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title = "QueryResultMeta"
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## QueryResultMeta interface
Signature
```typescript
export interface QueryResultMeta
```
Import
```typescript
import { QueryResultMeta } from '@grafana/data';
```
Properties
| Property | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [alignmentPeriod](#alignmentperiod-property) | string
| |
| [custom](#custom-property) | Record<string, any>
| DatasSource Specific Values |
| [executedQueryString](#executedquerystring-property) | string
| This is the raw query sent to the underlying system. All macros and templating as been applied. When metadata contains this value, it will be shown in the query inspector |
| [gmdMeta](#gmdmeta-property) | any[]
| Legacy data source specific, should be moved to custom |
| [json](#json-property) | boolean
| |
| [limit](#limit-property) | number
| |
| [notices](#notices-property) | QueryResultMetaNotice[]
| Meta Notices |
| [preferredVisualisationType](#preferredvisualisationtype-property) | PreferredVisualisationType
| Currently used to show results in Explore only in preferred visualisation option |
| [searchWords](#searchwords-property) | string[]
| |
| [stats](#stats-property) | QueryResultMetaStat[]
| Stats |
| [transformations](#transformations-property) | string[]
| Used to track transformation ids that where part of the processing |
### alignmentPeriod property
Signature
```typescript
alignmentPeriod?: string;
```
### custom property
DatasSource Specific Values
Signature
```typescript
custom?: Record;
```
### executedQueryString property
This is the raw query sent to the underlying system. All macros and templating as been applied. When metadata contains this value, it will be shown in the query inspector
Signature
```typescript
executedQueryString?: string;
```
### gmdMeta property
Legacy data source specific, should be moved to custom
Signature
```typescript
gmdMeta?: any[];
```
### json property
Signature
```typescript
json?: boolean;
```
### limit property
Signature
```typescript
limit?: number;
```
### notices property
Meta Notices
Signature
```typescript
notices?: QueryResultMetaNotice[];
```
### preferredVisualisationType property
Currently used to show results in Explore only in preferred visualisation option
Signature
```typescript
preferredVisualisationType?: PreferredVisualisationType;
```
### searchWords property
Signature
```typescript
searchWords?: string[];
```
### stats property
Stats
Signature
```typescript
stats?: QueryResultMetaStat[];
```
### transformations property
Used to track transformation ids that where part of the processing
Signature
```typescript
transformations?: string[];
```