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Cypher Labels: How to Organize Graph Nodes [Byte-Sized Cypher Series]

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Cypher Labels: How to Organize Graph Nodes [Byte-Sized Cypher Series]

Welcome back to Byte-Sized Cypher! This is a short, beginner-friendly video series that teaches the Cypher query language through clear, practical examples and memorable snack-based metaphors. 🍙

In this series, DevRel legend and snack enthusiast Jason Koo breaks down the most important openCypher clauses into small, digestible episodes. openCypher is the open source version of the Cypher query language originally created by Neo4j, and is designed specifically for working with graph databases and highly connected data.

Just to clarify: Jason doesn’t work for G.V(), but we’re big fans of this video series, and with his permission, we’re sharing these videos with our blog readers. We hope this series helps you master the Cypher query language – or even just get comfortable with using it for the very first time!

Last week, we introduced the series and covered the Cypher CREATE clause for adding nodes and relationships to your graph. This week, we’ll take a closer look at using labels in Cypher, including when to use labels versus properties in your Cypher queries.

Cypher Labels: How to Organize Graph Nodes

In this week’s episode, you’ll learn how to use labels in labeled property graph databases to categorize and organize your nodes effectively. This beginner-friendly Cypher tutorial explains labels as the fundamental classification system for graph data, using an engaging (if not mouth-watering) analogy for organizing Koala’s March cookies in a graph.

What you’ll learn:

  • How to create and assign multiple labels
  • Label naming conventions and restrictions
  • Best practices
  • Common beginner mistakes
  • When to use labels vs. properties for graph data modeling

Jason’s Cypher examples include small differences that you might encounter with using labels in Cypher across Neo4j, Memgraph, and FalkorDB (all of which are compatible with G.V()! ). 

See You at the Next Episode of Byte-Sized Cypher!

Hungry for more Cypher? Check out the full series playlist here as Jason is always adding more videos. If you enjoyed this video, subscribe to Jason Koo’s YouTube channel for more videos on graph technology and other great developer tools, platforms, and languages. 

Need a break between snacks? Catch the next episode of Byte-Sized Cypher here on the G.V() blog every Monday. See you there!  

 

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Bryce Merkl Sasaki

Bryce Merkl Sasaki is a writer and editor based in Silicon Valley. A digital nomad and total nerd, he’s wandered the worlds of database and graph tech for more than a decade, covering big moments, interviewing interesting minds, and bringing abstract graph concepts back down to earth. Outside of work, he enjoys hikes with his wife in Northern California and writes on his science fiction novel.

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