# Cloud SQL (Experimental) {% hint style="warning" %} This article is still under construction {% endhint %} Cloud SQL is an easy way to access your database using only your client. This approach is similar to GraphQL or PostgREST but instead of a proprietary query language, it uses JSON and knex.js/objection.js conventions. {% hint style="warning" %} Cloud SQL is not a direct replacement for GraphQL or PostgREST. If you have these technologies in place, please continue to use them. {% endhint %} CloudSQL works by exposing the tables and their downstream relationships through a REST API provided by Novel. The following features are available: * SELECT and GRAPH SELECT * INSERT and GRAPH INSERT * DELETE with CASCADE * UPDATE and GRAPH UPDATE * ORDER, LIMIT, OFFSET * SELECT FUNCTIONS: MAX, MIN, AVG, ETC... * TRANSACTIONS These features are enough for you to develop a fully functioning feature without ever touching server code. If you require more features, head over to our feature request page. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.novel.dev/novel-server/cloud-sql-experimental.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.