Quickstarts

• Enable the BigQuery sandbox

  Get started with the BigQuery sandbox.

• Query a public dataset

  Learn how to query a public dataset.

• Load and query BigQuery tables

  Use the Google Cloud console to load and query data.

• Command-line tool quickstart

  Use the bq command-line tool to run queries, load data, and export data.

• Client library quickstart

  Use the client libraries to run a query.

• Geospatial analytics quickstart

  Shows you how to analyze and visualize geospatial data in BigQuery.

• Machine learning quickstart

  Introduces you to BigQuery ML using the Google Cloud console.

Try it for yourself

If you're new to Google Cloud, create an account to evaluate how BigQuery performs in real-world scenarios. New customers also get $300 in free credits to run, test, and deploy workloads.

Try BigQuery free