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description: These functions implement theHTTP API for accessing general graphs
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# Accessing graphs

These functions implement the
[HTTP API for accessing general graphs](../http/gharial.html).

## database.graph

`database.graph(graphName): Graph`

Returns a _Graph_ instance representing the graph with the given graph name.

## database.listGraphs

`async database.listGraphs(): Array<Object>`

Fetches all graphs from the database and returns an array of graph descriptions.

**Examples**

```js
const db = new Database();
const graphs = await db.listGraphs();
// graphs is an array of graph descriptions
```

## database.graphs

`async database.graphs(): Array<Graph>`

Fetches all graphs from the database and returns an array of _Graph_ instances
for the graphs.

**Examples**

```js
const db = new Database();
const graphs = await db.graphs();
// graphs is an array of Graph instances
```