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How LOAD CSV Works

CSV files are one of the most common formats for exchanging data between systems. A CSV file is plain text where each line represents a row and commas separate the values in each column. Most databases, spreadsheets, and reporting tools can export data in this format.

Neo4j provides a built-in Full definition for Cypher (opens in a new tab)Neo4j's implementation of GQL, the ISO standard query language for graph databases. It is declarative: you describe the pattern to find, and the database decides how to find it. clause called Copy that reads a CSV file —either from a local path or a remote URL —and makes each row available as a variable you can use in the rest of your query.