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> ## Agent Instructions
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# Queries
> Learn how to write SELECT queries in Insights, save and schedule them, sum amounts correctly, and fix empty or slow results.
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Saved and scheduled queries help you answer questions like:
* How much volume moved in each currency last week?
* How many transactions are still `INFLIGHT`?
* Which identities gained new wallets this month?
The **Queries** tab is where you find work you have already done: **Saved**, **Scheduled**, and **History**.
***
## Write a query
Click `New query` to open a blank editor. Insights runs SQL against a **data lake**: a stored copy of your ledgers, balances, transactions, and identities built for reports. If you want a starter, open a [template](/cloud/insights/templates) and change the filters for the report you need.
### Write your first SELECT
SQL is how you ask Insights for rows from a table. Build a query in this order. Each step adds one part of the same report: how many applied transactions there are for each currency and status.
Use **`SELECT`** to choose which columns to show, or to count rows or add up a total.
```sql theme={"system"}
SELECT
currency,
status,
COUNT(*) AS txn_count
```
This chooses the columns to return: currency, status, and a count of rows named `txn_count`.
Use **`FROM`** to pick the table to read: `transactions`, `balances`, `ledgers`, or `identity`. Open [Schema](/cloud/insights/schema) to see what each table stores and which columns you can select.
```sql theme={"system"}
SELECT
currency,
status,
COUNT(*) AS txn_count
FROM transactions
```
This reads those columns from the `transactions` table.
Use **`WHERE`** when you only want some rows. For example, `status = 'APPLIED'` keeps applied transactions and drops the rest.
```sql theme={"system"}
SELECT
currency,
status,
COUNT(*) AS txn_count
FROM transactions
WHERE status = 'APPLIED'
```
This keeps only applied transactions and drops every other status.
Use **`GROUP BY`** when you want one result row per group, for example one row per currency and status.
```sql theme={"system"}
SELECT
currency,
status,
COUNT(*) AS txn_count
FROM transactions
WHERE status = 'APPLIED'
GROUP BY currency, status
```
This makes one result row for each currency and status pair, with the count for that pair.
Use **`ORDER BY`** when you want the results sorted.
```sql theme={"system"}
SELECT
currency,
status,
COUNT(*) AS txn_count
FROM transactions
WHERE status = 'APPLIED'
GROUP BY currency, status
ORDER BY txn_count DESC
```
This sorts the rows so the highest counts appear first.
Use **`LIMIT`** to cap how many rows come back. Use `1000` for listings, and stay at or under `5000`.
```sql theme={"system"}
SELECT
currency,
status,
COUNT(*) AS txn_count
FROM transactions
WHERE status = 'APPLIED'
GROUP BY currency, status
ORDER BY txn_count DESC
LIMIT 1000
```
This returns at most 1000 rows so the workbench stays responsive.
That full query only counts rows. It does not add up money. To add up money, see [Sum amounts correctly](/cloud/insights/queries#sum-amounts-correctly). To look at one currency only, add `AND currency = 'USD'` to the `WHERE` line.
Set the toolbar date range for the period you care about before you run. See [How the lake works](/cloud/insights/lake).
### Use TRY\_CAST on dates and amounts
When you query across many days of history, wrap dates and amounts in `TRY_CAST` so a type mismatch does not fail the whole query.
```sql theme={"system"}
TRY_CAST(created_at AS TIMESTAMP)
TRY_CAST(precise_amount AS DECIMAL(38, 8))
/ NULLIF(TRY_CAST(precision AS DECIMAL(38, 8)), 0)
```
`TRY_CAST` returns `NULL` when a value cannot be converted to that type, instead of failing the whole query. `NULLIF(..., 0)` stops a divide by zero.
### Sum amounts correctly
When you want to add up money, not just count rows, divide `precise_amount` by `precision` for each row, then add those results together. Every transaction stores that value three ways. See [Precision](/transactions/precision) for how Core stores these fields.
* **`precise_amount`:** the integer in the currency's smallest unit (cents, satoshi).
