# Query
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A SQL string of criteria about events that you want to collect in an event data store.

## Contents
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 ** CreationTime **   <a name="awscloudtrail-Type-Query-CreationTime"></a>
The creation time of a query.  
Type: Timestamp  
Required: No

 ** QueryId **   <a name="awscloudtrail-Type-Query-QueryId"></a>
The ID of a query.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Fixed length of 36.  
Pattern: `^[a-f0-9\-]+$`   
Required: No

 ** QueryStatus **   <a name="awscloudtrail-Type-Query-QueryStatus"></a>
The status of the query. This can be `QUEUED`, `RUNNING`, `FINISHED`, `FAILED`, `TIMED_OUT`, or `CANCELLED`.  
Type: String  
Valid Values: `QUEUED | RUNNING | FINISHED | FAILED | CANCELLED | TIMED_OUT`   
Required: No

## See Also
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For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/cloudtrail-2013-11-01/Query) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/cloudtrail-2013-11-01/Query) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/cloudtrail-2013-11-01/Query)