get

ReQL command: get

Command syntax

table.get(key) → singleRowSelection

Description

Get a document by primary key.

If no document exists with that primary key, get will return null.

Example: Find a document by UUID.

r.table("posts").get("a9849eef-7176-4411-935b-79a6e3c56a74").run(conn);

Example: Find a document and merge another document with it.

r.table("heroes").get(3).merge(
    r.hashMap("powers", r.array("invisibility", "speed"))
).run(conn);

_Example: Subscribe to a document’s changefeed.

r.table("heroes").get(3).changes().run(conn);

Related commands

• getAll
• between

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