# Direct connection to database **URL:** \ **Category:** Users\ **Created:** [November 2, 2015, 4:49pm UTC](https://forum.dimagi.com/t/direct-connection-to-database/2464 "2015-11-02T16:49:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Annegreet\_Ottow-Boek](https://dimagi.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@Annegreet\_Ottow-Boek](https://forum.dimagi.com/u/Annegreet_Ottow-Boek)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2015, 4:49pm UTC](https://forum.dimagi.com/t/direct-connection-to-database/2464/1 "2015-11-02T16:49:49Z")
Is it possible to connect to the commcare database with our data directly, without API? So we could send SQL queries directly? ---
**Author:** ![czue](https://dimagi.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.dimagi.com/czue/32/493_2.png) [@czue](https://forum.dimagi.com/u/czue)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2015, 7:03am UTC](https://forum.dimagi.com/t/direct-connection-to-database/2464/2 "2015-11-03T07:03:18Z")
Hey, No, for security reasons this is not possible. We recommend using the data export tool [https://confluence.dimagi.com/display/commcarepublic/CommCare+Data+Export+Tool](https://confluence.dimagi.com/display/commcarepublic/CommCare+Data+Export+Tool) to sync the commcare data to your own database, where you can run SQL queries. Cory > **···** > > On Mon, Nov 2, 2015 at 6:49 PM, Annegreet Ottow-Boekeloo \< annegreetboekeloo@gmail.com\> wrote: > > > Is it possible to connect to the commcare database with our data directly, > > without API? So we could send SQL queries directly? > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "commcare-users" group. > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > > email to [commcare-users+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:commcare-users+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). > > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![Annegreet\_Ottow-Boek](https://dimagi.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@Annegreet\_Ottow-Boek](https://forum.dimagi.com/u/Annegreet_Ottow-Boek)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2015, 11:00am UTC](https://forum.dimagi.com/t/direct-connection-to-database/2464/3 "2015-11-03T11:00:04Z")
Thanks for the answer. Thats clear! > **···** > > Op di 3 nov. 2015 om 08:03 schreef Cory Zue : > > > Hey, > > > > No, for security reasons this is not possible. We recommend using the data > > export tool > > [https://confluence.dimagi.com/display/commcarepublic/CommCare+Data+Export+Tool](https://confluence.dimagi.com/display/commcarepublic/CommCare+Data+Export+Tool) > > to sync the commcare data to your own database, where you can run SQL > > queries. > > > > Cory > > > > On Mon, Nov 2, 2015 at 6:49 PM, Annegreet Ottow-Boekeloo \< [annegreetboekeloo@gmail.com](mailto:annegreetboekeloo@gmail.com)\> wrote: > > > > > Is it possible to connect to the commcare database with our data > > > directly, without API? So we could send SQL queries directly? > > > > -- > > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > > "commcare-users" group. > > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > > > email to [commcare-users+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:commcare-users+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). > > > > > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > > Google Groups "commcare-users" group. > > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > > [https://groups.google.com/d/topic/commcare-users/zLs-uM9E\_Dg/unsubscribe](https://groups.google.com/d/topic/commcare-users/zLs-uM9E_Dg/unsubscribe). > > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > > [commcare-users+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:commcare-users+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). > > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout).