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neo4j how to return all node labels with Cypher?

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I can't find how to return a node labels with Cypher.

Anybody knows the syntax for this operation?

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Sovos Avatar asked Aug 23 '13 08:08

Sovos


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2 Answers

To get all distinct node labels:

MATCH (n) RETURN distinct labels(n) 

To get the node count for each label:

MATCH (n) RETURN distinct labels(n), count(*) 
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petra Avatar answered Sep 22 '22 11:09

petra


There is a function labels(node) that can return all labels for a node.

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Lisa Li Avatar answered Sep 19 '22 11:09

Lisa Li