Data at the speed of conversation.
Type a short question in your browser's address bar. BarQL opens the answer in the tool you already use, ready to explore.
The Chrome extension is in early access and coming soon to the Chrome Web Store.
↓ opens a question in Metabase
- Measure
- Sum of order total
- Grouped by
- Month, product category
- Range
- Last 12 months
How it works
BarQL is a data jumper: the fastest way to the place where analysis happens. It builds the link to your tool's own no-code editor and opens it, so you can see exactly what was asked and keep going from there.
Name what matters
List the twenty or so metrics, filters and breakdowns your team actually says out loud. Or let your AI assistant draft them for you over MCP.
Type bq and ask
In the address bar, type bq, a space, then a short query like weekly signups by country.
Land in your tool
The question opens in Metabase, Google Sheets, Gmail or GitHub, built with the tool's own controls. Change a filter there, or edit the query and run it again.
A few words, in order
The metric comes first, then what to break it out by and over what time. It is small enough to hold in your head, and it reads like what you'd say in a meeting.
monthly revenue 12m | Revenue per month over the last twelve months |
enterprise revenue by team | Filter first, then the breakdown |
weekly orders yoy | This year against last, week by week |
orders by country /top5 | Flags shape the chart and the ordering |
list unread emails 7d | Lists open the matching items themselves |
Built on three promises
No SQL, ever
BarQL opens your tool's no-code editor, never a wall of generated SQL. What was asked is right there in controls you already know, so you can check it and adjust it.
Your data stays put
BarQL builds the request; your tool runs it. Results never pass through BarQL, and nothing about your numbers is stored. There is nothing for a security review to object to.
Yours for your whole career
Learn it once. When you change jobs or your company changes tools, the queries you know still work; only the config underneath changes.
Works with
One grammar across every system that keeps its query in a link. The metric picks the tool, so you never switch modes.
Pricing
Everything that runs in your browser is free. Paid plans add what needs our server. Prices are still being set.
Free
No account needed
- Unlimited queries
- Every supported tool
- Config kept in your browser
- barql.com short links, with a free account
Pro
For individuals · free trial
- Everything in Free
- More than three data services in your hosted config
- Server-powered features as they ship
Team
Per seat
- Everything in Pro
- One shared config for the whole team
- Admin policy users can't override
- Short links on your own domain