Querying with Cypher
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Querying with Cypher

Now that you have a Full definition for data model (opens in a new tab)The labels, relationship types and properties chosen to represent a domain., it is time to put it to work with Full definition for Cypher (opens in a new tab)Neo4j's implementation of GQL, the ISO standard query language for graph databases. It is declarative: you describe the pattern to find, and the database decides how to find it..

You can generate a Cypher query based on your model, ask a specific question you want the graph to answer, or get an explanation of any Cypher statement you come across. If you have a question about Cypher syntax or best practices, ask that too.