---
title: "Get ZCQL Instance"
url: https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/sdk/nodejs/v2/cloud-scale/zcql/get-component-instance/
description: "This page describes the method to execute ZCQL queries on a table in the Data Store in your NodeJS application with sample code snippets."
last_updated: 2026-09-08T11:07:33Z
service: Cloud Scale
type: general
related_links:
  - name: "ZCQL"
    url: /en/cloud-scale/help/zcql/introduction
  - name: "Data Store"
    url: /en/cloud-scale/help/data-store/introduction
---

# ZCQL

> **Note:** This SDK is currently in deprecation. Migrate to [JavaScript SDK](https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/sdk/javascript/v1/cloudscale/datastore/get-component-instance/) now.

[ZCQL](https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/cloud-scale/help/zcql/introduction) is Catalyst's own query language that enables
you to perform data retrieval, insertion, updating, and deletion operations on the tables in the
[Catalyst Data Store](https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/cloud-scale/help/data-store/introduction). You can execute a
variety of DML queries using ZCQL to obtain or manipulate data, and use various clauses and statements such as the SQL
Join clauses, Groupby and OrderBy statements, and built-in SQL functions.

Catalyst also provides an [**OLAP database**](https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/cloud-scale/help/data-store/olap-database/introduction/), in addition to the primary Data Store that is suited for analytical data retrieval queries. You can choose to execute simple transactional queries on the primary Data Store, and complex analytical queries that involve [ZCQL functions](https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/cloud-scale/help/zcql/zcql-functions/) on the OLAP database. 

### Get Component Instance

You must first create a component instance for ZCQL. The `zcql` instance can be created as shown below.

```javascript
//Get a ZCQL instance 
let zcql = app.zcql();
```