (this.operationContentLoader == null ?
+				new ResourceOperationContentLoader() : this.operationContentLoader);
+	}
+
+
+	private static class Jackson2Configuration {
+
+		static Configuration create() {
+			return Configuration.builder()
+					.jsonProvider(new JacksonJsonProvider())
+					.mappingProvider(new JacksonMappingProvider())
+					.build();
+		}
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/spring-graphql/src/main/java/org/springframework/graphql/client/GraphQlClient.java b/spring-graphql/src/main/java/org/springframework/graphql/client/GraphQlClient.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2bae1353
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-graphql/src/main/java/org/springframework/graphql/client/GraphQlClient.java
@@ -0,0 +1,218 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2022 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.springframework.graphql.client;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+import com.jayway.jsonpath.Configuration;
+import graphql.GraphQLError;
+import reactor.core.publisher.Flux;
+import reactor.core.publisher.Mono;
+
+import org.springframework.core.ParameterizedTypeReference;
+import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
+
+/**
+ * Defines a workflow to prepare and execute GraphQL requests and to decode and
+ * handle responses.
+ *
+ * <p>To create a {@link GraphQlClient}, use the builder in this class, and see
+ * examples in {@link HttpGraphQlTransport} and {@link WebSocketGraphQlTransport}
+ * for initializing both the client and the transport it runs over.
+ *
+ * @author Rossen Stoyanchev
+ * @since 1.0.0
+ * @see HttpGraphQlTransport
+ * @see WebSocketGraphQlTransport
+ */
+public interface GraphQlClient {
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the underlying transport or {@code null} if the required type
+	 * does not match the transport type. See {@link GraphQlTransport}
+	 */
+	@Nullable
+	<T extends GraphQlTransport> T getTransport(Class<T> requiredType);
+
+	/**
+	 * Start a new request with the given GraphQL operation, which can be a
+	 * query, a mutation, or subscription.
+	 * @param operation the operation to perform
+	 * @return spec to further define and execute the request
+	 */
+	RequestSpec operation(String operation);
+
+	/**
+	 * Variant of {@link #operation(String)} that loads the content of the
+	 * operation from the given key through the configured
+	 * {@link OperationContentLoader}.
+	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the content could not be loaded
+	 */
+	RequestSpec loadOperationContent(String key);
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Return a builder to initialize a {@link GraphQlClient} instance.
+	 * @param transport the transport for executing requests over
+	 * @see HttpGraphQlTransport
+	 * @see WebSocketGraphQlTransport
+	 */
+	static Builder builder(GraphQlTransport transport) {
+		return new DefaultGraphQlClientBuilder(transport);
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Defines a builder for creating {@link GraphQlClient} instances.
+	 */
+	interface Builder {
+
+		/**
+		 * Provide JSONPath configuration settings.
+		 * <p>By default, the Jackson JSON library is used if present.
+		 */
+		Builder jsonPathConfig(@Nullable Configuration config);
+
+		/**
+		 * Configure an {@link OperationContentLoader} to use with
+		 * {@link #loadOperationContent(String) GraphQlClient#loadOperationContent}.
+		 * <p>By default, {@link ResourceOperationContentLoader} is used.
+		 */
+		Builder operationContentLoader(@Nullable OperationContentLoader contentLoader);
+
+		/**
+		 * Build the {@code GraphQlClient} instance.
+		 */
+		GraphQlClient build();
+
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Declare options to execute a request.
+	 */
+	interface ExecuteSpec {
+
+		/**
+		 * Execute as a single-response operation such as "query" or "mutation".
+		 * @return a {@code Mono} with a {@code ResponseSpec} for further
+		 * decoding of the response. The {@code Mono} may end wth an error due
+		 * to transport level issues.
+		 */
+		Mono<ResponseSpec> execute();
+
+		/**
+		 * Execute a "subscription" request and stream a stream of responses.
+		 * @return a {@code Flux} with a {@code ResponseSpec} for further
+		 * decoding of the response. The {@code Flux} may terminate as follows:
+		 * <ul>
+		 * <li>Completes if the subscription completes before the connection is closed.
