What is driver?

Example

Creating a driver, then running a query with it.

python

from neo4j import GraphDatabase
 
driver = GraphDatabase.driver(
  "neo4j://localhost:7687",
  auth=("neo4j", "your-password")
)
 
records, summary, keys = driver.execute_query(
    "RETURN COUNT {()} AS count"
)

The driver holds the address and the credentials, sends the Cypher to Neo4j, and hands back the records. Neo4j publishes one for Python, JavaScript, Java, .NET and Go, and each works this way.

Lessons that use this term

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88 lessons use this term. The 40 with the highest term density are listed here.

Using Neo4j with Go17 mentions

Create a Driver InstanceThe Driverdo you install the Neo4j Go Driver and create a new driver2 mentions
Result transformerThe Driveryour knowledge of result transformers in the Neo4j Go Driver1 mention
Working with dates and timesHandling resultsyour knowledge of working with temporal types in the Neo4j Go Driver1 mention
Using spatial typesHandling resultsyour knowledge of working with spatial types in the Neo4j Go Driver1 mention
Accessing Graph TypesHandling resultsproperties from nodes and types from relationships returned by the Neo4j Go Driver1 mention
Installing the driverThe Driverrun Cypher statements in a Go application, you'll need the [Neo4j Go Driver8 mentions
Error handlingBest practicesNeo4j Go driver provides comprehensive error handling capabilities that help you manage different types of errors1 mention

Using Neo4j with .NET27 mentions

Handling errorsBest practicesdo you handle errors in the Neo4j .NET Driver1 mention
Create a Driver InstanceThe Driverdo you install Neo4j and create a new driver1 mention
Write transactionsBest practicesdo you run a transaction in the Neo4j .NET Driver1 mention
Using spatial typesHandling resultsdo you work with spatial types in the Neo4j .NET Driver1 mention
Working with dates and timesHandling resultsdo you work with dates and times in the Neo4j .NET Driver1 mention
Object MappingThe Driverdo you map query results to C# objects using the driver's built-in object1 mention
Installing the driverThe Driverrun Cypher statements in a .NET application, you'll need the [Neo4j .NET Driver12 mentions
Dates and timesHandling resultsNeo4j .NET Driver provides its own temporal types for working with dates and3 mentions
Error handlingBest practicesWhen working with Neo4j, you may encounter various database errors that need to be handled gracefully in your application. The driver throws exceptions that inherit from Neo4jException for all database-related2 mentions
Mapping results to objectsThe DriverThe driver includes an object mapping feature that allows you to map query results directly to C#2 mentions

Using Neo4j with Python19 mentions

Create a Driver InstanceThe Driverdo you install the Neo4j and create a new driver1 mention
Installing the driverThe Driverrun Cypher statements in a Python application, you'll need the [Neo4j Python Driver11 mentions
Working with Dates and TimesHandling resultsyour understanding of how to work with temporal types in the Neo4j Python Driver1 mention
Using spatial typesHandling resultscheck your understanding of how to work with spatial types in the Neo4j Python Driver1 mention
Accessing Graph TypesHandling resultsunderstanding of how to work with graph types returned by the Neo4j Python Driver1 mention
Handling Database ErrorsBest practicesThe driver exports a Neo4jError class that is inherited by all exceptions thrown by the2 mentions

Using Neo4j with Java22 mentions

Create a Driver InstanceThe Driveryour understanding of the driver instantiation pattern covered in the previous1 mention
Accessing Graph TypesHandling resultsyour understanding of how to access graph types returned by the Neo4j Java Driver1 mention
Working with Dates and TimesHandling resultsyour understanding of how to work with temporal types in the Neo4j Java Driver1 mention
Using spatial typesHandling resultsyour understanding of how to work with spatial types in the Neo4j Java Driver1 mention
Using the driverThe DriverNeo4j Java Driver8 mentions
Mapping Results to Java ObjectsThe DriverThe driver includes an object mapping feature that allows you to3 mentions
SetupThe DriverNeo4j driver is included in the pom.xml file, so you do not need to install it3 mentions

Building GraphRAG TypeScript MCP tools32 mentions

Connecting to Neo4jBuilding Database-Connected Featureslesson, you will learn how to connect your MCP server to Neo4j by managing the driver at module scope and sharing it across all your tool19 mentions
Add Neo4j ConnectionBuilding Database-Connected Featuresthe previous lesson, you learned about module-scope driver management and how it helps you properly manage database8 mentions

Aura Graph Analytics fundamentals10 mentions

Drive AGA from the neo4j driverFrom the Python clienta service that already speaks Neo4j, you can drive AGA from the plain neo4j driver alone — no extra dependency, no new10 mentions

Building Neo4j Applications with TypeScript21 mentions

InstallationNeo4j & TypeScriptNeo4j JavaScript Driver is available on NPM under the package name8 mentions
The Neo4j Type SystemNeo4j & TypeScriptwe need to take extra care when working with integers in the Neo4j JavaScript Driver8 mentions

Building Neo4j Applications with Spring Data15 mentions

Spring Data Neo4j Building BlocksGetting Startedyou get to the next lesson, you might notice that you don't create a driver object and manage sessions and transactions to connect the application to9 mentions
Configure Neo4j ConnectionGetting Starteddo not need to manage a driver object, but you still need to put the database connection details somewhere for the3 mentions

Building GraphRAG Python MCP tools19 mentions

Connecting to Neo4jBuilding Database-Connected FeaturesPerformance: Creating a new driver connection for every tool call is slow and inefficient Resource leaks: If the tool fails, the driver may not be10 mentions
Add Neo4j ConnectionBuilding Database-Connected Featuresa lifespan function that initializes a Neo4j driver on5 mentions

Aura In Production14 mentions

Security LogsLogs and Query Optimizationuser: User whose credentials were used to authenticate the session Driver: Client driver used to connect Message text: Search within log messages5 mentions

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