Introduction

Welcome to the Neo4j Cypher^® Manual.

Cypher is Neo4j’s declarative query language, allowing users to unlock the full potential of property graph databases.

This manual covers Cypher 25. As of Neo4j 2025.06, all new Cypher features are exclusively added to Cypher 25, while Cypher 5 is frozen. For information about how to how to use Cypher 25, see Select Cypher version. For information about new features added to Cypher 25, see Additions, deprecations, removals, and compatibility.

The Cypher Manual aims to be as instructive as possible to readers from a variety of backgrounds and professions, such as developers, administrators, and academic researchers.

If you are new to Cypher and Neo4j, you can visit the Getting Started Guide → Introduction to Cypher chapter. Additionally, Neo4j GraphAcademy has a variety of free courses tailored for all levels of experience.

For a reference of all available Cypher features, see the Cypher Cheat Sheet.

For a downloadable PDF version of the Cypher Manual, visit the Neo4j documentation archive.

This introduction will cover the following topics:

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