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> **Documentation Index:** Fetch the complete configuration index at https://ydb.tech/docs/en/llms.txt

## FROM ... SELECT ... {#from-select}

An inverted format, first specifying the data source and then the operation.

### Examples

```yql
FROM my_table SELECT key, value;
```

```yql
FROM a_table AS a
JOIN b_table AS b
USING (key)
SELECT *;
```