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# Connector/Node.js

MariaDB Connector/Node.js is the official Node.js client library for connecting applications to MariaDB and MySQL databases, offering both Promise and Callback APIs. It is LGPL licensed.

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[About MariaDB Connector/Node.js](/docs/connectors/mariadb-connector-nodejs/mariadb-connector-node-js-guide.md)
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MariaDB Connector/Node.js is a native JavaScript driver for connecting Node.js applications to MariaDB and MySQL databases, supporting both Promise and Callback APIs via npm.
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[Connector/Node.js Batch API](/docs/connectors/mariadb-connector-nodejs/connector-nodejs-batch-api.md)
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The batch API in MariaDB Connector/Node.js sends multiple parameterized queries in one network trip, with server-version-aware optimizations and `max_allowed_packet` handling.
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[Connector/Node.js Callback API](/docs/connectors/mariadb-connector-nodejs/connector-nodejs-callback-api.md)
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The MariaDB Connector/Node.js Callback API provides MySQL- and mysql2-compatible callback-style access to MariaDB, with connection, query, batch, and pool methods using familiar patterns.
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[Connector/Node.js Pipelining](/docs/connectors/mariadb-connector-nodejs/connector-nodejs-pipelining.md)
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MariaDB Connector/Node.js pipelining dispatches queries in FIFO order without blocking on each response, improving throughput for high-volume workloads over high-latency connections.
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[Connector/Node.js Promise API](/docs/connectors/mariadb-connector-nodejs/connector-nodejs-promise-api.md)
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The Promise API is the default interface for MariaDB Connector/Node.js, enabling async/await patterns for connections, queries, batch operations, and transactions with MariaDB.
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[Getting Started With the Node.js Connector](/docs/connectors/mariadb-connector-nodejs/getting-started-with-the-node-js-connector.md)
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Getting started with MariaDB Connector/Node.js: installation, connection pooling, query execution, and error handling.
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[Node.js Connection Options](/docs/connectors/mariadb-connector-nodejs/node-js-connection-options.md)
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MariaDB Connector/Node.js connection options include essential, SSL, and advanced parameters for configuring host, authentication, compression, timeouts, and numeric type handling.
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[Other Node.js Connectors](/docs/connectors/mariadb-connector-nodejs/other-nodejs-connectors.md)
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Node.js connectors beyond the official MariaDB Connector/Node.js: alternative drivers, ORMs, and other methods to connect Node.js applications to MariaDB.
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