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title: Write and query data | Tiger Data Docs
description: Insert, update, delete, and query time-series data in hypertables
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Write and read time-series data with familiar SQL plus TimescaleDB helpers. Each guide is task-oriented: follow the steps to finish one job.

## In this section

[Write data](/docs/build/data-management/write-data/insert/index.md)

[Insert, update, upsert, and delete time-series data in hypertables](/docs/build/data-management/write-data/insert/index.md)

[Query data](/docs/build/data-management/query-data/select/index.md)

[SELECT, SkipScan, and advanced analytic queries](/docs/build/data-management/query-data/select/index.md)

[Run queries from Tiger Console](/docs/build/data-management/run-queries-from-tiger-console/index.md)

[Use the SQL editor in Tiger Console to run queries against your service](/docs/build/data-management/run-queries-from-tiger-console/index.md)

## Next steps

Once you’re comfortable writing and querying data, explore:

- [Automate with jobs and retention](/docs/build/data-management/about-automation/index.md): Schedule background tasks.
- [Manage storage and tiering](/docs/build/data-management/storage/manage-storage/index.md): Move cold data to cheaper storage.
- [Hyperfunctions](/docs/build/data-management/hyperfunctions/index.md): Advanced aggregation and analysis.