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

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/sql-server/adonet-provider-for-sql-server-microsoftdatasqlclient/  
**Provider:** Microsoft SQL Server APIs — https://apis.io/providers/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 21 APIs that [Microsoft SQL Server APIs](https://apis.io/providers/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 APIs (12)

- [SQL Server Database Engine API](https://apis.io/apis/sql-server/sql-server-database-engine-api/)
- [SQL Server REST API](https://apis.io/apis/sql-server/sql-server-rest-api/)
- [SQL Server Management Objects (SMO)](https://apis.io/apis/sql-server/sql-server-management-objects-smo/)
- [SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) API](https://apis.io/apis/sql-server/sql-server-reporting-services-ssrs-api/)
- [ODBC Driver for SQL Server](https://apis.io/apis/sql-server/odbc-driver-for-sql-server/)
- [JDBC Driver for SQL Server](https://apis.io/apis/sql-server/jdbc-driver-for-sql-server/)
- [SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS) API](https://apis.io/apis/sql-server/sql-server-analysis-services-ssas-api/)
- [Azure SQL Database REST API](https://apis.io/apis/sql-server/azure-sql-database-rest-api/)
- [Azure SQL Managed Instance REST API](https://apis.io/apis/sql-server/azure-sql-managed-instance-rest-api/)
- [SQL Server External REST Endpoint Invocation](https://apis.io/apis/sql-server/sql-server-external-rest-endpoint-invocation/)
- [Data API Builder for SQL Server](https://apis.io/apis/sql-server/data-api-builder-for-sql-server/)
- [OLE DB Driver for SQL Server](https://apis.io/apis/sql-server/ole-db-driver-for-sql-server/)

## Tags

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

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