Query pagination

Run a query and get rows using automatic pagination.

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Java

Before trying this sample, follow the Java setup instructions in the BigQuery quickstart using client libraries. For more information, see the BigQuery Java API reference documentation.

To authenticate to BigQuery, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for client libraries. 

import com.google.cloud.bigquery.BigQuery;
import com.google.cloud.bigquery.BigQueryException;
import com.google.cloud.bigquery.BigQueryOptions;
import com.google.cloud.bigquery.QueryJobConfiguration;
import com.google.cloud.bigquery.TableId;
import com.google.cloud.bigquery.TableResult;

// Sample to run query with pagination.
public class QueryPagination {

  public static void main(String[] args) {
    String datasetName = "MY_DATASET_NAME";
    String tableName = "MY_TABLE_NAME";
    String query =
        "SELECT name, SUM(number) as total_people"
            + " FROM `bigquery-public-data.usa_names.usa_1910_2013`"
            + " GROUP BY name"
            + " ORDER BY total_people DESC"
            + " LIMIT 100";
    queryPagination(datasetName, tableName, query);
  }

  public static void queryPagination(String datasetName, String tableName, String query) {
    try {
      // Initialize client that will be used to send requests. This client only needs to be created
      // once, and can be reused for multiple requests.
      BigQuery bigquery = BigQueryOptions.getDefaultInstance().getService();

      TableId tableId = TableId.of(datasetName, tableName);
      QueryJobConfiguration queryConfig =
          QueryJobConfiguration.newBuilder(query)
              // save results into a table.
              .setDestinationTable(tableId)
              .build();

      bigquery.query(queryConfig);

      TableResult results =
          bigquery.listTableData(tableId, BigQuery.TableDataListOption.pageSize(20));

      // First Page
      results
          .getValues()
          .forEach(row -> row.forEach(val -> System.out.printf("%s,\n", val.toString())));

      while (results.hasNextPage()) {
        // Remaining Pages
        results = results.getNextPage();
        results
            .getValues()
            .forEach(row -> row.forEach(val -> System.out.printf("%s,\n", val.toString())));
      }

      System.out.println("Query pagination performed successfully.");
    } catch (BigQueryException | InterruptedException e) {
      System.out.println("Query not performed \n" + e.toString());
    }
  }
}

Node.js

Before trying this sample, follow the Node.js setup instructions in the BigQuery quickstart using client libraries. For more information, see the BigQuery Node.js API reference documentation.

To authenticate to BigQuery, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for client libraries. 

// Import the Google Cloud client library using default credentials
const {BigQuery} = require('@google-cloud/bigquery');
const bigquery = new BigQuery();

async function queryPagination() {
  // Run a query and get rows using automatic pagination.

  const query = `SELECT name, SUM(number) as total_people
  FROM \`bigquery-public-data.usa_names.usa_1910_2013\`
  GROUP BY name
  ORDER BY total_people DESC
  LIMIT 100`;

  // Run the query as a job.
  const [job] = await bigquery.createQueryJob(query);

  // Wait for job to complete and get rows.
  // The client library automatically handles pagination.
  // See more info on how to configure paging calls at:
  //  * https://github.com/googleapis/gax-nodejs/blob/main/client-libraries.md#auto-pagination
  //  * https://cloud.google.com/bigquery/docs/paging-results#iterate_through_client_libraries_results
  const [rows] = await job.getQueryResults();

  console.log('Query results:');
  rows.forEach(row => {
    console.log(`name: ${row.name}, ${row.total_people} total people`);
  });
}
queryPagination();

Python

Before trying this sample, follow the Python setup instructions in the BigQuery quickstart using client libraries. For more information, see the BigQuery Python API reference documentation.

To authenticate to BigQuery, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for client libraries. 


from google.cloud import bigquery

# Construct a BigQuery client object.
client = bigquery.Client()

query = """
    SELECT name, SUM(number) as total_people
    FROM `bigquery-public-data.usa_names.usa_1910_2013`
    GROUP BY name
    ORDER BY total_people DESC
"""
query_job = client.query(query)  # Make an API request.
query_job.result()  # Wait for the query to complete.

# Get the destination table for the query results.
#
# All queries write to a destination table. If a destination table is not
# specified, the BigQuery populates it with a reference to a temporary
# anonymous table after the query completes.
destination = query_job.destination

# Get the schema (and other properties) for the destination table.
#
# A schema is useful for converting from BigQuery types to Python types.
destination = client.get_table(destination)

# Download rows.
#
# The client library automatically handles pagination.
print("The query data:")
rows = client.list_rows(destination, max_results=20)
for row in rows:
    print("name={}, count={}".format(row["name"], row["total_people"]))

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