Meta Graph

Returns a virtual graph that represents the labels and relationship-types available in your database and how they are connected.

apoc.meta.graph
Table 1. Procedures
Qualified Name Type Release

apoc.meta.graphSample

- examines the database statistics to build the meta graph, very fast, might report extra relationships

Procedure

APOC Core

apoc.meta.graph

- examines the full graph to create the meta-graph

Procedure

APOC Core

apoc.meta.graph.of

- examines a subset of the graph to provide a graph meta information

Procedure

APOC Core

apoc.meta.subGraph

- examines a sample sub graph to create the meta-graph

Procedure

APOC Core

apoc.meta.data

- examines a subset of the graph to provide a tabular meta information

Procedure

APOC Core

apoc.meta.schema

- examines a subset of the graph to provide a map-like meta information

Procedure

APOC Core

apoc.meta.stats

Procedure

APOC Core

apoc.meta.nodeTypeProperties

Procedure

APOC Core

apoc.meta.relTypeProperties

Procedure

APOC Core

Table 2. Functions
Qualified Name Type Release

apoc.meta.cypher.type

- type name of a value (INTEGER,FLOAT,STRING,BOOLEAN,RELATIONSHIP,NODE,PATH,NULL,MAP,LIST OF <TYPE>,POINT,DATE,DATE_TIME,LOCAL_TIME,LOCAL_DATE_TIME,TIME,DURATION)

Function

APOC Core

apoc.meta.cypher.isType

- returns a row if type name matches none if not (INTEGER,FLOAT,STRING,BOOLEAN,RELATIONSHIP,NODE,PATH,NULL,MAP,LIST OF <TYPE>,POINT,DATE,DATE_TIME,LOCAL_TIME,LOCAL_DATE_TIME,TIME,DURATION)

Function

APOC Core

apoc.meta.cypher.types

- returns a map of keys to types

Function

APOC Core

In the case of LIST you may have many results, depending on the content. In the event that all contents are of the same type, will you have the LIST OF <TYPE>, otherwise if the type is different, will you get LIST OF ANY

If no type was found, the function return name of the class.

Table 3. Functions Deprecated

apoc.meta.type(value)

type name of a value (INTEGER,FLOAT,STRING,BOOLEAN,RELATIONSHIP,NODE,PATH,NULL,MAP,LIST)

apoc.meta.isType(value,type)

returns a row if type name matches none if not

apoc.meta.types(node or relationship or map)

returns a a map of property-keys to their names

If no type was found, the function return name of the class.

isType example
MATCH (n:Person)
RETURN apoc.meta.isType(n.age,"INTEGER") as ageType