apoc.meta.cypher.type

Details
Syntax	`apoc.meta.cypher.type(value)`
Description	Returns the type name of the given value.
Arguments	Name	Type	Description
	`value`	`ANY`	An object to get the type of.
Returns	`STRING`

Check types using Cypher

Cypher can check types without the use of APOC.

Cypher syntax for checking a type

RETURN valueType(1.0);

For more information, see the Cypher Manual → Value type function.

Usage Examples

The example below demonstrates how to use Cypher and APOC to test types:

apoc.meta.cypher.type

RETURN apoc.meta.cypher.type(1) AS output;

valueType

RETURN valueType(1) AS output;

Results for apoc.meta.cypher.type
output
"INTEGER"

Results for valueType
output
"INTEGER NOT NULL"

apoc.meta.cypher.type

RETURN apoc.meta.cypher.type("Michael") AS output;

valueType

RETURN valueType("Michael") AS output;

Results for apoc.meta.cypher.type
output
"STRING"

Results for valueType
output
"STRING NOT NULL"

Results for apoc.meta.cypher.type

RETURN apoc.meta.cypher.type(true) AS output;

Results for valueType

RETURN valueType(true) AS output;

Results
output
"BOOLEAN"

Results
output
"BOOLEAN NOT NULL"

apoc.meta.cypher.type

RETURN apoc.meta.cypher.type(datetime()) AS output;

valueType

RETURN valueType(datetime()) AS output;

Results for apoc.meta.cypher.type
output
"DATE_TIME"

Results for valueType
output
"ZONED DATETIME NOT NULL"

apoc.meta.cypher.type

RETURN apoc.meta.cypher.type(["Neo4j", 2020]) AS output;

valueType

RETURN valueType(["Neo4j", 2020]) AS output;

Results for apoc.meta.cypher.type
output
"LIST OF ANY"

Results for valueType
output
"LIST<STRING NOT NULL \| INTEGER NOT NULL> NOT NULL"

apoc.meta.cypher.type

RETURN apoc.meta.cypher.type(["Neo4j", "Bloom"]) AS output;

valueType

RETURN valueType(["Neo4j", "Bloom"]) AS output;

Results for apoc.meta.cypher.type
output
"LIST OF STRING"

Results for valueType
output
"LIST<STRING NOT NULL> NOT NULL"

apoc.meta.cypher.type

CREATE (node1:Person)-[rel:FRIENDS]->(node2:Person)
RETURN apoc.meta.cypher.type(node1) AS node1Type,
       apoc.meta.cypher.type(rel) AS relType,
       apoc.meta.cypher.type(node2) AS node2Type;

valueType

CREATE (node1:Person)-[rel:FRIENDS]->(node2:Person)
RETURN valueType(node1) AS node1Type,
       valueType(rel) AS relType,
       valueType(node2) AS node2Type;

Results for apoc.meta.cypher.type
node1Type	relType	node2Type
"NODE"	"RELATIONSHIP"	"NODE"

Results for valueType
node1Type	relType	node2Type
"NODE NOT NULL"	"RELATIONSHIP NOT NULL"	"NODE NOT NULL"