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title: NRQL queries now support comments
source: https://docs.newrelic.com/whats-new/2023/04/whats-new-04-12-nrql-comments
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Comments can now be used in NRQL queries to easily add context to a complex query, comment out a line temporarily, or just explain the events or attributes being queried in NRDB.

Both single and multi-line comments can be added to NRQL queries. Single-line comments start with `--` or `//`, after which everything will be ignored up to the end of the line. Multi-line comments are enclosed within `/*` and `*/` and everything in between will be ignored:

![NRQL with comments](https://docs.newrelic.com/images/nrql_comments.webp "NRQL with comments")

Read more in our [NRQL Reference](https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/query-your-data/nrql-new-relic-query-language/get-started/nrql-syntax-clauses-functions/#comments) to get started.