* **`precision`:** how many of those units make one whole unit (100 for USD, 100000000 for BTC).
* **`amount`:** the human-readable value Blnk derives.
| What you posted | `precise_amount` | `precision` | `amount` |
| :-------------- | :--------------- | :---------- | :---------- |
| USD 7.25 | `725` | `100` | **7.25** |
| BTC 0.00041 | `41000` | `100000000` | **0.00041** |
Follow these steps to total `APPLIED` transaction amounts by currency.
Use `precise_amount / precision` (with `TRY_CAST`) so each row becomes a real amount like `7.25`, not `725`. Use this instead of `SUM(amount)` when your date range covers many days of history. Do not sum `precise_amount` on its own: cents and satoshis are different units.
```sql theme={"system"}
TRY_CAST(precise_amount AS DECIMAL(38, 8))
/ NULLIF(TRY_CAST(precision AS DECIMAL(38, 8)), 0)
```
`DECIMAL(38, 8)` means up to 38 digits in total, with up to 8 after the decimal point. That gives the division enough room to stay accurate. `NULLIF(..., 0)` stops a divide by zero.
Wrap that expression in `SUM(...)` and name it `volume`.
```sql theme={"system"}
SUM(
TRY_CAST(precise_amount AS DECIMAL(38, 8))
/ NULLIF(TRY_CAST(precision AS DECIMAL(38, 8)), 0)
) AS volume
```
This adds the money values across rows and returns one total called `volume`.
A total only makes sense inside one currency. Add `currency` to `SELECT` and `GROUP BY currency`, or filter to one currency in `WHERE` first.
Full query for `APPLIED` transaction amounts by currency:
```sql theme={"system"}
SELECT
currency,
SUM(
TRY_CAST(precise_amount AS DECIMAL(38, 8))
/ NULLIF(TRY_CAST(precision AS DECIMAL(38, 8)), 0)
) AS volume
FROM transactions
WHERE status = 'APPLIED'
GROUP BY currency
ORDER BY volume DESC
LIMIT 1000
```
This returns one row per currency with the total `APPLIED` amount for that currency.
***
## 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.
The query appears under **Scheduled**.
## Reopen a past run
**History** is past runs from this instance. Open a row to reopen a query you already executed.
History is not the same list as **Saved**. Saved stores the query. History stores the run.
***
## Troubleshooting
Check two things first. You summed `precise_amount` without dividing by `precision`, or you summed across currencies. See [Sum amounts correctly](/cloud/insights/queries#sum-amounts-correctly). Do not sum `balances.balance` across days for a live portfolio total. That column is a per-day copy, and current holdings belong on the [Data API](/cloud/reference/data-api).
`balances`, `ledgers`, and `identity` can repeat across days in your date range. Collapse each entity to one row per ID before you join, as in [How to join them](/cloud/insights/schema#how-to-join-them). Do not order by `created_at` to pick a latest wallet snapshot.
Set a date range wide enough to include both the parent hold and its commit or void days. Then use the parent-child template in [Open inflight holds](/cloud/insights/templates#open-inflight-holds). A bare `WHERE status = 'INFLIGHT'` includes resolved parents.
Check the toolbar date range first. It selects which days of history are scanned. An empty range means an empty result, even if your `WHERE` clause looks right.
A column is typed differently across days of history. Wrap comparisons and aggregates in `TRY_CAST` as shown in [Use TRY\_CAST on dates and amounts](/cloud/insights/queries#use-trycast-on-dates-and-amounts).
Use a `SELECT` or `WITH` statement. Post new ledger records with the [Ledger API](/reference/create-transaction).
Shrink the toolbar date range, filter to fewer currencies, select named columns instead of `*`, and keep a `LIMIT`.
***
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## 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.
The query appears under **Scheduled**.
## Reopen a past run
**History** is past runs from this instance. Open a row to reopen a query you already executed.
History is not the same list as **Saved**. Saved stores the query. History stores the run.
***
## Troubleshooting