# zq
> Pipeline-style search and analytics for CSV, JSON, and more

## Summary
Pipeline-style search and analytics tool for CSV, JSON, and other formats

## Capabilities
- Query multiple data formats
- Pipeline-style data processing
- Read from files, HTTP, or S3
- Use Zed language for queries

## When to Use
- When doing analytics across multiple data formats
- When you need pipeline-style data processing

## When NOT to Use
- When working with a single known format

## Related Tools
- [sq](/tools/sq) (complementary)
- [dasel](/tools/dasel) (complementary)
- [xsv](/tools/xsv) (complementary)

---
Source: https://littlescripts.sh/tools/zq
