# Database connection

**URL:** <https://discuss.kotlinlang.org/t/database-connection/2169>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [December 22, 2016, 7:57am UTC](https://discuss.kotlinlang.org/t/database-connection/2169 "2016-12-22T07:57:03Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![sweta99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@sweta99](https://discuss.kotlinlang.org/u/sweta99)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2016, 7:57am UTC](https://discuss.kotlinlang.org/t/database-connection/2169/1 "2016-12-22T07:57:03Z")

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Hi,

I want to connect to a mysql database. Where can I find the API details of Kotlin for Db connection?

I am new to Kotlin.

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**Author:** ![yole](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/discuss.kotlinlang.org/yole/32/1425_2.png) [@yole](https://discuss.kotlinlang.org/u/yole)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2016, 2:24pm UTC](https://discuss.kotlinlang.org/t/database-connection/2169/2 "2016-12-22T14:24:23Z")

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To connect to a database, you use exactly the same JDBC API as in Java.

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**Author:** ![sweta99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@sweta99](https://discuss.kotlinlang.org/u/sweta99)\
**Post date:** [January 1, 2017, 5:41am UTC](https://discuss.kotlinlang.org/t/database-connection/2169/3 "2017-01-01T05:41:55Z")

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@yole Can you help me out with some samples or some link which uses Kotlin with JDBC for DB connection?

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**Author:** ![yole](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/discuss.kotlinlang.org/yole/32/1425_2.png) [@yole](https://discuss.kotlinlang.org/u/yole)\
**Post date:** [January 1, 2017, 3:33pm UTC](https://discuss.kotlinlang.org/t/database-connection/2169/4 "2017-01-01T15:33:38Z")

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You can use any Java JDBC tutorial (for example, [the official Oracle one](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/jdbc/basics/)) and use the Java to Kotlin converter tool (Code | Convert Java File to Kotlin File in IntelliJ IDEA) to convert it to Kotlin.

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**Author:** ![sweta99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@sweta99](https://discuss.kotlinlang.org/u/sweta99)\
**Post date:** [January 1, 2017, 3:37pm UTC](https://discuss.kotlinlang.org/t/database-connection/2169/5 "2017-01-01T15:37:05Z")

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Thanks yole