Queries

This section provides a brief overview of the core concepts of a Cypher® query (nodes, relationships, and paths), and examples of how to query a Neo4j graph database. It also explains how to select the version of Cypher® in which queries are run, and how to compose combined queries using UNION.

Core concepts
Basic queries
Select Cypher version
Combined queries (UNION)

Cypher® 25 introduces conditional and sequential queries. For more information, see the following pages in the Cypher® 25 Manual:

Conditional queries (WHEN)
Sequential queries (NEXT)