Introduction to the NoSQL API
Explore the Cosmos DB NoSQL API fundamentals, including how SQL syntax is applied to query JSON documents. Understand its role as the primary querying method, the use of basic clauses like SELECT, ORDER BY, and GROUP BY, and get introduced to setting up and querying containers in Cosmos DB. This lesson helps you grasp the core concepts needed to work effectively with Cosmos DB's native querying capabilities.
SQL in a NoSQL database
For those unfamiliar with the terminology, using SQL in a NoSQL database might sound strange. However, NoSQL means Not Only SQL, and even if databases like MongoDB ditched it for a custom query language, Cosmos DB embraces it as its primary query language.
What is it?
The Cosmos DB NoSQL API is the primary way to query the database. It closely represents the ...