---
title: "Database Connectivity"
language: "en"
type: "Guide"
summary: "The Wolfram Language includes powerful capabilities for working with many types of external databases, including relational (SQL), object store (NoSQL) and triple store (RDF/SPARQL). Wolfram Language entity stores are also closely integrated with relational databases, allowing many analysis operations specified in the Wolfram Language to be automatically executed in external relational databases."
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    title: "Wolfram Language Data Representation"
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    title: "Accessing Relational Database Information"
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    title: "Direct SQL Execution"
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    title: "Low-Level SQL Read-Write Database Operations (DatabaseLink)"
    link: "paclet:DatabaseLink/guide/SQLDatabaseOperations"
  - 
    title: "NoSQL Read-Write Database Operations (MongoDBLink)"
    link: "paclet:MongoLink/guide/MongoLinkOperations"
  - 
    title: "Graph Database Operations (GraphStore)"
    link: "paclet:GraphStore/guide/GraphStoreOverview"
  - 
    title: "Importing Database Dumps"
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- ADABAS
- ALLBASE SQL
- Advantage Database Server
- Ingres
- Apache Derby
- BASIS
- Birdstep RDM Server
- CA-IDMS
- CISAM
- Cache
- Centura SQLBase
- Clipper
- Cloudscape
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source: "Wolfram Language Documentation"
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  - 
    title: "Importing & Exporting Database Formats"
    link: "https://reference.wolfram.com/language/guide/ImportingAndExportingDatabaseFormats.en.md"
  - 
    title: "DatabaseLink SQL Operations"
    link: "https://reference.wolfram.com/language/DatabaseLink/guide/SQLDatabaseOperations.en.md"
  - 
    title: "Handling Structured Datasets"
    link: "https://reference.wolfram.com/language/guide/ComputationWithStructuredDatasets.en.md"
  - 
    title: "Using the Wolfram Data Drop"
    link: "https://reference.wolfram.com/language/guide/UsingTheWolframDataDrop.en.md"
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    title: "AggregatedEntityClass"
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    title: "DatabaseExplorer"
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    title: "Dataset"
    link: "https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Dataset.en.md"
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    title: "DateObject"
    link: "https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/DateObject.en.md"
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    title: "EntityClass"
    link: "https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/EntityClass.en.md"
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    title: "EntityFunction"
    link: "https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/EntityFunction.en.md"
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    title: "EntityStore"
    link: "https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/EntityStore.en.md"
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    title: "EntityValue"
    link: "https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/EntityValue.en.md"
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    title: "ExternalEvaluate"
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    title: "FilteredEntityClass"
    link: "https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/FilteredEntityClass.en.md"
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    title: "GeoPosition"
    link: "https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/GeoPosition.en.md"
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    title: "Graph"
    link: "https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Graph.en.md"
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    title: "Import"
    link: "https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Import.en.md"
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    title: "List"
    link: "https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/List.en.md"
  - 
    title: "MongoCollectionAggregate"
    link: "https://reference.wolfram.com/language/MongoLink/ref/MongoCollectionAggregate.en.md"
  - 
    title: "MongoCollectionDeleteMany"
    link: "https://reference.wolfram.com/language/MongoLink/ref/MongoCollectionDeleteMany.en.md"
  - 
    title: "MongoCollectionFind"
    link: "https://reference.wolfram.com/language/MongoLink/ref/MongoCollectionFind.en.md"
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    title: "MongoCollectionInsert"
    link: "https://reference.wolfram.com/language/MongoLink/ref/MongoCollectionInsert.en.md"
  - 
    title: "MongoConnect"
    link: "https://reference.wolfram.com/language/MongoLink/ref/MongoConnect.en.md"
  - 
    title: "MongoCursorNext"
    link: "https://reference.wolfram.com/language/MongoLink/ref/MongoCursorNext.en.md"
  - 
    title: "OpenSQLConnection"
    link: "https://reference.wolfram.com/language/DatabaseLink/ref/OpenSQLConnection.en.md"
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    title: "Quantity"
    link: "https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Quantity.en.md"
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    title: "RDFStore"
    link: "https://reference.wolfram.com/language/GraphStore/ref/RDFStore.en.md"
  - 
    title: "RegisterExternalEvaluator"
    link: "https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/RegisterExternalEvaluator.en.md"
  - 
    title: "RelationalDatabase"
    link: "https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/RelationalDatabase.en.md"
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    title: "SortedEntityClass"
    link: "https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/SortedEntityClass.en.md"
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    title: "SPARQLExecute"
    link: "https://reference.wolfram.com/language/GraphStore/ref/SPARQLExecute.en.md"
  - 
    title: "SPARQLInsert"
    link: "https://reference.wolfram.com/language/GraphStore/ref/SPARQLInsert.en.md"
  - 
    title: "SPARQLPropertyPath"
    link: "https://reference.wolfram.com/language/GraphStore/ref/SPARQLPropertyPath.en.md"
  - 
    title: "SPARQLQuery"
    link: "https://reference.wolfram.com/language/GraphStore/ref/SPARQLQuery.en.md"
  - 
    title: "SPARQLSelect"
    link: "https://reference.wolfram.com/language/GraphStore/ref/SPARQLSelect.en.md"
  - 
    title: "SQLDelete"
    link: "https://reference.wolfram.com/language/DatabaseLink/ref/SQLDelete.en.md"
  - 
    title: "SQLExecute"
    link: "https://reference.wolfram.com/language/DatabaseLink/ref/SQLExecute.en.md"
  - 
    title: "SQLInsert"
    link: "https://reference.wolfram.com/language/DatabaseLink/ref/SQLInsert.en.md"
  - 
    title: "SQLSelect"
    link: "https://reference.wolfram.com/language/DatabaseLink/ref/SQLSelect.en.md"
  - 
    title: "SQLUpdate"
    link: "https://reference.wolfram.com/language/DatabaseLink/ref/SQLUpdate.en.md"
  - 
    title: "StartExternalSession"
    link: "https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/StartExternalSession.en.md"
related_tutorials: 
  - 
    title: "Relational Databases Quick Start"
    link: "https://reference.wolfram.com/language/tutorial/RelationalDatabasesQuickStart.en.md"
  - 
    title: "DatabaseLink User Guide"
    link: "https://reference.wolfram.com/language/DatabaseLink/tutorial/Overview.en.md"
---
# Database Connectivity

