Authenticating and connecting to MotherDuck

These pages explain how to connect to MotherDuck using the CLI, Python, JDBC and NodeJS.

First, you need to authenticate to MotherDuck by manual authentication via the Web UI, or automatic authentication via an access token. Organizations on Business or Enterprise plans can also configure Single Sign-On (SSO) with their identity provider.

To connect to a MotherDuck database, you can create a connection.

Authenticating to MotherDuck

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Create one or more connections to a MotherDuck database

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Connect to MotherDuck using any Postgres-compatible client via the Postgres wire protocol endpoint

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