Connect to Neon

Find detailed information and instructions about connecting to Neon from different clients and applications, troubleshooting connection issues, connection pooling, and more.

For integrating Neon with different frameworks, languages, and platforms, refer to our Guides documentation.

Connect from clients and applications

Learn how to establish a connection to Neon from any application.

• Connect from any app

  Learn about connection strings and how to connect to Neon from any application

• Connect a GUI application

  Learn how to connect to a Neon database from a GUI application

• Connect with psql

  Connect with psql, the native command-line client for Postgres

• Passwordless auth

  Connect without a password using Neon's psql passwordless auth feature

Troubleshoot connection issues

Troubleshoot and resolve common connection issues.

• Connection errors

  Learn how to resolve commonly-encountered connection errors

• Connect latency and timeouts

  Learn about strategies for managing connection latency and timeouts

Secure connections

Ensure the integrity and security of your connections to Neon.

• Connect to Neon securely

  Learn how to connect to Neon securely using SSL/TLS encrypted connections

• Avoid MME attacks in Postgres 16

  Learn how the psql client in Postgres 16 makes it simple to connect securely

Connection pooling

Optimize your connections by enabling connection pooling.

• Connection pooling in Neon

  Learn how to enable connection pooling to support up to 10,000 concurrent connections

• Connection pooling with Prisma

  Learn about connecting from Prisma to Neon from serverless functions