# About the SQL category

**URL:** <https://forum.opensearch.org/t/about-the-sql-category/18>\
**Category:** SQL\
**Created:** [March 1, 2019, 4:11am UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/about-the-sql-category/18 "2019-03-01T04:11:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![carlmead](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.opensearch.org/carlmead/32/38_2.png) [@carlmead](https://forum.opensearch.org/u/carlmead)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2019, 4:11am UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/about-the-sql-category/18/1 "2019-03-01T04:11:20Z")

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Extract insights out of OpenSearch using the familiar SQL query syntax, using aggregations, group by, and where clauses to investigate your data.

SQL documentation: [SQL - OpenSearch documentation](https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/search-plugins/sql/sql/index/)

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**Author:** ![kris](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.opensearch.org/kris/32/2208_2.png) [@kris](https://forum.opensearch.org/u/kris)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2023, 12:53am UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/about-the-sql-category/18/2 "2023-02-06T00:53:12Z")

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