Can I connect MySQL to iDBQuery?
Yes. iDBQuery connects directly to MySQL using a read-only connection string, introspects every table and column automatically, and lets you ask questions in plain language within minutes. No exports, no schema mapping, and no SQL knowledge required to get cited answers from your live MySQL database.
Connecting MySQL to iDBQuery takes minutes. You provide standard connection details (host, port, database, user, password) and iDBQuery opens a read-only session, introspects the full schema, and builds a queryable model of your tables, columns, keys and relationships.
- Read-only by design — iDBQuery only reads. It never writes, alters or drops anything in your database.
- Automatic schema understanding — every table and column is mapped on connect, so you can ask questions immediately without describing your structure.
- Cited answers — when you ask a question, iDBQuery writes the SQL, runs it against your MySQL tables, and traces every number back to the exact source rows.
- Cryptic schemas welcome — a semantic layer adds plain-language meaning to obscure table and column names, so even legacy MySQL databases become easy to query.
MySQL can be your only source, or one of many. iDBQuery can blend it with Postgres, spreadsheets, PDFs and REST APIs into one live model and answer questions that span all of them at once. There is no warehouse to build and no pipeline to maintain — iDBQuery queries your MySQL data in place.
Updated 2026-06-22