# Access information given in the form

**URL:** <https://discuss.workflowgen.com/t/access-information-given-in-the-form/1057>\
**Category:** Database\
**Created:** [May 23, 2018, 3:00pm UTC](https://discuss.workflowgen.com/t/access-information-given-in-the-form/1057 "2018-05-23T15:00:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![athomas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c77e96/32.png) [@athomas](https://discuss.workflowgen.com/u/athomas)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2018, 3:00pm UTC](https://discuss.workflowgen.com/t/access-information-given-in-the-form/1057/1 "2018-05-23T15:00:11Z")

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So once someone hits submit, the information on the form gets stored into a database. Where can I begin researching how to utilize the information stored in that database for another app that my team is developing?

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**Author:** ![eddy.daouk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discuss.workflowgen.com/eddy.daouk/32/672_2.png) [@eddy.daouk](https://discuss.workflowgen.com/u/eddy.daouk)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2018, 4:30pm UTC](https://discuss.workflowgen.com/t/access-information-given-in-the-form/1057/2 "2018-05-23T16:30:04Z")

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Hi Andre,

If you’re using WorflowGen 7.x, the fastest and easiest way to query/update the database is by using the GraphQL API. Querying the database directly would be more difficult since there are a lot of tables that are interconnected.

> [@WorkflowGen GraphQL API](https://discuss.workflowgen.com/t/workflowgen-graphql-api/692):
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> GraphQL Overview WorkflowGen version 7.0.0 introduces the new [GraphQL](http://graphql.org/learn/) API, which is a modern solution to create process-driven solutions such as mobile apps, web apps, and microservices that require a powerful workflow and BPM engine. The WorkflowGen GraphQL API is a Node.js application that runs in IIS using [iisnode](https://github.com/Azure/iisnode); it enables a high level of customization such as extending the GraphQL schema with custom types, queries or mutations, or implementing new authentication methods. You can use [Gra…](https://github.com/graphql/graphiql)

You can test the queries by going to http://[YOURSITE]/wfgen/graphql

Regards,  
Eddy.