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# Native Queries

## Description

The `query()` function is executed on a data source connected to MindsDB and saved into a variable. This native query is executed directly on a data source.

## Syntax

Here is the syntax:

```sql theme={null}
my_data_source.query('SELECT * FROM datasource_name (<native query here>);')
```