# Broker Query API

### REST API on the Broker

Pinot can be queried via a broker endpoint as follows. This example assumes broker is running on `localhost:8099`

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Standard-SQL endpoint" %}
The Pinot REST API can be accessed by invoking `POST` operation with a JSON body containing the parameter `sql` to the `/query/sql`  endpoint on a broker. 

```java
$ curl -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X POST \
   -d '{"sql":"select foo, count(*) from myTable group by foo limit 100"}' \
   http://localhost:8099/query/sql
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="PQL endpoint" %}
{% hint style="warning" %}
Note

This endpoint is deprecated, and will soon be removed. The standard-SQL endpoint is the recommended endpoint. 
{% endhint %}

The PQL endpoint can be accessed by invoking `POST` operation with a JSON body containing the parameter `pql` to the `/query`  endpoint on a broker. 

```java
$ curl -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X POST \
   -d '{"pql":"select count(*) from myTable group by foo top 100"}' \
   http://localhost:8099/query
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

### Query Console 

Query Console can be used for running ad-hoc queries (checkbox available to query the PQL endpoint). The Query Console can be accessed by entering the `<controller host>:<controller port>` in your browser

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### pinot-admin

You can also query using the `pinot-admin` scripts. Make sure you follow instructions in [Getting Pinot](https://docs.pinot.apache.org/release-0.12.0/basics/getting-started/running-pinot-locally#getting-pinot) to get Pinot locally, and then

```bash
cd incubator-pinot/pinot-tools/target/pinot-tools-pkg 
bin/pinot-admin.sh PostQuery \
  -queryType sql \
  -brokerPort 8000 \
  -query "select count(*) from baseballStats"
2020/03/04 12:46:33.459 INFO [PostQueryCommand] [main] Executing command: PostQuery -brokerHost localhost -brokerPort 8000 -queryType sql -query select count(*) from baseballStats
2020/03/04 12:46:33.854 INFO [PostQueryCommand] [main] Result: {"resultTable":{"dataSchema":{"columnDataTypes":["LONG"],"columnNames":["count(*)"]},"rows":[[97889]]},"exceptions":[],"numServersQueried":1,"numServersResponded":1,"numSegmentsQueried":1,"numSegmentsProcessed":1,"numSegmentsMatched":1,"numConsumingSegmentsQueried":0,"numDocsScanned":97889,"numEntriesScannedInFilter":0,"numEntriesScannedPostFilter":0,"numGroupsLimitReached":false,"totalDocs":97889,"timeUsedMs":185,"segmentStatistics":[],"traceInfo":{},"minConsumingFreshnessTimeMs":0}
```

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# Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation

If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question.

Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter:

```
GET https://docs.pinot.apache.org/release-0.12.0/users/api/querying-pinot-using-standard-sql.md?ask=<question>
```

The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language.
The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation.

Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.