# Working with Query Runner

-   [What is `QueryRunner`](#what-is-queryrunner)
-   [Creating a new `QueryRunner` instance](#creating-a-new-queryrunner-instance)
-   [Using `QueryRunner`](#using-queryrunner)

## What is `QueryRunner`

Each new `QueryRunner` instance takes a single connection from connection pool, if RDBMS supports connection pooling.
For databases not supporting connection pools, it uses the same connection across data source.

## Creating a new `QueryRunner` instance

Use `createQueryRunner` method to create a new `QueryRunner`:

```typescript
const queryRunner = dataSource.createQueryRunner()
```

## Using `QueryRunner`

After you create a new instance of `QueryRunner` use `connect` method to actually obtain a connection from the connection pool:

```typescript
const queryRunner = dataSource.createQueryRunner()
await queryRunner.connect()
```

**Important**: make sure to release it when it is not needed anymore to make it available to the connection pool again:

```typescript
await queryRunner.release()
```

After connection is released it is not possible to use the query runner methods.

`QueryRunner` has bunch of methods you can use, it also has its own `EntityManager` instance,
which you can use through `manager` property in order to run `EntityManager` methods on a particular database connection
used by `QueryRunner` instance:

```typescript
const queryRunner = dataSource.createQueryRunner()

// take a connection from the connection pool
await queryRunner.connect()

// use this particular connection to execute queries
const users = await queryRunner.manager.find(User)

// don't forget to release connection after you are done using it
await queryRunner.release()
```