The Neo4j Cypher Manual v4.1

Documentation license: Creative Commons 4.0

This is the Cypher manual for Neo4j version 4.1, authored by the Neo4j Team.

This manual covers the following areas:

Chapter 1, Introduction — Introducing the Cypher query language.
Chapter 2, Syntax — Learn Cypher query syntax.
Chapter 3, Clauses — Reference of Cypher query clauses.
Chapter 4, Functions — Reference of Cypher query functions.
Chapter 5, Administration — Working with databases, indexes, constraints and security in Cypher.
Chapter 6, Query tuning — Learn to analyze queries and tune them for performance.
Chapter 7, Execution plans — Cypher execution plans and operators.
Chapter 8, Deprecations, additions and compatibility — An overview of language developments across versions.
Chapter 9, Glossary of keywords — A glossary of Cypher keywords, with links to other parts of the Cypher manual.
Appendix A, Cypher styleguide — A guide to the recommended style for writing Cypher queries.

Who should read this?

This manual is written for the developer of a Neo4j client application.