# \#query

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## [Efficient Query for Nested Pointer Filtering](https://community.parseplatform.org/t/efficient-query-for-nested-pointer-filtering/5007)

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**Author:** [@7ala](https://community.parseplatform.org/u/7ala)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 21, 2025, 2:30pm UTC](https://community.parseplatform.org/t/efficient-query-for-nested-pointer-filtering/5007 "2025-08-21T14:30:17Z")

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Hi Parse Community, I’m working with a nested class structure and need help crafting an efficient query Schema Structure: Property class → has pointer to Project Project class → has pointer to Developer and ProjectSta…

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## [💸 $500 Sponsored Bounty](https://community.parseplatform.org/t/500-sponsored-bounty/4941)

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**Author:** [@Manuel](https://community.parseplatform.org/u/Manuel)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 24, 2025, 11:47am UTC](https://community.parseplatform.org/t/500-sponsored-bounty/4941 "2025-04-24T11:47:16Z")

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:money\_with\_wings: A $500 bounty is available for developing a new feature in Parse Server! Thanks to @messagenius for sponsoring this bounty. :rocket:

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## [Android SDK saveInBackground() Method Hangs Without Response on Self-Hosted Parse Server](https://community.parseplatform.org/t/android-sdk-saveinbackground-method-hangs-without-response-on-self-hosted-parse-server/4732)

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**Author:** [@aqeeb421](https://community.parseplatform.org/u/aqeeb421)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 6, 2025, 9:09am UTC](https://community.parseplatform.org/t/android-sdk-saveinbackground-method-hangs-without-response-on-self-hosted-parse-server/4732 "2025-01-06T09:09:56Z")

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Hi Parse Community, I am encountering an issue with the saveInBackground() method in my Android client SDK. The method intermittently hangs and does not return any response from the server—neither success nor error—even…

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## [This user is not allowed to query email on class \_User](https://community.parseplatform.org/t/this-user-is-not-allowed-to-query-email-on-class-user/3119)

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**Author:** [@ashish-naik](https://community.parseplatform.org/u/ashish-naik)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [December 10, 2024, 7:46pm UTC](https://community.parseplatform.org/t/this-user-is-not-allowed-to-query-email-on-class-user/3119 "2024-12-10T19:46:14Z")

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I am using Sign In With Apple and Email/passsword based login for which below are truncated code snippets. In Apple signing in, i am getting error “This user is not allowed to query email on class \_User” when i try to q…

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## [Cant access include('profile') pointer data on client side](https://community.parseplatform.org/t/cant-access-include-profile-pointer-data-on-client-side/4538)

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**Author:** [@reptilehaus](https://community.parseplatform.org/u/reptilehaus)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 8, 2024, 12:42pm UTC](https://community.parseplatform.org/t/cant-access-include-profile-pointer-data-on-client-side/4538 "2024-11-08T12:42:32Z")

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Im wondering if there is some insight into this, I have the query below, when i view the network tab for the request data i can clearly see it has come over the wire, however trying to access it i get nothing, I have bee…

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## [Recommended way to integrate with NextJS](https://community.parseplatform.org/t/recommended-way-to-integrate-with-nextjs/4208)

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**Author:** [@reptilehaus](https://community.parseplatform.org/u/reptilehaus)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 25, 2024, 11:05am UTC](https://community.parseplatform.org/t/recommended-way-to-integrate-with-nextjs/4208 "2024-06-25T11:05:24Z")

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I have a pretty solid workflow for Angular with SSR and parse but Im working a lot with NextJS at the moment and would like to try Parse with it. Is there any recommended example repo’s showing an integration with a Nex…

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## [Documentation about 4 special built-in fields (objectId, createdAt, updatedAt, acl)](https://community.parseplatform.org/t/documentation-about-4-special-built-in-fields-objectid-createdat-updatedat-acl/4223)

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**Author:** [@thientran1707](https://community.parseplatform.org/u/thientran1707)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 24, 2024, 3:06pm UTC](https://community.parseplatform.org/t/documentation-about-4-special-built-in-fields-objectid-createdat-updatedat-acl/4223 "2024-06-24T15:06:39Z")

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As in the JS SDK documentation, we have 4 special built-in fields (JavaScript Developers Guide | Parse) I have a few questions to clarify May I know why can only be access by calling obj.id but not obj.get(‘objectId’)…

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## [The best way to generate a table](https://community.parseplatform.org/t/the-best-way-to-generate-a-table/1949)

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**Author:** [@hkblue](https://community.parseplatform.org/u/hkblue)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [June 3, 2024, 12:08pm UTC](https://community.parseplatform.org/t/the-best-way-to-generate-a-table/1949 "2024-06-03T12:08:52Z")

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Hi, if I want to create a new table with some fields, do I use parse server API call? Or, do I use express.js database migration? Which way is better?

