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# SAQL Query Input

An Analytics query written in SAQL or SQL.

Properties

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                  <th class="featureTableHeader vertical-align-top " id="d60570e61">Property Name</th>

                  <th class="featureTableHeader vertical-align-top " id="d60570e64">Type</th>

                  <th class="featureTableHeader vertical-align-top " id="d60570e67">Description</th>

                  <th class="featureTableHeader vertical-align-top " id="d60570e70">Required or Optional</th>

                  <th class="featureTableHeader vertical-align-top " id="d60570e73">Available Version</th>

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                  <td class="entry" headers="d60570e61" data-title="Property Name"><samp class="codeph nolang">license​Attributes</samp></td>

                  <td class="entry" headers="d60570e64" data-title="Type"><a class="xref" href="https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.bi_dev_guide_rest.meta/bi_dev_guide_rest/bi_requests_license_attributes_input.htm" title="The Analytics license attributes."><samp class="codeph nolang">Licenses​Attributes​Input</samp></a></td>

                  <td class="entry" headers="d60570e67" data-title="Description">The Analytics license type and other properties.</td>

                  <td class="entry" headers="d60570e70" data-title="Required or Optional">Optional</td>

                  <td class="entry" headers="d60570e73" data-title="Available Version">53.0</td>

                </tr>

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                  <td class="entry" headers="d60570e61" data-title="Property Name"><samp class="codeph nolang">name</samp></td>

                  <td class="entry" headers="d60570e64" data-title="Type">String</td>

                  <td class="entry" headers="d60570e67" data-title="Description">The query name.</td>

                  <td class="entry" headers="d60570e70" data-title="Required or Optional">Optional</td>

                  <td class="entry" headers="d60570e73" data-title="Available Version">41.0</td>

                </tr>

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                  <td class="entry" headers="d60570e61" data-title="Property Name"><samp class="codeph nolang">query</samp></td>

                  <td class="entry" headers="d60570e64" data-title="Type">String</td>

                  <td class="entry" headers="d60570e67" data-title="Description">The query string.</td>

                  <td class="entry" headers="d60570e70" data-title="Required or Optional">Required</td>

                  <td class="entry" headers="d60570e73" data-title="Available Version">40.0</td>

                </tr>

                <tr>
                  <td class="entry" headers="d60570e61" data-title="Property Name"><samp class="codeph nolang">query​Language</samp></td>

                  <td class="entry" headers="d60570e64" data-title="Type">Analytics​Query​Language​Enum</td>

                  <td class="entry" headers="d60570e67" data-title="Description">The language in which the query in
                    written. The default value is <samp class="codeph nolang">SAQL</samp>. Valid values are: <ul class="ul bulletList">
                      <li class="li"><samp class="codeph nolang">SAQL</samp></li>

                      <li class="li"><samp class="codeph nolang">SQL</samp></li>

                    </ul>

                  </td>

                  <td class="entry" headers="d60570e70" data-title="Required or Optional">Required if the query is <samp class="codeph nolang">SQL</samp>.</td>

                  <td class="entry" headers="d60570e73" data-title="Available Version">48.0</td>

                </tr>

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                  <td class="entry" headers="d60570e61" data-title="Property Name"><samp class="codeph nolang">timezone</samp></td>

                  <td class="entry" headers="d60570e64" data-title="Type">String</td>

                  <td class="entry" headers="d60570e67" data-title="Description">The timezone for the query. The org must have timezone enabled for use in queries.</td>

                  <td class="entry" headers="d60570e70" data-title="Required or Optional">Optional</td>

                  <td class="entry" headers="d60570e73" data-title="Available Version">43.0</td>

                </tr>

              </tbody>

            </table>

#### See Also

- [Query Resource](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.bi_dev_guide_rest.meta/bi_dev_guide_rest/bi_resources_query.htm "Executes a query written in Salesforce Analytics Query Language (SAQL) or SQL for CRM Analytics.")
- [Query CRM Analytics Data with the Query API](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.bi_dev_guide_rest.meta/bi_dev_guide_rest/bi_rest_api_query_data.htm "Use the CRM Analytics REST API to directly query analytics data using SAQL or SQL queries.")