# MotherDuck DuckDB Connection

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/motherduck/motherduck-duckdb-protocol/  
**Provider:** MotherDuck — https://apis.io/providers/motherduck/  
**Base URL:** md:?token={access_token}  
**Documentation:** https://motherduck.com/docs/key-tasks/authenticating-and-connecting-to-motherduck/

MotherDuck DuckDB Connection is published by [MotherDuck](https://apis.io/providers/motherduck/) on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network. Tagged areas include DuckDB, SQL, and Analytics. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation and authentication docs.

Clients connect to MotherDuck through DuckDB's native protocol using a connection string of the form `md:` plus an access token. Officially supported clients include DuckDB CLI, Python, Node.js, JDBC, Wasm, and Go. Authentication uses access tokens or SSO (Business / Enterprise).

## Machine-readable artifacts (3)

- **Documentation** — https://motherduck.com/docs/
- **Authentication** — https://motherduck.com/docs/key-tasks/authenticating-and-connecting-to-motherduck/
- **APIsJSON** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/motherduck/refs/heads/main/apis.yml

## Tags

DuckDB, SQL, Analytics

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