civis.io.query_civis

civis.io.query_civis(sql, database, api_key=None, client=None, credential_id=None, preview_rows=10, polling_interval=None, hidden=True)[source]

Execute a SQL statement as a Civis query.

Run a query that may return no results or where only a small preview is required. To execute a query that returns a large number of rows, see read_civis_sql().

Parameters
sqlstr

The SQL statement to execute.

databasestr or int

The name or ID of the database.

api_keyDEPRECATED str, optional

Your Civis API key. If not given, the CIVIS_API_KEY environment variable will be used.

clientcivis.APIClient, optional

If not provided, an civis.APIClient object will be created from the CIVIS_API_KEY.

credential_idstr or int, optional

The ID of the database credential. If None, the default credential will be used.

preview_rowsint, optional

The maximum number of rows to return. No more than 100 rows can be returned at once.

polling_intervalint or float, optional

Number of seconds to wait between checks for query completion.

hiddenbool, optional

If True (the default), this job will not appear in the Civis UI.

Returns
resultsCivisFuture

A CivisFuture object.

Examples

>>> run = query_civis(sql="DELETE schema.table", database='database')
>>> run.result()  # Wait for query to complete