+		 * <li>{@link SubscriptionErrorException} if the subscription ends with an error.
+		 * <li>{@link IllegalStateException} if the connection is closed or lost
+		 * before the stream terminates.
+		 * <li>Exception for connection and GraphQL session initialization issues.
+		 * </ul>
+		 * <p>The {@code Flux} may be cancelled to notify the server to end the
+		 * subscription stream.
+		 */
+		Flux<ResponseSpec> executeSubscription();
+
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Declare options to gather input for a GraphQL request and execute it.
+	 */
+	interface RequestSpec extends ExecuteSpec {
+
+		/**
+		 * Set the operation name.
+		 * @param name the operation name
+		 * @return this request spec
+		 */
+		RequestSpec operationName(@Nullable String name);
+
+		/**
+		 * Add a variable.
+		 * @param name the variable name
+		 * @param value the variable value
+		 * @return this request spec
+		 */
+		RequestSpec variable(String name, Object value);
+
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Declare options to decode a response.
+	 */
+	interface ResponseSpec {
+
+		/**
+		 * Switch to the given the "data" path of the GraphQL response and
+		 * convert the data to the target type. The path can be an operation
+		 * root type name, e.g. "book", or a nested path such as "book.name",
+		 * or any <a href="https://github.com/jayway/JsonPath">JsonPath</a>
+		 * relative to the "data" key of the response.
+		 * @param path a JSON path to the data of interest
+		 * @param entityType the type to convert to
+		 * @param <D> the target entity type
+		 * @return the entity resulting from the conversion
+		 */
+		<D> D toEntity(String path, Class<D> entityType);
+
+		/**
+		 * Variant of {@link #toEntity(String, Class)} for entity classes with
+		 * generic types.
+		 * @param path a JSON path to the data of interest
+		 * @param entityType the type to convert to
+		 * @param <D> the target entity type
+		 * @return the entity resulting from the conversion
+		 */
+		<D> D toEntity(String path, ParameterizedTypeReference<D> entityType);
+
+		/**
+		 * Switch to the given the "data" path of the GraphQL response and
+		 * convert the data to a List with the given element type.
+		 * The path can be an operation root type name, e.g. "book", or a
+		 * nested path such as "book.name", or any
+		 * <a href="https://github.com/jayway/JsonPath">JsonPath</a>
+		 * relative to the "data" key of the response.
+		 * @param path a JSON path to the data of interest
+		 * @param elementType the type of element to convert to
+		 * @param <D> the target entity type
+		 * @return the list of entities resulting from the conversion
+		 */
+		<D> List<D> toEntityList(String path, Class<D> elementType);
+
+		/**
+		 * Variant of {@link #toEntityList(String, Class)} for entity classes
+		 * with generic types.
+		 * @param path a JSON path to the data of interest
+		 * @param elementType the type to convert to
+		 * @param <D> the target entity type
+		 * @return the list of entities resulting from the conversion
+		 */
+		<D> List<D> toEntityList(String path, ParameterizedTypeReference<D> elementType);
+
+		/**
+		 * Return the errors from the response or an empty list.
+		 */
+		List<GraphQLError> errors();
+
+	}
+
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spring-graphql/src/main/java/org/springframework/graphql/client/GraphQlTransport.java b/spring-graphql/src/main/java/org/springframework/graphql/client/GraphQlTransport.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0713383e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-graphql/src/main/java/org/springframework/graphql/client/GraphQlTransport.java
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2021 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.springframework.graphql.client;
+
+import graphql.ExecutionResult;
+import reactor.core.publisher.Flux;
+import reactor.core.publisher.Mono;
+
+import org.springframework.graphql.RequestInput;
+
+/**
+ * Contract for a transport, over which to execute GraphQL requests.
+ *
+ * @author Rossen Stoyanchev
+ * @since 1.0.0
+ */
+public interface GraphQlTransport {
+
+	/**
+	 * Execute a single-response operation such as "query" or "mutation".
+	 * @param input the request to execute
+	 * @return a {@code Mono} with the {@code ExecutionResult} for the response.
+	 * The {@code Mono} may end wth an error due to transport or other issues
+	 * such as failures to encode the request or decode the response.