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## [How to remove user authData](https://community.parseplatform.org/t/how-to-remove-user-authdata/3906)

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**Author:** [@rhaps](https://community.parseplatform.org/u/rhaps)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 13, 2024, 10:33am UTC](https://community.parseplatform.org/t/how-to-remove-user-authdata/3906 "2024-04-13T10:33:10Z")

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Hi I have a use case where i dont delete a user directly, i intend to disable the user, but i need to remove the user authData, I am doing this via cloud code, i dont seem to find how to remove the authdata thanks

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## [How to use MasterKey with parse live query](https://community.parseplatform.org/t/how-to-use-masterkey-with-parse-live-query/2972)

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**Author:** [@reptilehaus](https://community.parseplatform.org/u/reptilehaus)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 6, 2024, 3:37am UTC](https://community.parseplatform.org/t/how-to-use-masterkey-with-parse-live-query/2972 "2024-04-06T03:37:27Z")

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From following lots for random documentation ive managed to use Parse.Query client side which subscribes to my live query server however i need to use masterKey but if were executing the query client side im not sure ho…

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## [Use Parse.Query.or with an array of queries](https://community.parseplatform.org/t/use-parse-query-or-with-an-array-of-queries/3814)

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**Author:** [@ali\_pro](https://community.parseplatform.org/u/ali_pro)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2024, 4:30pm UTC](https://community.parseplatform.org/t/use-parse-query-or-with-an-array-of-queries/3814 "2024-01-21T16:30:51Z")

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Hello there, I’m running into a pretty weird case which has gotten my head spinning lately. Here’s the scenario: I’m creating a chat application, and when the user opens the app, I want to update the messages he’s missed…

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## [Why so slow in dashboard?](https://community.parseplatform.org/t/why-so-slow-in-dashboard/3770)

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**Author:** [@badboy\_tian](https://community.parseplatform.org/u/badboy_tian)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [December 28, 2023, 10:15am UTC](https://community.parseplatform.org/t/why-so-slow-in-dashboard/3770 "2023-12-28T10:15:57Z")

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why very slow? schema export const AVFile = { className: "AVFile", fields: { mime\_type: {type: "String"}, key: {type: "String"}, name: {type: "String"}, provider: {type: "Stri…

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## [Full text search mongo or parse problem?](https://community.parseplatform.org/t/full-text-search-mongo-or-parse-problem/1920)

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**Author:** [@avramo](https://community.parseplatform.org/u/avramo)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [December 19, 2023, 1:31pm UTC](https://community.parseplatform.org/t/full-text-search-mongo-or-parse-problem/1920 "2023-12-19T13:31:13Z")

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I’m trying to simply search our users with parse query based on phrase, so for example when I type: “mar” it will find “Mark” user (fullname) field. I’ve created mongodb text index, but it works only with full words. I c…

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## [Querying a "Following" Table](https://community.parseplatform.org/t/querying-a-following-table/3737)

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**Author:** [@kiwijon](https://community.parseplatform.org/u/kiwijon)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 16, 2023, 10:58pm UTC](https://community.parseplatform.org/t/querying-a-following-table/3737 "2023-11-16T22:58:47Z")

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I have a simple “Following” table which, along with the boiler plate fields, has a “toUser” and “fromUser”, which are pointers to the User table. I am trying to query the Following table for users that have “fromUser…

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## [ParseSwift reverse query](https://community.parseplatform.org/t/parseswift-reverse-query/3545)

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**Author:** [@darwish](https://community.parseplatform.org/u/darwish)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 18, 2023, 11:18am UTC](https://community.parseplatform.org/t/parseswift-reverse-query/3545 "2023-07-18T11:18:42Z")

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Hello, I have a table of Candidates which has a one to one relationship to another table Called AssessmentFiles. I currently query all the candidates with .inluceAll() to get the candidates with the accosted assessmnet…

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## [Node SDK makes network requests](https://community.parseplatform.org/t/node-sdk-makes-network-requests/2855)

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**Author:** [@woutercouvaras](https://community.parseplatform.org/u/woutercouvaras)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [July 12, 2023, 6:31am UTC](https://community.parseplatform.org/t/node-sdk-makes-network-requests/2855 "2023-07-12T06:31:05Z")

