Looking to learn NQL? Start with NQL Design Philosophy for concepts or Write Your First NQL Query for a hands-on tutorial.
SQL Commands
Write and execute queries, forecast costs, and create stored datasets.SELECT
Retrieve data from datasets
EXPLAIN
Forecast cost and availability
CREATE MATERIALIZED VIEW
Create stored datasets from queries
Query Templates
Parameterized queries with placeholder syntax
Data Types
Data Types
Primitive types, complex types, type casting, and NULL handling
Operators
Operators
Comparison, logical, arithmetic, string, and pattern matching operators
Functions
Built-in and Narrative-specific functions organized by category.String
Text manipulation
Date & Time
Temporal operations
Numeric
Math and rounding
Aggregate
GROUP BY computations
Array & Map
Collection operations
Window
Ranking and analytics
Geospatial
Geographic calculations
Narrative
Platform-specific functions
Conditional
IF, COALESCE, NULLIF
General Reference
Syntax Overview
Statement types and grammar
Explicit Columns
Why wildcards are not supported
Reserved Keywords
Keywords requiring quoting