The Wolfram Language includes powerful capabilities for working with many types of external databases, including relational (SQL), object store (NoSQL) and triple store (RDF/SPARQL). Wolfram Language entity stores are also closely integrated with relational databases, allowing many analysis operations specified in the Wolfram Language to be automatically executed in external relational databases.

---

### [Wolfram Language Data Representation](https://reference.wolfram.com/language/guide/KnowledgeRepresentationAndAccess.en.md)

[`Dataset`](https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Dataset.en.md) — tabular and/or hierarchical data

[`EntityStore`](https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/EntityStore.en.md) — entity-based data/knowledgebase

* [`List`](https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/List.en.md)
* [`Association`](https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Association.en.md)
* [`Quantity`](https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Quantity.en.md)
* [`DateObject`](https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/DateObject.en.md)
* [`GeoPosition`](https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/GeoPosition.en.md)
* [`Graph`](https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Graph.en.md)
* [`...`](https://reference.wolfram.com/language/guide/KnowledgeRepresentationAndAccess.en.md)

---

### [Accessing Relational Database Information](https://reference.wolfram.com/language/guide/WorkingWithRelationalDatabases.en.md)

[`RelationalDatabase`](https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/RelationalDatabase.en.md) — symbolic representation of a relational database and its schema

[`EntityClass`](https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/EntityClass.en.md) — representation of a table or virtual table in a database

[`EntityValue`](https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/EntityValue.en.md), ``entity[property]`` — extract values by performing a database query

[`EntityFunction`](https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/EntityFunction.en.md) — pure function representation of a database expression or subquery

* [`FilteredEntityClass`](https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/FilteredEntityClass.en.md)
* [`SortedEntityClass`](https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/SortedEntityClass.en.md)
* [`AggregatedEntityClass`](https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/AggregatedEntityClass.en.md)
* [`...`](https://reference.wolfram.com/language/guide/WorkingWithRelationalDatabases.en.md)

---

### Direct SQL Execution

[`ExternalEvaluate`](https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ExternalEvaluate.en.md) — run an SQL command in a database and return the result

[`StartExternalSession`](https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/StartExternalSession.en.md) — open an external database connection

* [`"SQL"`](https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/externalevaluationsystem/SQL.en.md)
* [`"SQL-JDBC"`](https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/externalevaluationsystem/SQL-JDBC.en.md)
* [`RegisterExternalEvaluator`](https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/RegisterExternalEvaluator.en.md)

