---
title: "Get a Component Instance"
url: https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/sdk/web/v4/cloud-scale/zcql/get-component-instance/
description: "ZCQL is Catalyst's own query language that enables you to perform data retrieval operations in the Data Store."
last_updated: 2026-09-08T11:07:33Z
service: Cloud Scale
type: general
related_links:
  - name: "Data Store"
    url: /en/cloud-scale/help/data-store/introduction
  - name: "ZCQL"
    url: /en/cloud-scale/help/zcql/introduction/
  - name: "Execute ZCQL - API"
    url: /en/api/code-reference/cloud-scale/zcql/execute-zcql-query/#ExecuteZCQLQuery
---

# 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.

### Get a Component Instance

The `zcql` reference can be created as shown below. This does not a fire server-side call.

```javascript
//Get a ZCQL instance
var zcql = catalyst.ZCatalystQL;

```