+	 * </ul>
+	 */
+	Mono<ExecutionResult> execute(RequestInput input);
+
+	/**
+	 * Execute a "subscription" request and stream the responses.
+	 * @param input the request to execute
+	 * @return a {@code Flux} with an {@code ExecutionResult} for each response.
+	 * The {@code Flux} may terminate as follows:
+	 * <ul>
+	 * <li>Completes if the subscription completes before the connection is closed.
+	 * <li>{@link SubscriptionErrorException} if the subscription ends with an error.
+	 * <li>{@link IllegalStateException} if the connection is closed or lost
+	 * before the stream terminates.
+	 * <li>Exception for connection and GraphQL session initialization issues.
+	 * </ul>
+	 * <p>The {@code Flux} may be cancelled to notify the server to end the
+	 * subscription stream.
+	 */
+	Flux<ExecutionResult> executeSubscription(RequestInput input);
+
+}
diff --git a/spring-graphql/src/main/java/org/springframework/graphql/client/HttpGraphQlTransport.java b/spring-graphql/src/main/java/org/springframework/graphql/client/HttpGraphQlTransport.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ed8723c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-graphql/src/main/java/org/springframework/graphql/client/HttpGraphQlTransport.java
@@ -0,0 +1,153 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2022 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.springframework.graphql.client;
+
+import java.util.Map;
+
+import graphql.ExecutionResult;
+import reactor.core.publisher.Flux;
+import reactor.core.publisher.Mono;
+
+import org.springframework.core.ParameterizedTypeReference;
+import org.springframework.graphql.RequestInput;
+import org.springframework.http.MediaType;
+import org.springframework.util.Assert;
+import org.springframework.web.reactive.function.client.WebClient;
+
+/**
+ * Transport to execute GraphQL requests over HTTP via {@link WebClient}.
+ * Single-response requests are performed over HTTP POST while subscriptions
+ * over HTTP are not supported.
+ *
+ * <p>Use the builder to initialize the transport and the {@link GraphQlClient}
+ * in a single chain:
+ *
+ * <pre style="class">
+ * GraphQlClient client = HttpGraphQlTransport.builder(webClient).buildClient();
+ * </pre>
+ *
+ * <p>Or build the transport and the client separately:
+ *
+ * <pre style="class">
+ * HttpGraphQlTransport transport = HttpGraphQlTransport.create(webClient);
+ * GraphQlClient client = GraphQlClient.create(transport);
+ * </pre>
+ *
+ * @author Rossen Stoyanchev
+ * @since 1.0.0
+ */
+public class HttpGraphQlTransport implements GraphQlTransport {
+
+	private static final ParameterizedTypeReference<Map<String, Object>> MAP_TYPE =
+			new ParameterizedTypeReference<Map<String, Object>>() {};
+
+
+	private final WebClient webClient;
+
+
+	private HttpGraphQlTransport(WebClient webClient) {
+		Assert.notNull(webClient, "WebClient is required");
+		this.webClient = webClient;
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the underlying {@code WebClient}.
+	 */
+	public WebClient getWebClient() {
+		return this.webClient;
+	}
+
+
+	@Override
+	public Mono<ExecutionResult> execute(RequestInput requestInput) {
+		return this.webClient.post()
+				.contentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
+				.accept(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
+				.bodyValue(requestInput.toMap())
+				.retrieve()
+				.bodyToMono(MAP_TYPE)
+				.map(MapExecutionResult::new);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public Flux<ExecutionResult> executeSubscription(RequestInput requestInput) {
+		throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Subscriptions not supported over HTTP");
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Static factory method with a {@code WebClient} to use.
+	 */
+	public static HttpGraphQlTransport create(WebClient webClient) {
+		return new HttpGraphQlTransport(webClient);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Static method to obtain a {@code Builder}.
+	 */
+	public static Builder builder(WebClient webClient) {
+		return new Builder(webClient);
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Builder for {@link HttpGraphQlTransport} or a {@link GraphQlClient}
+	 * configured with the transport.
