> ## Documentation Index
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> ## Agent Instructions
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# Queries
> Run, save, and schedule Insights queries. Insights accepts one read-only DuckDB SELECT or WITH.
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Run SQL against your instance [data lake](/cloud/insights/lake), then save and schedule the reports you want to keep. The **Queries** tab holds that work: **Saved**, **Scheduled**, and **History**.
Insights accepts one read-only DuckDB `SELECT` or `WITH`. Start from a [template](/cloud/insights/templates), or paste your own statement. That rule does not change.
***
## Start a query
Click **New query** to open a blank editor. Set the toolbar date range for the period you care about, then paste a `SELECT` or `WITH` and click **Run**.
***
## Accepted SQL queries
Insights accepts **one read-only `SELECT` or `WITH` statement** against the data lake. The dialect is [DuckDB SQL](https://duckdb.org/docs/stable/sql/introduction.html).
DuckDB functions such as `TRY_CAST`, `DATE_TRUNC`, `ANY_VALUE`, and `BOOL_AND` are available. PostgreSQL-only or MySQL-only syntax is not guaranteed to run. Any other statement is rejected.
| Allowed | Rejected |
| :- | :- |
| One `SELECT` or `WITH` | `INSERT`, `UPDATE`, `DELETE`, DDL, `COPY`, `ATTACH`, or multiple statements |
| `transactions`, `balances`, `ledgers`, `identity` | Any other table |
| Named columns | `SELECT *` |
The toolbar date range chooses which days are scanned. A `WHERE` clause can drop rows inside those days. It cannot open days outside the range.
Open [Schema](/cloud/insights/schema) for tables and how they connect. Open [Data Lake](/cloud/insights/lake) for how history is stored.
***
## Save a query
After you run a query you want to keep, click **Save**. Until you save, the draft is named **Untitled lake query**.
Saved queries live on this instance. Open one from **Saved** to put that SQL back in the editor.
***
## Schedule a query
**Schedule query** appears in **Actions** once the query is saved with no unsaved edits.
1. Open **Actions** → **Schedule query**.
2. Pick a **Preset** (Hourly, Daily at 09:00, Weekly on Monday, or Monthly on the 1st). The **Cron expression** field fills from the preset. You can leave it as is unless you need a custom schedule.
3. Confirm **Timezone**, then click **Save schedule**.
Scheduled runs use the saved query and keep a result preview in run history. They do not send external notifications.
* Schedules always run the **last saved version**. Editor changes do not run until you save again.
* A scheduled report is the same SQL you run by hand. If a run returns empty, check the date range first.
***
## Reopen a past run
Use **History** when you want to reopen SQL you already ran on this instance, including queries you never saved. **Saved** is a different list: it stores the query you chose to keep, while History stores each execution.
***
## Troubleshooting
Check whether the query sums `precise_amount` as-is, or divides by `precision` first. See [Precision](/transactions/precision).
Also check whether it mixed currencies, or summed `balances.balance` across days. For live data, use the [Ledger API](/reference/get-balance).
Check whether `balances`, `ledgers`, or `identity` were collapsed to one row per ID before the join. See [How they connect](/cloud/insights/schema#how-they-connect).
Check the toolbar date range covers both the hold and its commit or void days. You can also reference the [Open inflight holds](/cloud/insights/templates#catching-problems) template.
Check the toolbar date range. It has to include the days you expect to see.
A column may be typed differently across days of history. Check whether dates and amounts are wrapped in `TRY_CAST`.
Check that the statement is one `SELECT` or `WITH`. See [Accepted SQL queries](/cloud/insights/queries#accepted-sql-queries).
Check the toolbar date range, how many currencies you are scanning, whether you selected `*`, and whether the query has a `LIMIT` (recommended to keep it under 5000).
***
## Need help?
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***
## Accepted SQL queries
Insights accepts **one read-only `SELECT` or `WITH` statement** against the data lake. The dialect is [DuckDB SQL](https://duckdb.org/docs/stable/sql/introduction.html).
DuckDB functions such as `TRY_CAST`, `DATE_TRUNC`, `ANY_VALUE`, and `BOOL_AND` are available. PostgreSQL-only or MySQL-only syntax is not guaranteed to run. Any other statement is rejected.
| Allowed | Rejected |
| :- | :- |
| One `SELECT` or `WITH` | `INSERT`, `UPDATE`, `DELETE`, DDL, `COPY`, `ATTACH`, or multiple statements |
| `transactions`, `balances`, `ledgers`, `identity` | Any other table |
| Named columns | `SELECT *` |
The toolbar date range chooses which days are scanned. A `WHERE` clause can drop rows inside those days. It cannot open days outside the range.
Open [Schema](/cloud/insights/schema) for tables and how they connect. Open [Data Lake](/cloud/insights/lake) for how history is stored.
***
## Save a query
After you run a query you want to keep, click **Save**. Until you save, the draft is named **Untitled lake query**.
Saved queries live on this instance. Open one from **Saved** to put that SQL back in the editor.
***
## Schedule a query
**Schedule query** appears in **Actions** once the query is saved with no unsaved edits.
1. Open **Actions** → **Schedule query**.
2. Pick a **Preset** (Hourly, Daily at 09:00, Weekly on Monday, or Monthly on the 1st). The **Cron expression** field fills from the preset. You can leave it as is unless you need a custom schedule.
3. Confirm **Timezone**, then click **Save schedule**.
Scheduled runs use the saved query and keep a result preview in run history. They do not send external notifications.
* Schedules always run the **last saved version**. Editor changes do not run until you save again.
* A scheduled report is the same SQL you run by hand. If a run returns empty, check the date range first.
***
## Reopen a past run
Use **History** when you want to reopen SQL you already ran on this instance, including queries you never saved. **Saved** is a different list: it stores the query you chose to keep, while History stores each execution.
***
## Troubleshooting