# Use the "identity" property in a query

**URL:** https://community.neo4j.com/t/use-the-identity-property-in-a-query/23894
**Category:** Graph Academy
**Created:** [August 22, 2020, 2:53pm UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/use-the-identity-property-in-a-query/23894 "2020-08-22T14:53:33Z")
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### Author: ![codeinode](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex021/user_avatar/community.neo4j.com/codeinode/32/4623_2.png) [@codeinode](https://community.neo4j.com/u/codeinode)
#### Post date: [August 22, 2020, 2:53pm UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/use-the-identity-property-in-a-query/23894/1 "2020-08-22T14:53:33Z")

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In the database when opened with neo4j browser, I have noticed that for every node that is created in the database, it is assigned with a property "identity". I want to know if this "identity" property can be queried upon and if so, how.

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### Author: ![Cobra](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex021/user_avatar/community.neo4j.com/cobra/32/35243_2.png) [@Cobra](https://community.neo4j.com/u/Cobra)
#### Post date: [August 22, 2020, 3:12pm UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/use-the-identity-property-in-a-query/23894/2 "2020-08-22T15:12:42Z")

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Hello @codeinode 🙂

Yes, you can get this `id` with the function [id()](https://neo4j.com/docs/cypher-manual/current/clauses/match/#match-node-by-id).

Regards,  
Cobra