Page overview¶

This topic introduces the Explorer page to help you learn more about Explorer's functions.

The Explorer page consists of two modules navigation bar and canvas.

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Note

After logging into Explorer, select a graph space and click on it to unlock query and exploration functions in the left-side navigation bar.

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Navigation bar¶

Click the icons in the left-side navigation bar to import, analyze, and explore graph data. The descriptions of the icons are as follows:

Icon	Description
	Enter VIDs or tags to query data. For more information, see Ways to query data.
	Search for target vertexes displayed on the canvas. For more information, see Filter vertices.
	Perform explorations on the vertices on the canvas by setting edge directions, steps, and filtering conditions.
	Select at least two vertices on the canvas to search for their common neighbors.
	Find all paths, the shortest path, and the non-loop paths from the source to the destination vertex.
	Choose whether to display the properties of vertices or edges on the canvas.
	Hide the selected vertices and edges on the canvas.
	Hide the unselected vertices and edges on the canvas.
	Undo the action in the previous step.
	Restores the action that was previously undone.
	View historical snapshots. For more information, see Canvas snapshots.
	View all graph spaces. Click a graph space to create a canvas corresponding to it.
	View Explorer documents and NebulaGraph forum.
	View your account and shortcuts, edit languages, limit returned results, and clear connection.
	Query data by entering nGQL statements. Querying results are imported on canvas. For more information, see Explorer console.