apoc.text.format
Function

Neo4j 2026.08 introduced string Interpolation to Cypher 25. It can be used to replace most of the use cases of this function.

Details
Syntax	`apoc.text.format(text, params [, language ])`
Description	Formats the given `STRING` with the given parameters.
Arguments	Name	Type	Description
	`text`	`STRING`	The format string.
	`params`	`LIST<ANY>`	Arguments referenced by the format specifiers in the format string.
	`language`	`STRING`	An ISO 639 alpha-2 or alpha-3 language code, or a language subtag up to 8 characters in length. The default is: `en`.
Returns	`STRING`

Usage Examples

apoc.text.format

WITH "Bloom" AS bloom
RETURN apoc.text.format("Neo4j %s", [bloom]) AS output

Using Cypher’s string interpolation

WITH "Bloom" AS bloom
RETURN s"Neo4j { bloom }" AS output

Results
output
"Neo4j Bloom"