Memgraph Lab

Memgraph Lab is a powerful visualization and management tool designed to help users interact with Memgraph database efficiently. Whether you’re just getting started, executing complex queries, or leveraging advanced features, this documentation provides the guidance you need to navigate and optimize your workflow.

Quick start

Run Memgraph MAGE and Memgraph Lab

Depending on your operating system, execute the appropriate command in the console:

Linux/macOSWindows

curl https://install.memgraph.com | sh

The above command will start Memgraph MAGE in a Docker container on the host machine and expose port 7687 for Bolt connection and port 7444 for logs. The command will also start Memgraph Lab in a Docker container and you can access it on localhost:3000.

For other installation types, read the installation and deployment documentation.

Connect to Memgraph

Access Memgraph Lab on localhost:3000 in the browser. You will see the Quick connect screen. To connect to Memgraph, click on Connect now button.

Run queries

Now, you can execute Cypher queries in Memgraph. Open the Query execution tab, located in the left sidebar, copy the following query and press the Run query button:

CREATE (u:User {name: "Alice"})-[:Likes]->(m:Software {name: "Memgraph"});

The query above will create 2 nodes in the database, one labeled User with name Alice and the other labeled Software with name Memgraph. It will also create a relationship that Alice likes Memgraph.

To find created nodes and relationships, execute the following query:

MATCH p=()-[]->() RETURN p;

You should get the following result:

Features

Memgraph Lab provides a powerful and intuitive interface for working with graph data, offering a range of features to streamline data import, visualization, query execution, and collaboration.

Here is a list of advanced Memgraph Lab Enterprise features:

• Monitoring - A feature that tracks resource usage, database size, query activity, transaction flow, and active sessions, providing real-time insights into database performance.
• Sharing features - Query sharing allows users to share selected queries from the query execution or previously run queries from the history. Graph Style Script (GSS) sharing allows users to share styling scripts among team members.
• Single sign-on - Provides authorization and authentification to your database. Supports two types of SSO methods - OpenID Connect (OIDC + OAuth 2.0) and SAML, and two identity providers - Microsoft Azure (Entra ID) and Okta.

For the full list of features, refer to the Features documentation.

Overview

To get familiar with Memgraph Lab, explore the following sections in this documentation: