## defradb client query

Send a DefraDB GraphQL query request

### Synopsis

Send a DefraDB GraphQL query request to the database.

A GraphQL client such as GraphiQL (https://github.com/graphql/graphiql) can be used to interact
with the database more conveniently.

To learn more about the DefraDB GraphQL Query Language, refer to https://docs.source.network.

```
defradb client query [request] [flags]
```

### Examples

```
Single argument query:  
  defradb client query 'query { ... }'

Query from file:  
  defradb client query -f request.graphql

Query from file, with a provided identity:  
  defradb client query -f request.graphql \
	-i 028d53f37a19afb9a0dbc5b4be30c65731479ee8cfa0c9bc8f8bf198cc3c075f 

Read query from stdin:  
  cat request.graphql | defradb client query -
```

### Options

```
  -f, --file string        File containing the query request
  -h, --help               help for query
  -o, --operation string   Name of the operation to execute in the query
  -v, --variables string   JSON encoded variables to use in the query
```

### Options inherited from parent commands

```
      --audience string             Audience to set on minted auth tokens. Defaults to the host of --url
  -i, --identity string             Hex formatted private key used to authenticate with ACP
      --log-format string           Log format to use. Options are text or json (default "text")
      --log-level string            Log level to use. Options are debug, info, error, fatal (default "info")
      --log-output string           Log output path. Options are stderr or stdout. (default "stderr")
      --log-overrides string        Logger config overrides. Format <name>,<key>=<val>,...;<name>,...
      --log-source                  Include source location in logs
      --log-stacktrace              Include stacktrace in error and fatal logs
      --no-log-color                Disable colored log output
      --rootdir string              Directory for persistent data (default: $HOME/.defradb)
      --source-hub-address string   The SourceHub address authorized by the client to make SourceHub transactions on behalf of the actor
      --tx uint                     Transaction ID
      --url string                  URL of HTTP endpoint to listen on or connect to (default "127.0.0.1:9181")
```

### SEE ALSO

* [defradb client](defradb_client.md)	 - Interact with a DefraDB node