+	 */
+	public static class Builder {
+
+		private WebClient webClient;
+
+		private Builder(WebClient webClient) {
+			this.webClient = webClient;
+		}
+
+		/**
+		 * Set the {@code WebClient} to use.
+		 */
+		public Builder webClient(WebClient webClient) {
+			this.webClient = webClient;
+			return this;
+		}
+
+		/**
+		 * Build the {@code HttpGraphQlTransport} instance.
+		 */
+		public HttpGraphQlTransport build() {
+			return new HttpGraphQlTransport(this.webClient);
+		}
+
+		/**
+		 * Continue on to build a {@link GraphQlClient} configured with the
+		 * transport configured here so far.
+		 */
+		public GraphQlClient.Builder configureClient() {
+			return GraphQlClient.builder(build());
+		}
+
+		/**
+		 * Shortcut to build a {@link GraphQlClient} configured with the
+		 * transport configured here.
+		 */
+		public GraphQlClient buildClient() {
+			return GraphQlClient.builder(build()).build();
+		}
+
+	}
+
+
+}
diff --git a/spring-graphql/src/main/java/org/springframework/graphql/client/MapExecutionResult.java b/spring-graphql/src/main/java/org/springframework/graphql/client/MapExecutionResult.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6d67c86b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-graphql/src/main/java/org/springframework/graphql/client/MapExecutionResult.java
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2022 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.graphql.client;
+
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+import graphql.ExecutionResult;
+import graphql.ExecutionResultImpl;
+import graphql.GraphQLError;
+
+import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
+
+/**
+ * Implementation of {@link ExecutionResult} backed by a {@link Map}.
+ *
+ * @author Rossen Stoyanchev
+ * @since 1.0.0
+ */
+final class MapExecutionResult implements ExecutionResult {
+
+	private final Map<String, Object> map;
+
+	private final List<GraphQLError> errors;
+
+
+	MapExecutionResult(@Nullable Map<String, Object> map) {
+		this.map = (map != null ? map : Collections.emptyMap());
+		this.errors = MapGraphQlError.fromResultMap(map);
+	}
+
+
+	@Override
+	public List<GraphQLError> getErrors() {
+		return this.errors;
+	}
+
+	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+	@Override
+	public <T> T getData() {
+		return (T) this.map.get("data");
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public boolean isDataPresent() {
+		return (this.map.get("data") != null);
+	}
+
+	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+	@Override
+	public Map<Object, Object> getExtensions() {
+		return (Map<Object, Object>) this.map.get("extensions");
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public Map<String, Object> toSpecification() {
+		return ExecutionResultImpl.newExecutionResult().from(this).build().toSpecification();
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public boolean equals(Object other) {
+		return (other instanceof MapExecutionResult && this.map.equals(((MapExecutionResult) other).map));
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public int hashCode() {
+		return this.map.hashCode();
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public String toString() {
+		return this.map.toString();
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Static factory method to create an instance of this class.
+	 */
+	public static ExecutionResult forData(@Nullable Map<String, Object> map) {
+		return new MapExecutionResult(Collections.singletonMap("data", map));
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/spring-graphql/src/main/java/org/springframework/graphql/client/MapGraphQlError.java b/spring-graphql/src/main/java/org/springframework/graphql/client/MapGraphQlError.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..079932c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-graphql/src/main/java/org/springframework/graphql/client/MapGraphQlError.java
@@ -0,0 +1,161 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2022 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.graphql.client;
+
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
+
+import graphql.ErrorClassification;
+import graphql.GraphQLError;
+import graphql.GraphqlErrorHelper;
+import graphql.language.SourceLocation;
+
+import org.springframework.graphql.execution.ErrorType;
+import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
+import org.springframework.util.CollectionUtils;
+
+/**
+ * Implementation of {@link GraphQLError} backed by a {@link Map}.
