# About the slow speed of "call db.schema.nodetyproperties"

**URL:** <https://community.neo4j.com/t/about-the-slow-speed-of-call-db-schema-nodetyproperties/57008>\
**Category:** Neo4j Graph Platform\
**Tags:** cypher\
**Created:** [May 30, 2022, 11:52am UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/about-the-slow-speed-of-call-db-schema-nodetyproperties/57008 "2022-05-30T11:52:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![810871100](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex021/user_avatar/community.neo4j.com/810871100/32/21622_2.png) [@810871100](https://community.neo4j.com/u/810871100)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2022, 11:52am UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/about-the-slow-speed-of-call-db-schema-nodetyproperties/57008/1 "2022-05-30T11:52:08Z")

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When there is a large amount of data, calling "call db.schema.nodetyproperties" takes a long time. Does anyone know how to deal with this problem

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**Author:** ![conker84](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex021/user_avatar/community.neo4j.com/conker84/32/275_2.png) [@conker84](https://community.neo4j.com/u/conker84)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2022, 12:10pm UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/about-the-slow-speed-of-call-db-schema-nodetyproperties/57008/2 "2022-05-30T12:10:45Z")

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Just use this one:

> **[apoc.meta.nodeTypeProperties - APOC Extended Documentation](https://neo4j.com/labs/apoc/4.3/overview/apoc.meta/apoc.meta.nodeTypeProperties/)**
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> This section contains reference documentation for the apoc.meta.nodeTypeProperties procedure.

Unfortunately `call db.schema.nodetyproperties` eagerly computes the schema so if the underlining dataset is big you'll get poor performances, while `apoc.meta.nodeTypeProperties` samples the dataset so it way faster