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Hi, I’ve built a basic catelog app using Parse and it all works beautifully, although I bumped into something the other day that was a bit unexpected… TD;DR; The node parse sdk seems to make network requests for each i…

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## [Errors after setting enableAnonymousUsers to false](https://community.parseplatform.org/t/errors-after-setting-enableanonymoususers-to-false/3521)

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**Author:** [@sdfjtr34](https://community.parseplatform.org/u/sdfjtr34)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 4, 2023, 11:37am UTC](https://community.parseplatform.org/t/errors-after-setting-enableanonymoususers-to-false/3521 "2023-07-04T11:37:52Z")

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I had anonymous users enabled in my server, but after setting it to false I get a lot of errors when fetching the \_User class/list in the Parse dashboard: TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'afterFi…

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## [Is it possible to use GET Requests with Parse ? Cannot cache requests in service-worker](https://community.parseplatform.org/t/is-it-possible-to-use-get-requests-with-parse-cannot-cache-requests-in-service-worker/3487)

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**Author:** [@reptilehaus](https://community.parseplatform.org/u/reptilehaus)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 1, 2023, 1:12pm UTC](https://community.parseplatform.org/t/is-it-possible-to-use-get-requests-with-parse-cannot-cache-requests-in-service-worker/3487 "2023-06-01T13:12:10Z")

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Im trying to create offline capability for an angular web app using service workers, However it seems a limitation of the cache API is that it cannot cache post requests which it seems parse relies on for all requests. i…

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## [Guide: A more stable way for mass save operations than Parse.Object.saveAll](https://community.parseplatform.org/t/guide-a-more-stable-way-for-mass-save-operations-than-parse-object-saveall/3407)

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**Author:** [@andreisu](https://community.parseplatform.org/u/andreisu)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 23, 2023, 10:06am UTC](https://community.parseplatform.org/t/guide-a-more-stable-way-for-mass-save-operations-than-parse-object-saveall/3407 "2023-04-23T10:06:32Z")

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Parse has Parse.Object.saveAll() method for saving objects in a single api call. But it has two limitations - \> first being its sequential nature, which increases execution time and blocks the rest of the code, and seco…

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## [How to check if a user exists and has authData?](https://community.parseplatform.org/t/how-to-check-if-a-user-exists-and-has-authdata/3393)

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**Author:** [@andreisu](https://community.parseplatform.org/u/andreisu)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 14, 2023, 7:44am UTC](https://community.parseplatform.org/t/how-to-check-if-a-user-exists-and-has-authdata/3393 "2023-04-14T07:44:28Z")

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I try to check if a user exists with this function but it always returns undefined. What is wrong? I want to know if a user exists to prevent my oauth integration from creating new accounts on each login. Parse.Cloud.d…

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## [Is it a good practice to use .equalTo("colName", undefined)?](https://community.parseplatform.org/t/is-it-a-good-practice-to-use-equalto-colname-undefined/3385)

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**Author:** [@andreisu](https://community.parseplatform.org/u/andreisu)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 9, 2023, 8:19am UTC](https://community.parseplatform.org/t/is-it-a-good-practice-to-use-equalto-colname-undefined/3385 "2023-04-09T08:19:05Z")

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I have a field that can have 3 states: true, false and undefined. Each represents a different scenario. Would using query.equalTo("colName", undefined) be more performant as it would allow utilizing an index vs query…

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## [Trying to use with parse 6 with Moumouls/parse-next-mono-starter](https://community.parseplatform.org/t/trying-to-use-with-parse-6-with-moumouls-parse-next-mono-starter/3386)

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**Author:** [@reptilehaus](https://community.parseplatform.org/u/reptilehaus)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 9, 2023, 8:06am UTC](https://community.parseplatform.org/t/trying-to-use-with-parse-6-with-moumouls-parse-next-mono-starter/3386 "2023-04-09T08:06:41Z")

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Im trying to use this codebase GitHub - Moumouls/parse-next-mono-starter: All in one template monorepo to build and deploy apps faster than ever with modern technologies. in a new NX project and without graphql, Moumouls…

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## [Mass update Parse Relations - performance](https://community.parseplatform.org/t/mass-update-parse-relations-performance/3358)

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**Author:** [@frouo](https://community.parseplatform.org/u/frouo)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 31, 2023, 2:00pm UTC](https://community.parseplatform.org/t/mass-update-parse-relations-performance/3358 "2023-03-31T14:00:54Z")

