Graph Query Language (GQL)

GQL is an international standard query language for property graph databases, developed by ISO/IEC JTC1 SC32 WG3 to provide a declarative way to query and manipulate graph data structures. Published as ISO/IEC 39075:2024 on April 17, 2024, the standard complements SQL for graph workloads and builds on prior art including openCypher, PGQL, GSQL, and G-CORE. Effective implementation supports data-driven strategies and helps maintain data integrity and portability across graph database systems.

Graph Query Language (GQL) is profiled on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Database, Graph Database, ISO Standard, Query Language, and Standard.

Graph Query Language (GQL)’s developer surface includes developer portal, documentation, and 4 more developer resources.

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Contract Quality 0.0 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 3.5 / 20

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Operational Transparency 0.0 / 13

Governance 0.0 / 12

Discoverability 6.8 / 10

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Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 0 / 15

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8

Request/Response Examples 0 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 0 / 7

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Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

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Get Started 1

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Portal

Portal

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation

Documentation

Design & Contract 1

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

Rules

Rules

Access & Security 1

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Other 2

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Standards

Standards

StandardsBody

StandardsBody

Source (apis.yml)

aid: graph-query-language-gql
name: Graph Query Language (GQL)
description: GQL is an international standard query language for property graph databases, developed by ISO/IEC JTC1 SC32
  WG3 to provide a declarative way to query and manipulate graph data structures. Published as ISO/IEC 39075:2024 on April
  17, 2024, the standard complements SQL for graph workloads and builds on prior art including openCypher, PGQL, GSQL, and
  G-CORE. Effective implementation supports data-driven strategies and helps maintain data integrity and portability across
  graph database systems.
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Unknown
  confidence: low
  source: []
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/graph-query-language-gql.png
url: https://www.gqlstandards.org/
created: '2025-01-01'
modified: '2026-04-28'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
type: Index
tags:
- Database
- Graph Database
- ISO Standard
- Query Language
- Standard
- Property Graph
apis: []
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/graph-query-language-gql-domain-security.yml
- type: Portal
  url: https://www.gqlstandards.org/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://www.gqlstandards.org/
- type: Standards
  url: https://www.iso.org/standard/76120.html
- type: StandardsBody
  url: https://www.iso.org/committee/45342.html
- type: Rules
  url: graph-query-language-gql-rules.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com