Neo4j MATCH Clause

Neo4j MATCH clause is used to retrieve all the nodes in the Neo4j database. It shows nodes as well as relationships between them.

Show Nodes

We have already created 6 nodes. Let's use the MATCH clause to see the nodes.

Output:

The above command shows only nodes because there is no relationship between them.

Show Nodes and Relationships

Let's first create some nodes and relationships in the Neo4j database. Here we create 3 nodes and 2 relationships.

Now use the MATCH clause with RETURN clause to see the nodes and relationship among them.

Output:

This example shows the nodes and relationship both.