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dhui/neo4j-go-driver

Analysis updated 2026-07-18 · repo last pushed 2020-08-04

Audience · developerComplexity · 2/5DormantSetup · easy

TLDR

The official Go driver for connecting Go applications to Neo4j, a graph database, letting you run Cypher queries and get results back as Go-friendly types.

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    What it does
      Connects Go to Neo4j
      Runs Cypher queries
      Returns Go-friendly types
    Tech stack
      Go
      Neo4j
      Cypher
    Use cases
      Social network apps
      Recommendation engines
      Relationship data models
    Audience
      Go developers

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What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

Connect a Go application to a Neo4j graph database to store and query relationship-heavy data like social networks.

USE CASE 2

Run Cypher queries from Go code and process results row by row as native Go types.

USE CASE 3

Build a recommendation engine or app that naturally models data as nodes and relationships.

USE CASE 4

Connect to a clustered Neo4j deployment with built-in connection pooling and thread-safe queries.

What is it built with?

GoNeo4jCypher

How does it compare?

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Last pushed2020-08-042022-10-032020-05-03
MaintenanceDormantDormantDormant
Setup difficultyeasyeasyeasy
Complexity2/52/51/5
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How do you get it running?

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 30min

Requires a running Neo4j server (single or clustered) and database credentials.

License information is not specified in the explanation.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
Show me how to set up neo4j-go-driver in a Go project and run a simple Cypher query against my database.
Prompt 2
Explain how connection pooling and sessions work in neo4j-go-driver when multiple parts of my app query the database at once.
Prompt 3
How do I convert Neo4j date and spatial point values into Go types using this driver?
Prompt 4
Walk me through connecting neo4j-go-driver to a clustered Neo4j deployment instead of a single server.

Frequently asked questions

What is neo4j-go-driver?

The official Go driver for connecting Go applications to Neo4j, a graph database, letting you run Cypher queries and get results back as Go-friendly types.

Is neo4j-go-driver actively maintained?

Dormant — no commits in 2+ years (last push 2020-08-04).

What license does neo4j-go-driver use?

License information is not specified in the explanation.

How hard is neo4j-go-driver to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated easy, with roughly 30min to a first successful run.

Who is neo4j-go-driver for?

Mainly developer.

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