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Natural Language SQL Query

Build a natural language to SQL query system with Langflow that converts plain English questions into database queries automatically. No SQL knowledge required - just ask questions and get structured results from your database through an intuitive chat interface.

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This Langflow flow creates a natural language to SQL query system that allows users to ask questions about databases in plain English and receive structured results. Instead of requiring SQL knowledge, users can type questions like "What were our top selling products last month?" and get database results automatically. Langflow's visual interface makes building this system fast and requires minimal coding.

How it works

This Langflow flow creates a natural language to SQL query system that allows users to ask questions about a database in plain English and get structured results back. The flow takes user input through a chat interface and processes it through an AI agent that has been specifically trained to convert natural language questions into SQL queries. The agent uses OpenAI's language model and follows detailed instructions about the database schema to generate appropriate SQL commands.

The generated response from the agent gets processed through a structured output component that extracts the SQL query from the agent's response using a predefined schema. This component uses another language model to parse the agent's output and extract just the SQL query portion, ensuring the output follows a consistent JSON format with "question" and "sql" fields. The parser component then takes this structured data and extracts only the SQL query text using a template pattern.

Finally, the extracted SQL query gets executed against a SQLite database, and the results are displayed back to the user through the chat output. The flow includes a SQLite connection component that builds the proper database connection string from a file path, and the SQL component executes the query and returns the results as a formatted table. This creates a complete pipeline from natural language question to database results, making database querying accessible to users who don't know SQL.

Example use cases

  • Self-serve analytics for business teams to pull ad-hoc KPIs from Postgres databases without waiting for data team support.

  • Support and operations teams can query ticket and incident tables to summarize issues by status or owner.

  • Finance and RevOps teams can generate pipeline summaries and AR/AP reports through natural language requests.

  • Educational environments where students query sample databases to learn SQL concepts without syntax barriers.

  • Data engineering teams can perform schema-aware diagnostics and spot-check slow queries using conversational interfaces.

The flow can be extended using other Langflow nodes like vector stores for retrieving schema documentation, DataFrame operations for post-processing results, API request components for pushing data to external systems, and different language models for improved query generation. You can also add structured output formatting to ensure consistent response schemas and integrate embedding models to provide better context about database schemas. The completed flow can be deployed through Langflow's API endpoints or integrated with other systems using webhooks.

What you'll do

  • 1.

    Run the workflow to process your data

  • 2.

    See how data flows through each node

  • 3.

    Review and validate the results

What you'll learn

How to build AI workflows with Langflow

How to process and analyze data

How to integrate with external services

Why it matters

Build a natural language to SQL query system with Langflow that converts plain English questions into database queries automatically. No SQL knowledge required - just ask questions and get structured results from your database through an intuitive chat interface.

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