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# Connect to Databricks

DirectQuery Databricks connector is using [Databricks JDBC driver](https://docs.databricks.com/integrations/jdbc-odbc-bi.html#building-the-connection-url-for-the-databricks-driver) to connect to a database.

## Credentials

DirectQuery delegates the credentials handling to the Databricks server.

The credentials, based on a connection string and password, are passed via `DatabricksProperties` to the server:

```java theme={"languages":{"custom":["/engine/python-sdk/0.9/languages/pycon.tmLanguage.json"]}}
final DatabricksConnectionProperties properties =
    DatabricksConnectionProperties.builder()
        .connectionString(connectionString)
        .additionalOption(
            DatabricksConnectionProperties.PASSWORD_PROPERTY_KEY, "your-plain-password")
        .build();
```