zapytaniem

Zapytanie is a Polish noun meaning a request for information, an inquiry, or a question. In everyday language it describes the act of asking for information or clarification. In information technology and data management, zapytanie denotes a request sent to a database, information system, or API to obtain data. A successful zapytanie returns data or a response that matches the provided parameters.

The term derives from the verb zapytać (to ask) and shares its core meaning with related words such as pytanie (a question) and pytający (the one who asks). The instrumental singular form zapytaniem is used when the noun functions as the instrument by which something is done, for example in phrases that describe performing an action by means of a query.

In public administration and journalism, zapytanie o informację publiczną is a common expression describing a request for publicly held information. In business and IT, zapytanie is routinely used to describe queries to databases (for example SQL queries), search endpoints, or analytic systems; such queries may be parameterized and dynamic, and are central to data retrieval and reporting.

Variants and related uses include contexts where zapytanie refers to a formal inquiry in bureaucratic procedures, or to a more informal inquiry in everyday speech. See also pytanie and zapytanie (linguistics) for related linguistic senses.