Get Edges Between Nodes

Overview

The Get Edges Between Nodes endpoint allows you to discover all direct connections between two specific nodes in your graph. This operation is essential for understanding the relationships and pathways that exist between nodes, enabling you to analyze connectivity patterns, identify multiple connection types, and build comprehensive relationship maps.

Key capabilities include:

Finding all edges that connect two specific nodes
Analyzing bidirectional relationships between nodes
Discovering multiple connection types between the same nodes
Building relationship graphs and connection matrices
Supporting graph traversal and path-finding algorithms

Get Edges Between Nodes

Retrieve all edges that directly connect two specific nodes using GET: /v1.0/tenants/{tenant-guid}/graphs/{graph-guid}/edges/between?from=<from-node-guid>&to=<to-node-guid>. This endpoint returns all edges that have the specified source and destination nodes, allowing you to analyze the complete relationship structure between any two nodes in your graph.

curl --location 'http://localhost:8701/v1.0/tenants/00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000/graphs/00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000/edges/between?from=00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000&to=00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer litegraphadmin'

import { LiteGraphSdk } from "litegraphdb";

var api = new LiteGraphSdk(
  "http://localhost:8701/",
  "<Tenant-Guid>",
  "*******"
);

const getEdgesBetween = async () => {
  try {
    const data = await api.Route.getEdgesBetween(
      graphGuid,
      fromNodeGuid,
      toNodeGuid
    );
    console.log(data, "check data");
  } catch (err) {
    console.log("err:", JSON.stringify(err), err);
  }
};

import litegraph

sdk = litegraph.configure(
    endpoint="http://localhost:8701",
    tenant_guid="Tenant-Guid",
    access_key="******",
)

def get_edges_between_nodes():
    edges = litegraph.RouteEdges.between(
        graph_guid="graph-guid",
        from_node_guid="node-guid",
        to_node_guid="node-guid-2"
    )
    print(edges)

get_edges_between_nodes()

Response

[
  {
    "TenantGUID": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
    "GUID": "a1d61bb1-f990-4b90-885c-a925a1cede9d",
    "GraphGUID": "d913a38a-20fc-4009-a0ec-56229f021885",
    "Name": "My test edge",
    "From": "eb787bc5-224b-4551-a70f-9a7eae07a0b8",
    "To": "b9ccf229-f36b-4f1f-98b1-a0e8a4373f71",
    "Cost": 10,
    "CreatedUtc": "2025-09-09T10:03:46.978477Z",
    "LastUpdateUtc": "2025-09-09T10:03:46.978477Z"
  }
]

Best Practices

When retrieving edges between nodes, consider the following recommendations:

Validate Node GUIDs: Ensure both source and destination node GUIDs exist before making requests
Handle Empty Results: Implement proper handling for cases where no edges exist between nodes
Cache Results: Consider caching edge relationships for frequently accessed node pairs

Next Steps

After retrieving edges between nodes, you can:

Analyze the relationship structure and connection patterns
Build comprehensive node relationship maps
Implement graph traversal algorithms for path finding
Create relationship visualization interfaces
Perform connectivity analysis and network topology studies
Develop relationship-based recommendation systems