CQL quick reference

ALTER KEYSPACE <keyspace_name>
  WITH REPLICATION = { <replication_map> }
  [ AND DURABLE_WRITES = ( true | false ) ]
  [ AND graph_engine =  'Core' ];

ALTER MATERIALIZED VIEW [<keyspace_name>.]<view_name>
  WITH <table_options> [ AND <table_options> ... ] ;

ALTER ROLE <role_name>
  ( WITH PASSWORD = '<role_password>'
  ifdef::dse69,dse68,cass50[]
  | WITH HASHED PASSWORD = '<hashed_role_password>'
  endif::dse69,dse68,cass50[]
  [ [ WITH | AND ] LOGIN = ( true | false ) ]
  [ [ WITH | AND ] SUPERUSER = ( true | false ) ]
    ifdef::cass50[]
  [ ( WITH | AND ) ACCESS TO DATACENTERS { 'dc_name' } | ( WITH | AND ) ACCESS TO ALL DATACENTERS
  | ( WITH | AND ) ACCESS FROM CIDRS { 'region1' } | ( WITH | AND ) ACCESS FROM ALL CIDRS']
  endif::cass50[]
  [ [ WITH | AND ] OPTIONS = { <custom_options_map> } ] ] ;

ALTER SEARCH INDEX CONFIG ON [<keyspace_name>]<table_name>
  ( ADD <element_path> [ <attribute_list> ] WITH $$ <json_map> $$
  | SET <element_identifier> = '<value>'
  | SET <shortcut> = <value>
  | DROP <element_identifier>
  | DROP <shortcut> ) ;

ALTER SEARCH INDEX SCHEMA ON [<keyspace_name>.]<table_name>
  ( ADD <field column_name>
  | ADD <element_path> [ <attribute_list> ] WITH $$ <json_map> $$
  | SET <element_identifier> = '<value>'
  | DROP <field field_name>
  | DROP <element_identifier> ) ;

ALTER TABLE [<keyspace_name>.]<table_name>
  [ ADD ( <column_definition> | <column_definition_list> ) [ , ... ] ]
  [ DROP <column_name> [ , ... ] ]
  [ [ RENAME <column_name> TO <column_name> ] |
    [ RENAME ( VERTEX LABEL | EDGE LABEL ) TO <new_name> ] ]
  [ WITH <table_properties> [ , ... ] ]
  [ WITH ( VERTEX LABEL | EDGE LABEL ) <current_name> ]
  [ WITHOUT ( VERTEX LABEL | EDGE LABEL ) <current_name> ];

ALTER TYPE <field_name>
  ( ADD <field_name> <cql_datatype>
  | RENAME <field_name> TO <<<new_field_name> [ AND <field_name> TO <new_field_name> ...] ) ;

BEGIN [ ( UNLOGGED | LOGGED ) ] BATCH
  [ USING TIMESTAMP [ <epoch_microseconds> ] ]
  <dml_statement> [ USING TIMESTAMP [ <epoch_microseconds> ] ] ;
  [ <dml_statement> [ USING TIMESTAMP [ <epoch_microseconds> ] ] [ ; ... ] ] ;
  APPLY BATCH ;

COMMIT SEARCH INDEX ON [<keyspace_name>.]<table_name> ;

CREATE [ OR REPLACE ] AGGREGATE [ IF NOT EXISTS ]
  [<keyspace_name>.]<aggregate_name> (<cql_type>)
  SFUNC <udf_name>
  STYPE <cql_type>
  FINALFUNC <udf_name>
  INITCOND <init_value>
  [ DETERMINISTIC ] ;

CREATE [ OR REPLACE ] FUNCTION [ IF NOT EXISTS ] [<keyspace_name>]<function_name> (<argument_list> [ , ... ])
  ( CALLED | RETURNS NULL ) ON NULL INPUT RETURNS <type>
  [ DETERMINISTIC ]
  [ MONOTONIC [ ON <argument_name> ] ]
  LANGUAGE ( java | javascript ) AS $$ <code_block> $$ ;

CREATE [CUSTOM] INDEX [ IF NOT EXISTS ] [ <index_name> ]
  ON [<keyspace_name>.]<table_name>
  ([ KEYS | VALUES | ENTRIES | FULL] <column_name>)
    USING <index_type>
  [ WITH OPTIONS = { <option_map> } ] ;

CREATE KEYSPACE [ IF NOT EXISTS ] <keyspace_name>
  WITH REPLICATION = { <replication_map> }
  [ AND DURABLE_WRITES = ( true | false ) ]
  [ AND graph_engine = 'Core' ] ;

CREATE MATERIALIZED VIEW [ IF NOT EXISTS ] [<keyspace_name>.]<view_name>
  AS SELECT [ (<column_list>) ]
  FROM [<keyspace_name>.]<table_name>
  [ WHERE <column_name> IS NOT NULL
  [ AND <column_name> IS NOT NULL ... ] ]
  [ AND <relation> [ AND ... ] ]
  PRIMARY KEY ( <column_list> )
  [ WITH [ table_properties ]
  [ [ AND ] CLUSTERING ORDER BY (<cluster_column_name> DESC | ASC) ] ] ;

