Obtaining database credentials

Download the connection credentials for your Apollo database.

To connect to your Apollo database, download the secure database bundle from the DataStax Cloud console that contains the connection credentials.

Procedure

Open a browser, navigate to the DataStax Cloud console, and log in.
From the Databases page, click View Existing Databases.
From the Databases page, under Actions, click the ellipsis (…) for the database you want to connect to and select Connection details.
In the Connection Details window, click Download secure connect bundle to download the secure-connect-database_name.zip file.
This file contains the security certificates and credentials for your database.

Tip: Alternatively, you can right-click the Download credentials link, copy the link source, and then use a curl command to download the secure-connect-database_name.zip file:
```
curl -L "<secure-connect-database_name-download-URL>" > database_name.zip
```

Connect to your Apollo database to issue CQL commands and begin developing your application.

Methods of connecting to your database: