Connecting to your Astra DB database
You can access your databases in the Astra Portal or programmatically. The Astra Portal is best for administration and monitoring, such as user management and monitoring database health metrics. Use programmatic options for nuanced data manipulation operations, such as inserting rows and querying data.
Astra DB Classic offers several programmatic options to connect to your database:
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I want to start using my database now with APIs. |
Use the Stargate APIs on Astra to interact with your database and self manage the schema.
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I have an application and want to use the DataStax drivers. |
Initialize one of the DataStax drivers to manage database connections for your application. |
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I know CQL and want to connect quickly to use my database. |
Use the CQL shell to interact with your database. |
CQL shell
You can use the Cassandra Query Language shell (cqlsh) utility to issue CQL commands to your Astra DB Classic database.
Drivers
You can use the following DataStax CQL drivers to connect to your Astra DB database:
