Graph vs Temporary Graph

Developer Edition supports persistent graphs and temporary graphs. Persistent graph data is stored on disk. Temporary graph data resides in the memory of the current Graph service and is lost when that service exits. You can copy data from an existing graph into a temporary graph or create an empty one from a graph type. Changes to a temporary graph do not affect its source graph.

Developer Edition runs on one host with one data partition and one replica. See Features and limitations for deployment limits.

Feature comparison

Feature	Persistent graph	Temporary graph
Creation	CREATE GRAPH	CREATE TEMPORARY GRAPH
Data storage	Disk	Memory of the current Graph service
Lifetime	Persists until deleted	Lost when the Graph service exits
Data changes	Supported	Supported; do not affect the source graph
Queries	Supported	Supported through a connection to the Graph service that created it

Syntax comparison

The following table shows the main syntax differences. See each linked statement for conditions and examples.

Syntax	Persistent graph	Temporary graph
MATCH	Supported	Supported
INSERT, SET, DELETE	Supported	Supported
SAMPLE	Supported	Not supported
IMPORT	Not supported	Supported
Match compute	Not supported	Supported