> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.e6data.com/query-engine/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.e6data.com/query-engine/guides/querying.md).

# Querying

- [Query editor](https://docs.e6data.com/query-engine/guides/querying/query-editor.md): Write, format, and run SQL in the e6data Query Editor - tabs, the query action bar, the SQL editor, and the Schema Explorer.
- [Run queries and view results](https://docs.e6data.com/query-engine/guides/querying/run-queries-and-view-results.md): Run SQL in the e6data Query Editor, track query status, view and export results, inspect execution details, and preview data.
- [Query history and saved queries](https://docs.e6data.com/query-engine/guides/querying/query-history-and-saved-queries.md): Review every query run in a workspace in Run History - timing, status, user, and query text - and get query counts programmatically.
- [Query performance basics](https://docs.e6data.com/query-engine/guides/querying/query-performance-basics.md): Practical levers for faster, cheaper queries in e6data - sizing, caching, execution mode, the transpiler, and reading execution details.


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