# ADO.NET Provider for SQL Server (Microsoft.Data.SqlClient)

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/microsoft-sql-server/adonet-provider-for-sql-server-microsoftdatasqlclient/  
**Provider:** Microsoft SQL Server — https://apis.io/providers/microsoft-sql-server/  
**Documentation:** https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/connect/ado-net/microsoft-ado-net-sql-server

ADO.NET Provider for SQL Server (Microsoft.Data.SqlClient) is one of 32 APIs that [Microsoft SQL Server](https://apis.io/providers/microsoft-sql-server/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network. Tagged areas include .NET, ADO.NET, Connectivity, Driver, and SqlClient. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation.

The official .NET data provider for Microsoft SQL Server and Azure SQL databases, providing ADO.NET access to SQL Server.

## Machine-readable artifacts (3)

- **Documentation** — https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/connect/ado-net/introduction-microsoft-data-sqlclient-namespace
- **NuGetPackage** — https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient
- **Download** — https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/connect/ado-net/download-microsoft-sqlclient-data-provider

## Other Microsoft SQL Server APIs (12)

- [SQL Server Management Objects (SMO) API](https://apis.io/apis/microsoft-sql-server/sql-server-management-objects-smo-api/)
- [SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) Catalog API](https://apis.io/apis/microsoft-sql-server/sql-server-integration-services-ssis-catalog-api/)
- [Azure SQL Managed Instance REST API](https://apis.io/apis/microsoft-sql-server/azure-sql-managed-instance-rest-api/)
- [Data API Builder](https://apis.io/apis/microsoft-sql-server/data-api-builder/)
- [Azure Analysis Services REST API](https://apis.io/apis/microsoft-sql-server/azure-analysis-services-rest-api/)
- [Microsoft SqlClient Data Provider (ADO.NET)](https://apis.io/apis/microsoft-sql-server/microsoft-sqlclient-data-provider-adonet/)
- [Microsoft JDBC Driver for SQL Server](https://apis.io/apis/microsoft-sql-server/microsoft-jdbc-driver-for-sql-server/)
- [Microsoft ODBC Driver for SQL Server](https://apis.io/apis/microsoft-sql-server/microsoft-odbc-driver-for-sql-server/)
- [Microsoft OLE DB Driver for SQL Server](https://apis.io/apis/microsoft-sql-server/microsoft-ole-db-driver-for-sql-server/)
- [Microsoft Python Driver for SQL Server (mssql-python)](https://apis.io/apis/microsoft-sql-server/microsoft-python-driver-for-sql-server-mssql-python/)
- [Node.js Driver for SQL Server (tedious)](https://apis.io/apis/microsoft-sql-server/nodejs-driver-for-sql-server-tedious/)
- [Microsoft SQL Server Azure SQL Databases API](https://apis.io/apis/microsoft-sql-server/microsoft-sql-server-azure-sql-databases-api/)

## Tags

.NET, ADO.NET, Connectivity, Driver, SqlClient

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