The use of the URL param `pretty` is optional, and results in pretty-printed JSON responses. Time is measured in seconds. If you do not want timings, do not pass `timings` as a URL parameter.
## Querying Data
Querying data is easy. The most important thing to know is that, by default, queries must go through the leader node.
Querying data is easy. The most important thing to know is that, by default, queries must be sent to the leader node.
For a single query simply perform a HTTP GET on the `/query` endpoint, setting the query statement as the query parameter `q`: