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title: Queries
description: "--- ###### How to Write Boolean-Style Queries in Elements Elements implements a simple Boolean style query system allowing client code to quickly call specific information from the database. Additionally, this includes the ability to perform custom [Metadata](https://namazustudios.com/glossary/metadata/). Queries are used…"
url: "https://namazustudios.com/docs/namazu-elements-core/queries/"
updated: "2026-08-13"
category: Namazu Elements Core Features
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# Queries

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###### How to Write Boolean-Style Queries in Elements

Elements implements a simple Boolean style query system allowing client code to quickly call specific information from the database. Additionally, this includes the ability to perform custom [Metadata](https://namazustudios.com/glossary/metadata/). Queries are used in the following places in Elements:

- Fields labeled "Selector" - This is used to select an object based on query criteria
- Query strings in GET requests labeled "search"

At the time of this writing, the following types support queries with many more in the works.

- Profiles
- [Distinct](https://namazustudios.com/glossary/distinct/) Inventory Items