# Microsoft Python Driver for SQL Server (mssql-python)

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/microsoft-sql-server/microsoft-python-driver-for-sql-server-mssql-python/  
**Provider:** Microsoft SQL Server — https://apis.io/providers/microsoft-sql-server/  
**Documentation:** https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/connect/python/mssql-python/python-sql-driver-mssql-python

Microsoft Python Driver for SQL Server (mssql-python) is one of 14 APIs that [Microsoft SQL Server](https://apis.io/providers/microsoft-sql-server/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network. Tagged areas include Cross-Platform, DB-API, Driver, and Python. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation and a getting-started guide.

Python driver using Direct Database Connectivity for direct connections to SQL Server without requiring an external driver manager, compliant with Python DB-API 2.0.

## Machine-readable artifacts (4)

- **Documentation** — https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/connect/python/mssql-python/python-sql-driver-mssql-python
- **GettingStarted** — https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/connect/python/mssql-python/python-sql-driver-mssql-python-quickstart
- **SourceCode** — https://github.com/microsoft/mssql-python
- **SDKs** — https://pypi.org/project/mssql-python/

## 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/)
- [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/)
- [Microsoft SQL Server Azure SQL Servers API](https://apis.io/apis/microsoft-sql-server/microsoft-sql-server-azure-sql-servers-api/)

## Tags

Cross-Platform, DB-API, Driver, Python

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