CREATE ROLE [ IF NOT EXISTS ] <role_name>
  ( WITH PASSWORD = '<role_password>'
  ifdef::dse69,dse68,cass50[]
  | WITH HASHED PASSWORD = '<hashed_role_password>'
  endif::dse69,dse68,cass50[]
  )
  [ ( WITH | AND ) [ SUPERUSER = ( true | false ) ]
  [ ( WITH | AND ) LOGIN = ( true | false ) ]
  ifdef::cass50[]
  [ ( WITH | AND ) ACCESS TO DATACENTERS { 'dc_name' } | ( WITH | AND ) ACCESS TO ALL DATACENTERS
  | ( WITH | AND ) ACCESS FROM CIDRS { 'region1' } | ( WITH | AND ) ACCESS FROM ALL CIDRS']
  endif::cass50[]
  [ [ WITH | AND ] OPTIONS = { <custom_options_map> } ] ] ;

CREATE SEARCH INDEX [ IF NOT EXISTS ] ON [<keyspace_name>.]<table_name>
  [ WITH [ COLUMNS <column_list> { <option> : <value> } [ , ... ] ]
  [ [ AND ] PROFILES <profile_name> [ , ... ] ]
  [ [ AND ] CONFIG { <option:value> } [ , ... ] ]
  [ [ AND ] OPTIONS { <option:value> } [ , ... ] ] ] ;

CREATE TABLE [ IF NOT EXISTS ] [<keyspace_name>.]<table_name>
  ( <column_definition> [ , ... ] | [ PRIMARY KEY (partition_key_column_name, clustering_column_name) ] )
  [ AND <table_options> ]
  [ CLUSTERING ORDER BY [ <clustering_column_name> [ ASC | DESC ] ][ , ... ] ] (1)
  [ AND ( VERTEX LABEL <vl_name> | EDGE LABEL ) <el_name> FROM <vl_name> TO <vl_name>]
  [ [ AND ] ID = '<table_hash_tag>' ] ] ; (2)

CREATE TYPE [ IF NOT EXISTS ] [<keyspace_name>].<type_name>
  (<field_name> <cql_datatype> [ , <field_name> <cql_datatype> ... ]) ;

DELETE [ <column_name> [ <term> ] [ , ... ] ]
  FROM [<keyspace_name>.]<table_name>
  [ USING TIMESTAMP <timestamp_value> ]
  WHERE <PK_column_conditions>
  [ ( IF EXISTS | IF <static_column_conditions> ) ] ;

DROP AGGREGATE [ IF EXISTS ] [<keyspace_name>.]<aggregate_name> [ (<argument_name> [ , ... ]) ] ;

DROP FUNCTION [ IF EXISTS ] [<keyspace_name>.]<function_name> [ (<argument_name> [ , ... ]) ] ;

DROP INDEX [ IF EXISTS ] [<keyspace_name>.]<index_name> ;

DROP KEYSPACE [ IF EXISTS ] <keyspace_name> ;

DROP MATERIALIZED VIEW [ IF EXISTS ] [<keyspace_name>.]<view_name> ;

DROP ROLE [ IF EXISTS ] <role_name> ;

DROP SEARCH INDEX ON [<keyspace_name>.]<table_name>
  OPTIONS { <option> : <value> } [ , { <option> : <value> } ... ] ;

DROP TABLE [ IF EXISTS ] [<keyspace_name>.]<table_name> ;

DROP TYPE [ IF EXISTS ] [<keyspace_name>.]<type_name> ;

GRANT <role_name> TO <role_name> ;

GRANT <permission> ON <resource> TO <role_name> ;

INSERT [ JSON ] INTO [<keyspace_name>.]<table_name>
  [ <column_list> VALUES <column_values> ]
  [ IF NOT EXISTS ]
  [ USING [ TTL <seconds> ] [ [ AND ] TIMESTAMP <epoch_in_microseconds> ] ] ;

LIST ( ALL PERMISSIONS | <permission_list> )[ ON <resource_name> ]
  [ OF <role_name> ][ NORECURSIVE ] ;

LIST ROLES [ OF <role_name> ] [ NORECURSIVE ] ;

REBUILD SEARCH INDEX ON <keyspace_name>.]<table_name>
  [ WITH OPTIONS { deleteAll : ( true | false ) } ] ;

RELOAD SEARCH INDEX ON [<keyspace_name>.]<table_name> ;

RESTRICT <permission> ON [<keyspace_name>.]<table_name> TO <role_name> ;

RESTRICT ROWS ON [<keyspace_name>.]<table_name>
  USING <pk_column_name> ;

REVOKE <role_name> FROM <role_name> ;

REVOKE <permission> ON <resource_name> FROM <role_name> ;

SELECT [ JSON | DISTINCT ] <selectors>
  FROM [<keyspace_name>.]<table_name>
  [ WHERE [ <primary_key_conditions> | <non_primary_key_conditions> IN (<column_name> [, ...]) ALLOW FILTERING ] [ AND ] [ <index_conditions> ]
  [ GROUP BY <column_name> [ , ... ] ]
  [ ORDER BY <column_name> ( ASC | DESC ) [ , ... ] ] |
  [ ORDER BY <vector_column_name> ANN OF [n,n,n,...] [ LIMIT N ] ]
  [ ( LIMIT <N> [ OFFSET <N> ]  | PER PARTITION LIMIT <N> ) ]
  [ ALLOW FILTERING ] ;

TRUNCATE [ TABLE ] [<keyspace_name>.]<table_name> ;

UNRESTRICT <permission_name> ON [<keyspace_name>.]<table_name>
  FROM <role_name> ;

UNRESTRICT ROWS ON [<keyspace_name>.]<table_name> ;

UPDATE [<keyspace_name>.]<table_name>
  [ USING TTL <time_value> ]
  [ [ AND ] USING TIMESTAMP <timestamp_value> ]
  SET <assignment> [ , <assignment> ... ]
  WHERE <row_specification>
  [ IF EXISTS | IF <condition> [ AND <condition> ] ] ;

USE <keyspace_name> ;