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Parameterized queries in Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL

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APPLIES TO: NoSQL

Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL supports queries with parameters expressed by the familiar @ notation. Parameterized SQL provides robust handling and escaping of user input, and prevents accidental exposure of data through SQL injection.

Examples

For example, you can write a query that takes upperPriceLimit as a parameter, and execute it for various values of price based on user input.

NoSQL 
SELECT
    *
FROM
    p
WHERE
    (NOT p.onSale) AND
    (p.price BETWEEN 0 AND @upperPriceLimit)

You can then send this request to Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL as a parameterized JSON query object.

JSON 
{
  "query": "SELECT * FROM p WHERE (NOT p.onSale) AND (p.price BETWEEN 0 AND @upperPriceLimit)",
  "parameters": [
    {
      "name": "@upperPriceLimit",
      "value": 100
    }
  ]
}

This next example sets the TOP argument with a parameterized query:

NoSQL 
{
  "query": "SELECT TOP @pageSize * FROM products",
  "parameters": [
    {
      "name": "@pageSize",
      "value": 10
    }
  ]
}

Parameter values can be any valid JSON: strings, numbers, booleans, null, even arrays or nested JSON. Since Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL is schemaless, parameters aren't validated against any type.

Here are examples for parameterized queries in each Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL SDK:

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