> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-commands-guide/xql-library-commands.md).

# XQL Library Commands

* [getXQLLibraries](#getxqllibraries)
* [createXQLLibraries](#createxqllibraries)
* [deleteXQLLibraries](#deletexqllibraries)

#### getXQLLibraries

***

Gets a list of saved XQL library queries. XQL library queries are reusable named queries that can be referenced from other XQL queries.

<details>

<summary>Arguments</summary>

| Argument Name    | Description                                                                                                   | Required |
| ---------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------- |
| extra\_data      | Whether to include extra data in the response. possible values: true, false Possible values are: true, false. | Optional |
| xql\_query\_name | The name of the XQL query to retrieve.                                                                        | Optional |
| xql\_query\_tag  | The tag of the XQL query to retrieve.                                                                         | Optional |

</details>

<details>

<summary>Outputs</summary>

**Core.xqlLibraries.xql\_query\_name** *string*

The name of the XQL query.

**Core.xqlLibraries.xql\_query** *string*

The XQL query content.

**Core.xqlLibraries.xql\_query\_tags** *string*

The tags of the XQL query.

</details>

#### createXQLLibraries

***

Creates and saves an XQL library query, a reusable named query that can be referenced from other XQL queries.

<details>

<summary>Arguments</summary>

| Argument Name      | Description                                                                                          | Required |
| ------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------- |
| override\_existing | Whether to override existing queries. possible values: true, false Possible values are: true, false. | Optional |
| xql\_query         | The XQL query content.                                                                               | Required |
| xql\_query\_name   | The name of the XQL query.                                                                           | Required |
| xql\_query\_tag    | The tag of the XQL query.                                                                            | Optional |

</details>

**Outputs**

There are no outputs for this command.

#### deleteXQLLibraries

***

Deletes a saved XQL library query. Any other query still referencing the deleted library query will fail.

<details>

<summary>Arguments</summary>

| Argument Name    | Description                          | Required |
| ---------------- | ------------------------------------ | -------- |
| xql\_query\_name | The name of the XQL query to delete. | Optional |
| xql\_query\_tag  | The tag of the XQL query to delete.  | Optional |

</details>

**Outputs**

There are no outputs for this command.


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