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# query

Send a GraphQL query to a CDM cluster.

```python
def query(self, query, operation_name=None, variables=None, timeout=15, authentication=True):
```

## Arguments

| Name            | Type | Description                                                                                                                                                 | Choices |
| --------------- | ---- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- |
| query           | str  | The main GraphQL query body.                                                                                                                                |         |
| operation\_name | str  | A meaningful and explicit name for your GraphQL operation. Think of this just like a function name in your favorite programming language. (default: {None}) |         |
| variables       | dict | The variables to pass into your query. (default: {None})                                                                                                    |         |

## Keyword Arguments

| Name           | Type | Description                                                                                                  | Choices | Default |
| -------------- | ---- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------- | ------- |
| timeout        | int  | The number of seconds to wait to establish a connection the Rubrik cluster before returning a timeout error. |         | 15      |
| authentication | bool | Flag that specifies whether or not to utilize authentication when making the API call.                       |         | True    |

## Returns

| Type | Return Value                                |
| ---- | ------------------------------------------- |
| dict | The response\["data"] body of the API call. |

## Example

```python
### Query only

import rubrik_cdm

rubrik = rubrik_cdm.Connect()

query = """
{
  cluster(id: "me") {
    version
  }
}
"""

cluster_details = rubrik.query(query)


### All parameters used

import rubrik_cdm

rubrik = rubrik_cdm.Connect()

operation_name = "ClusterDetails"

query = """
ClusterDetails($clusterID: String!) {
  cluster(id: $clusterID) {
    version
  }
}
"""

variables = {
    "clusterID": "me"
}

cluster_details = rubrik.query(query, operation_name, variables)
```