DatabaseConnect[db]
activates a connection to the database db.


DatabaseConnect
Listing of Supported Databases »DatabaseConnect[db]
activates a connection to the database db.
Details

- The database db can be specified using DatabaseReference or RelationalDatabase.
- Functions such as RelationalDatabase and EntityValue automatically connect to databases as needed. In general, there is no need to manually connect.
- DatabaseConnect returns a Success or a Failure object.
Tech Notes
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History
Text
Wolfram Research (2019), DatabaseConnect, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/DatabaseConnect.html.
CMS
Wolfram Language. 2019. "DatabaseConnect." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/DatabaseConnect.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (2019). DatabaseConnect. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/DatabaseConnect.html
BibTeX
@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_databaseconnect, author="Wolfram Research", title="{DatabaseConnect}", year="2019", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/DatabaseConnect.html}", note=[Accessed: 11-August-2025]}
BibLaTeX
@online{reference.wolfram_2025_databaseconnect, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={DatabaseConnect}, year={2019}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/DatabaseConnect.html}, note=[Accessed: 11-August-2025]}