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Hello :wave: I have a webapp where a \_User can add a Tag to a bunch of Profile. For example, as a User, I have a list of 3577 profiles and I want to bulk update them with the tag “Friend”. I achieved this with the foll…

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## [What is the \_localId and where did the id go?](https://community.parseplatform.org/t/what-is-the-localid-and-where-did-the-id-go/3346)

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**Author:** [@andreisu](https://community.parseplatform.org/u/andreisu)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 25, 2023, 2:23pm UTC](https://community.parseplatform.org/t/what-is-the-localid-and-where-did-the-id-go/3346 "2023-03-25T14:23:54Z")

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Hello, I noticed that I can no longer access the id of the newly created parse objects. const Order = Parse.Object.extend("Orders"); const newOrder = new Order(); newOrder.set(...) newOrder.save…

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## [Is there a difference between these two queries? pointers vs strings](https://community.parseplatform.org/t/is-there-a-difference-between-these-two-queries-pointers-vs-strings/3296)

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**Author:** [@andreisu](https://community.parseplatform.org/u/andreisu)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 10, 2023, 5:39pm UTC](https://community.parseplatform.org/t/is-there-a-difference-between-these-two-queries-pointers-vs-strings/3296 "2023-03-10T17:39:01Z")

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I can’t decide if I should include object ids as foreign keys or pointers. There’s not much info about that in mongo docs. How do you think which of whese queries is more performant? const qTable = new Parse.Query("Tab…

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## [How does masterKeyIps allow all ip access](https://community.parseplatform.org/t/how-does-masterkeyips-allow-all-ip-access/3282)

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**Author:** [@CollinsWalker](https://community.parseplatform.org/u/CollinsWalker)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 2, 2023, 5:38am UTC](https://community.parseplatform.org/t/how-does-masterkeyips-allow-all-ip-access/3282 "2023-03-02T05:38:40Z")

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parse-dashboard version:5.0.0 parse-server version 6.0.0 dashboard access parse-server I get this error: “error: Request using master key rejected as the request IP address ‘::ffff:xxx.x.xxx.xxx’ is not set in Parse Se…

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## [Parse Android app - ANR (application not responding) when user logging out](https://community.parseplatform.org/t/parse-android-app-anr-application-not-responding-when-user-logging-out/3271)

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**Author:** [@magickaito](https://community.parseplatform.org/u/magickaito)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 20, 2023, 3:29am UTC](https://community.parseplatform.org/t/parse-android-app-anr-application-not-responding-when-user-logging-out/3271 "2023-02-20T03:29:56Z")

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We have a Parse Android that saves location from time to time. It will login annonymously before saving. If there is any error in saving, which could be due to session related issue, it will try to logout. So next time,…

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## [Requiring parse/node in \`getServersideProps\` with NextJS](https://community.parseplatform.org/t/requiring-parse-node-in-getserversideprops-with-nextjs/3194)

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**Author:** [@epietrowicz](https://community.parseplatform.org/u/epietrowicz)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 17, 2023, 3:18pm UTC](https://community.parseplatform.org/t/requiring-parse-node-in-getserversideprops-with-nextjs/3194 "2023-01-17T15:18:45Z")

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I’m hoping for some feedback on the pattern I am using to leverage Parse Server in a NextJS project. Note: I understand that there is an experimental Parse SSR package that is released, but I do not need live queries, a…

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## [GraphQL - cannot query all records, must provide ID?](https://community.parseplatform.org/t/graphql-cannot-query-all-records-must-provide-id/2948)

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**Author:** [@reptilehaus](https://community.parseplatform.org/u/reptilehaus)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [January 16, 2023, 8:48pm UTC](https://community.parseplatform.org/t/graphql-cannot-query-all-records-must-provide-id/2948 "2023-01-16T20:48:37Z")

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Im kind of new to graphql but id like to return a list of all countries, however its constantly asking me for an ID, is it not possible ? query { country() { id } }

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## [Performance of fetching pointers](https://community.parseplatform.org/t/performance-of-fetching-pointers/3178)

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**Author:** [@reptilehaus](https://community.parseplatform.org/u/reptilehaus)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 14, 2023, 5:20pm UTC](https://community.parseplatform.org/t/performance-of-fetching-pointers/3178 "2023-01-14T17:20:40Z")

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Is there any way to perform queries on pointers more performant. Lets say we have a collection called blog posts which references another by pointer collection called categories, in order to retrieve all the references i…

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