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ReQL command: get

Command syntax

table.get(key) → singleRowSelection

Description

Get a document by primary key.

If no document exists with that primary key, get will return nil.

Example: Find a document by UUID.

r.table('posts').get('a9849eef-7176-4411-935b-79a6e3c56a74').run(conn)

Example: Find a document and merge another document with it.

r.table('heroes').get(3).merge(
    { :powers => ['invisibility', 'speed'] }
).run(conn)

_Example: Subscribe to a document’s changefeed.

changes = r.table('heroes').get(3).changes().run(conn)

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