+ *
+ * @author Rossen Stoyanchev
+ * @since 1.0.0
+ */
+@SuppressWarnings("serial")
+final class MapGraphQlError implements GraphQLError {
+
+	private final Map<String, Object> errorMap;
+
+	private final List<SourceLocation> locations;
+
+
+	private MapGraphQlError(Map<String, Object> errorMap) {
+		this.errorMap = errorMap;
+		this.locations = initLocations(errorMap);
+	}
+
+	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+	private static List<SourceLocation> initLocations(Map<String, Object> errorMap) {
+		List<Map<String, Object>> locations = (List<Map<String, Object>>) errorMap.get("locations");
+		if (locations == null) {
+			return Collections.emptyList();
+		}
+		return locations.stream()
+				.map(map -> new SourceLocation(
+						(int) map.getOrDefault("line", 0),
+						(int) map.getOrDefault("column", 0),
+						(String) map.get("sourceName")))
+				.collect(Collectors.toList());
+
+	}
+
+
+
+	@Override
+	@Nullable
+	public String getMessage() {
+		return (String) errorMap.get("message");
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public List<SourceLocation> getLocations() {
+		return this.locations;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	@Nullable
+	public ErrorClassification getErrorType() {
+		// Attempt the reverse of how errorType is serialized in GraphqlErrorHelper.toSpecification.
+		// However, we can only do that for ErrorClassification enums that we know of.
+		String value = (getExtensions() != null ? (String) getExtensions().get("classification") : null);
+		if (value != null) {
+			try {
+				return graphql.ErrorType.valueOf(value);
+			}
+			catch (IllegalArgumentException ex) {
+				// ignore
+			}
+			try {
+				return ErrorType.valueOf(value);
+			}
+			catch (IllegalArgumentException ex) {
+				// ignore
+			}
+		}
+		return null;
+	}
+
+	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+	@Override
+	@Nullable
+	public List<Object> getPath() {
+		return (List<Object>) this.errorMap.get("path");
+	}
+
+	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+	@Override
+	@Nullable
+	public Map<String, Object> getExtensions() {
+		return (Map<String, Object>) this.errorMap.get("extensions");
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public Map<String, Object> toSpecification() {
+		return GraphqlErrorHelper.toSpecification(this);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public boolean equals(Object other) {
+		return GraphqlErrorHelper.equals(this, other);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public int hashCode() {
+		return GraphqlErrorHelper.hashCode(this);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public String toString() {
+		return toSpecification().toString();
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Static factory method to create an instance from a list of maps, each
+	 * containing an error.
+	 */
+	public static List<GraphQLError> fromMapList(@Nullable List<Map<String, Object>> errorMaps) {
+		if (CollectionUtils.isEmpty(errorMaps)) {
+			return Collections.emptyList();
+		}
+		return errorMaps.stream().map(MapGraphQlError::new).collect(Collectors.toList());
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Static factory method to create an instance from an
+	 * {@link graphql.ExecutionResult} map.
+	 */
+	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+	public static List<GraphQLError> fromResultMap(@Nullable Map<String, Object> map) {
+		if (map == null) {
+			return Collections.emptyList();
+		}
+		return MapGraphQlError.fromMapList((List<Map<String, Object>>) map.get("errors"));
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/spring-graphql/src/main/java/org/springframework/graphql/client/OperationContentLoader.java b/spring-graphql/src/main/java/org/springframework/graphql/client/OperationContentLoader.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5abb6c1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-graphql/src/main/java/org/springframework/graphql/client/OperationContentLoader.java
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2022 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.springframework.graphql.client;
+
+import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
+
+/**
+ * Strategy to load the content of a GraphQL operation from a key.
+ *
+ * @author Rossen Stoyanchev
+ * @since 1.0.0
+ */
+public interface OperationContentLoader {
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the operation for the given key.
+	 * @param key the key to look up the operation content
+	 * @return the content of the operation, if found
+	 */
+	@Nullable
+	String loadOperation(String key);
+
+}
diff --git a/spring-graphql/src/main/java/org/springframework/graphql/client/ResourceOperationContentLoader.java b/spring-graphql/src/main/java/org/springframework/graphql/client/ResourceOperationContentLoader.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..63d40c4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-graphql/src/main/java/org/springframework/graphql/client/ResourceOperationContentLoader.java
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2022 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.springframework.graphql.client;
+
+import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import org.springframework.core.io.ClassPathResource;
+import org.springframework.core.io.Resource;
+import org.springframework.util.FileCopyUtils;
+
+/**
+ * {@link OperationContentLoader} that looks for resources relative to a list of
+ * {@link Resource} locations with a list of extensions.
