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Neo4j Fundamentals

Learn about Graph databases and get started with Neo4j

1 hour11 lessons across 3 modules
CypherSharpen your CypherData EngineerFoundationalBeginnerBuild a Neo4j-backed Application
About this course

In this 1-hour course, you will learn

Welcome to GraphAcademy, and the Neo4j Fundamentals course.

In this course you will learn about graph databases and the underlying principles of Neo4j.

You will learn about graph theory, the elements of a graph database, and when Neo4j is a good choice for your use case.

You will explore a Neo4j database, learn the basics of the query language Cypher, and use Cypher to read and write data in Neo4j.

This course will set you on your way to becoming a Neo4j expert.

  • Graph theory

  • Graph structures

  • Elements of a graph database

  • Reading and writing data in Neo4j

  • Cypher patterns

Course content

3 modules, 1 hour.

  1. 4 lessons
    1. What is Neo4j?5 min
    2. Thinking in Graphs5 min
    3. Graphs Are Everywhere5 min
    4. Build your own graph data modelOptional5 min
  2. 4 lessons
    1. Reading Graphs5 min
    2. Pattern Matching5 min
    3. Creating GraphsOptional5 min
    4. Querying your data modelOptional5 min
  3. 3 lessons
    1. Get Neo4j5 min
    2. Neo4j Tools5 min
    3. Congratulations and Next Steps5 min
Where to next

Keep going on Sharpen your Cypher.

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Cypher Fundamentals

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Graph Data Modeling Fundamentals

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Importing Data Fundamentals

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Further reading

Posts from the GraphAcademy blog.

4 min read

TIL: Cypher has a format() function for dates and times

A deprecation warning taught me that Cypher now formats dates, times, and durations natively. No APOC required.

Adam CowleyRead post
5 min read

Replacing your APOC Periodic Iterate with CALL {} IN TRANSACTIONS

apoc.periodic.iterate is deprecated in Cypher 25. Learn how to rewrite your queries with CALL {} IN TRANSACTIONS.

Adam CowleyRead post
4 min read

How Cypher Graph Types Kept Our AI-Generated Queries Honest During a Migration

We rebuilt GraphAcademy against the same Neo4j database. Graph types made sure AI-generated Cypher could not drift from the data model.

Adam CowleyRead post