Using gds.graph.project on AuraDB free tier

Graph Academy & Newbie Questions
1

I am going through the Get started with Graph Data Science course.

In the setup section it is stated that it is possible to use AuraDB free tier for the course. However, I have found this not to be true.

If I execute the following:

MATCH (source:Actor)-[r:ACTED_IN]->(target:Movie) // (1)

WITH gds.graph.project( // (2)

'actors-graph',

source,

target

) AS g

RETURN g.graphName AS graph,

g.nodeCount AS nodes,

g.relationshipCount AS rels // (3)

I encounter the following error:

53U00: Function exception - custom function execution error cause

Execution of the function gds.graph.project() failed due to java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Either `sessionId` or `memory` parameter must be specified.

If I provide a memory parameter I have the following error:

53U00: Function exception - custom function execution error cause

Execution of the function gds.graph.project() failed due to java.lang.RuntimeException: com.neo4j.gds.aura.StatusCodeException: Request failed with status code 403.
[Project (id: `5ab9528e-fcc7-5037-bba0-0bffed3b3a3e`, organization: `5ab9528e-fcc7-5037-bba0-0bffed3b3a3e`) does not have the capability to create GDS sessions. Please verify you provided billing information.].

My question: is it possible to execute gds.graph.project on AuraDB free tier or not? If not, what is the point of including a section to set up on AuraDB free tier?

2

This question is really important to us and I have triaged it over the weekend. Please see the DM I sent you on this. We will keep you and community posted on this here as well.

3

@michael.bateman.com I did get an update on this. You found a mistake we had made, and we are fixing this (or have already fixed the verbiage). Although reviewing free-tier options is part of our future roadmap, it’s not available at this time. Users can still access Aura Graph Analytics through the Pro trial.

Please reply to my DM as I would like to thank you with my suggestion, and a Neo4j Beanie if you would like as well. I will close out this question so it can be referenced in the fuure.