+ *
+ * @author Rossen Stoyanchev
+ * @since 1.0.0
+ */
+public class ResourceOperationContentLoader implements OperationContentLoader {
+
+	private static final List<String> FILE_EXTENSIONS = Arrays.asList(".graphql", ".gql");
+
+
+	private final List<Resource> locations;
+
+	private final List<String> extensions;
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Default constructor to look under {@code graphql/} on the classpath for
+	 * resources with extensions ".graphql" and ".gql".
+	 */
+	public ResourceOperationContentLoader() {
+		this(Collections.singletonList(new ClassPathResource("graphql/")));
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Constructor with custom locations with extensions ".graphql" and ".gql".
+	 */
+	public ResourceOperationContentLoader(List<Resource> locations) {
+		this(locations, FILE_EXTENSIONS);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Constructor with given locations and extensions.
+	 */
+	public ResourceOperationContentLoader(List<Resource> locations, List<String> extensions) {
+		this.locations = new ArrayList<>(locations);
+		this.extensions = new ArrayList<>(extensions);
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the configured locations.
+	 */
+	public List<Resource> getLocations() {
+		return this.locations;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the configured extensions.
+	 */
+	public List<String> getExtensions() {
+		return this.extensions;
+	}
+
+
+	@Override
+	public String loadOperation(String key) {
+		return this.locations.stream()
+				.flatMap(location -> this.extensions.stream().map(ext -> getRelativeResource(location, key, ext)))
+				.filter(Resource::exists)
+				.findFirst()
+				.map(resource -> {
+					try {
+						ByteArrayOutputStream out = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
+						FileCopyUtils.copy(resource.getInputStream(), out);
+						return new String(out.toByteArray(), StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
+					}
+					catch (IOException ex) {
+						throw new IllegalArgumentException(
+								"Found resource: " + resource.getDescription() + " but failed to read it", ex);
+					}
+				})
+				.orElse(null);
+	}
+
+	private Resource getRelativeResource(Resource location, String name, String ext) {
+		try {
+			return location.createRelative(name + ext);
+		}
+		catch (IOException ex) {
+			throw new IllegalStateException(ex);
+		}
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/spring-graphql/src/main/java/org/springframework/graphql/client/TypeRefAdapter.java b/spring-graphql/src/main/java/org/springframework/graphql/client/TypeRefAdapter.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d227b020
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-graphql/src/main/java/org/springframework/graphql/client/TypeRefAdapter.java
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2022 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.graphql.client;
+
+import java.lang.reflect.Type;
+
+import com.jayway.jsonpath.TypeRef;
+
+import org.springframework.core.ParameterizedTypeReference;
+import org.springframework.core.ResolvableType;
+
+/**
+ * Adapt a JSONPath {@link TypeRef} to {@link ParameterizedTypeReference} and
+ * {@link ResolvableType} for classes with generics.
+ *
+ * @author Rossen Stoyanchev
+ * @since 1.0.0
+ */
+final class TypeRefAdapter<T> extends TypeRef<T> {
+
+	private final Type type;
+
+	TypeRefAdapter(Class<T> clazz) {
+		this.type = clazz;
+	}
+
+	TypeRefAdapter(ParameterizedTypeReference<T> typeReference) {
+		this.type = typeReference.getType();
+	}
+
+	TypeRefAdapter(Class<?> clazz, Class<?> generic) {
+		this.type = ResolvableType.forClassWithGenerics(clazz, generic).getType();
+	}
+
+	TypeRefAdapter(Class<?> clazz, ParameterizedTypeReference<?> generic) {
+		this.type = ResolvableType.forClassWithGenerics(clazz, ResolvableType.forType(generic)).getType();
+	}
+
+
+	@Override
+	public Type getType() {
+		return this.type;
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/spring-graphql/src/main/java/org/springframework/graphql/client/package-info.java b/spring-graphql/src/main/java/org/springframework/graphql/client/package-info.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f44e1a2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-graphql/src/main/java/org/springframework/graphql/client/package-info.java
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2020-2021 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * GraphQL client.
