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# Function: getQuery()

> **getQuery**(`directory`): (`id`, `version`?, `options`?) => `Promise`<`Query`>

Defined in: queries.ts:40

Returns a query from EventCatalog.

You can optionally specify a version to get a specific version of the query

## Parameters[​](#parameters "Direct link to Parameters")

| Parameter   | Type     |
| ----------- | -------- |
| `directory` | `string` |

## Returns[​](#returns "Direct link to Returns")

`Function`

### Parameters[​](#parameters-1 "Direct link to Parameters")

| Parameter               | Type                           |
| ----------------------- | ------------------------------ |
| `id`                    | `string`                       |
| `version`?              | `string`                       |
| `options`?              | { `attachSchema`: `boolean`; } |
| `options.attachSchema`? | `boolean`                      |

### Returns[​](#returns-1 "Direct link to Returns")

`Promise`<`Query`>

## Example[​](#example "Direct link to Example")

```
import utils from '@eventcatalog/utils';

const { getQuery } = utils('/path/to/eventcatalog');

// Gets the latest version of the event
const event = await getQuery('GetOrder');

// Gets a version of the event
const event = await getQuery('GetOrder', '0.0.1');

// Gets the query with the schema attached
const event = await getQuery('GetOrder', '0.0.1', { attachSchema: true });
```