---

### [Low-Level SQL Read-Write Database Operations (DatabaseLink)](https://reference.wolfram.com/language/DatabaseLink/guide/SQLDatabaseOperations.en.md)

[OpenSQLConnection](https://reference.wolfram.com/language/DatabaseLink/ref/OpenSQLConnection.en.md) — connect to any JDBC-compatible SQL database

* [SQLSelect](https://reference.wolfram.com/language/DatabaseLink/ref/SQLSelect.en.md)
* [SQLUpdate](https://reference.wolfram.com/language/DatabaseLink/ref/SQLUpdate.en.md)
* [SQLInsert](https://reference.wolfram.com/language/DatabaseLink/ref/SQLInsert.en.md)
* [SQLDelete](https://reference.wolfram.com/language/DatabaseLink/ref/SQLDelete.en.md)
* [...](https://reference.wolfram.com/language/DatabaseLink/guide/SQLDatabaseOperations.en.md)

[SQLExecute](https://reference.wolfram.com/language/DatabaseLink/ref/SQLExecute.en.md) — execute any SQL command, generating Wolfram Language output

[DatabaseExplorer](https://reference.wolfram.com/language/DatabaseLink/ref/DatabaseExplorer.en.md) — use a GUI to explore databases and generate notebooks

---

### [NoSQL Read-Write Database Operations (MongoDBLink)](https://reference.wolfram.com/language/MongoLink/guide/MongoLinkOperations.en.md)

[MongoConnect](https://reference.wolfram.com/language/MongoLink/ref/MongoConnect.en.md) — connect to a MongoDB database

* [MongoCollectionFind](https://reference.wolfram.com/language/MongoLink/ref/MongoCollectionFind.en.md)
* [MongoCursorNext](https://reference.wolfram.com/language/MongoLink/ref/MongoCursorNext.en.md)
* [...](https://reference.wolfram.com/language/MongoLink/guide/MongoLinkOperations.en.md)

[MongoCollectionAggregate](https://reference.wolfram.com/language/MongoLink/ref/MongoCollectionAggregate.en.md) — perform data aggregation operations on a collection

* [MongoCollectionInsert](https://reference.wolfram.com/language/MongoLink/ref/MongoCollectionInsert.en.md)
* [MongoCollectionDeleteMany](https://reference.wolfram.com/language/MongoLink/ref/MongoCollectionDeleteMany.en.md)
* [...](https://reference.wolfram.com/language/MongoLink/guide/MongoLinkOperations.en.md)

---

### [Graph Database Operations (GraphStore)](https://reference.wolfram.com/language/GraphStore/guide/GraphStoreOverview.en.md)

[RDFStore](https://reference.wolfram.com/language/GraphStore/ref/RDFStore.en.md) — representation of RDF data

[SPARQLExecute](https://reference.wolfram.com/language/GraphStore/ref/SPARQLExecute.en.md) — run a SPARQL query against an external SPARQL endpoint

* [SPARQLQuery](https://reference.wolfram.com/language/GraphStore/ref/SPARQLQuery.en.md)
* [SPARQLSelect](https://reference.wolfram.com/language/GraphStore/ref/SPARQLSelect.en.md)
* [SPARQLPropertyPath](https://reference.wolfram.com/language/GraphStore/ref/SPARQLPropertyPath.en.md)
* [SPARQLInsert](https://reference.wolfram.com/language/GraphStore/ref/SPARQLInsert.en.md)
* [...](https://reference.wolfram.com/language/GraphStore/guide/GraphStoreOverview.en.md)

---

### Importing Database Dumps

[`Import`](https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Import.en.md) — import entire MDB, RDF etc. database dumps

## Tech Notes

* [Relational Databases Quick Start](https://reference.wolfram.com/language/tutorial/RelationalDatabasesQuickStart.en.md)
* [DatabaseLink User Guide](https://reference.wolfram.com/language/DatabaseLink/tutorial/Overview.en.md)

## Related Guides

* [Importing & Exporting Database Formats](https://reference.wolfram.com/language/guide/ImportingAndExportingDatabaseFormats.en.md)
* [DatabaseLink SQL Operations](https://reference.wolfram.com/language/DatabaseLink/guide/SQLDatabaseOperations.en.md)
* [Handling Structured Datasets](https://reference.wolfram.com/language/guide/ComputationWithStructuredDatasets.en.md)
* [Using the Wolfram Data Drop](https://reference.wolfram.com/language/guide/UsingTheWolframDataDrop.en.md)