+ */
+@NonNullApi
+@NonNullFields
+package org.springframework.graphql.client;
+
+import org.springframework.lang.NonNullApi;
+import org.springframework.lang.NonNullFields;
diff --git a/spring-graphql/src/test/java/org/springframework/graphql/client/DefaultGraphQlClientTests.java b/spring-graphql/src/test/java/org/springframework/graphql/client/DefaultGraphQlClientTests.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..04acd9d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-graphql/src/test/java/org/springframework/graphql/client/DefaultGraphQlClientTests.java
@@ -0,0 +1,157 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2022 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.springframework.graphql.client;
+
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+import graphql.ExecutionResult;
+import graphql.ExecutionResultImpl;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import reactor.core.publisher.Flux;
+import reactor.core.publisher.Mono;
+
+import org.springframework.graphql.RequestInput;
+import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
+import org.springframework.util.Assert;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.AssertionsForClassTypes.assertThat;
+
+/**
+ *
+ * @author Rossen Stoyanchev
+ * @since 1.0.0
+ */
+public class DefaultGraphQlClientTests {
+
+	@Test
+	void executeQuery() {
+		String query = "{" +
+				"  project(slug: \"spring-framework\") {" +
+				"    slug" +
+				"    name" +
+				"    repositoryUrl" +
+				"  }" +
+				"}";
+
+		Project expectedProject = new Project(
+				"spring-framework", "Spring Framework", "https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework");
+
+		ExecutionResultImpl result = ExecutionResultImpl.newExecutionResult()
+				.data(Collections.singletonMap("project", expectedProject.toMap()))
+				.build();
+
+		TestTransport transport = new TestTransport(result);
+
+		Project project = GraphQlClient.builder(transport).build()
+				.operation(query)
+				.execute()
+				.map(spec -> spec.toEntity("project", Project.class))
+				.block();
+
+		assertThat(project).isNotNull();
+		assertThat(project.getSlug()).isEqualTo(expectedProject.getSlug());
+		assertThat(project.getName()).isEqualTo(expectedProject.getName());
+		assertThat(project.getRepositoryUrl()).isEqualTo(expectedProject.getRepositoryUrl());
+	}
+
+
+	private static class TestTransport implements GraphQlTransport {
+
+		private final Mono<ExecutionResult> response;
+
+		@Nullable
+		private RequestInput savedRequestInput;
+
+		public TestTransport(ExecutionResult response) {
+			this(Mono.just(response));
+		}
+
+		public TestTransport(Mono<ExecutionResult> response) {
+			this.response = response;
+		}
+
+		public RequestInput getSavedRequestInput() {
+			Assert.notNull(this.savedRequestInput, "No saved RequestInput");
+			return this.savedRequestInput;
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		public Mono<ExecutionResult> execute(RequestInput input) {
+			this.savedRequestInput = input;
+			return this.response;
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		public Flux<ExecutionResult> executeSubscription(RequestInput input) {
+			throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+		}
+	}
+
+
+	private static class Project {
+
+		private String slug;
+
+		private String name;
+
+		private String repositoryUrl;
+
+		public Project() {
+		}
+
+		public Project(String slug, String name, String repositoryUrl) {
+			this.slug = slug;
+			this.name = name;
+			this.repositoryUrl = repositoryUrl;
+		}
+
+		public String getSlug() {
+			return this.slug;
+		}
+
+		public void setSlug(String slug) {
+			this.slug = slug;
+		}
+
+		public String getName() {
+			return this.name;
+		}
+
+		public void setName(String name) {
+			this.name = name;
+		}
+
+		public String getRepositoryUrl() {
+			return this.repositoryUrl;
+		}
+
+		public void setRepositoryUrl(String repositoryUrl) {
+			this.repositoryUrl = repositoryUrl;
+		}
+
+		public Map<String, Object> toMap() {
+			Map<String, Object> map = new HashMap<>();
+			map.put("slug", getSlug());
+			map.put("name", getName());
+			map.put("repositoryUrl", getRepositoryUrl());
+			return map;
+		}
+
+	}
+
+}