Maybe SolrQueryParsers.parseQueryString() is what you’re looking for. Erik
> On Jan 22, 2015, at 9:41 AM, Tim Molter <tim.mol...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I'd like to query solr with solrj with a raw query such as: > `class_id%3ABINGBONG%0ABlah%3A3232235780&sort=id+desc&rows=100`. These > queseries are stored in a database and I cannot use the "builder" API > offered by solrj (SolrQuery). Any suggestions?? >