MotherDuck

aid: motherduck
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/motherduck/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: MotherDuck
x-type: company
description: >-
  MotherDuck is a serverless cloud data warehouse built on DuckDB. Connectivity is via
  DuckDB clients (Python, Node.js, Wasm, Go, JDBC) using access tokens or SSO; the
  service does not publicly document a separate REST management API.
image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
  - Data Warehouse
  - Serverless
  - DuckDB
  - SQL
  - Analytics
created: '2026-05-08'
modified: '2026-05-08'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
  - aid: motherduck:motherduck-duckdb-protocol
    name: MotherDuck DuckDB Connection
    humanURL: https://motherduck.com/docs/key-tasks/authenticating-and-connecting-to-motherduck/
    baseURL: md:?token={access_token}
    tags:
      - DuckDB
      - SQL
      - Analytics
    description: >-
      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).
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://motherduck.com/docs/
      - type: Authentication
        url: https://motherduck.com/docs/key-tasks/authenticating-and-connecting-to-motherduck/
common:
  - type: Website
    url: https://motherduck.com/
  - type: Portal
    url: https://motherduck.com/docs/
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://motherduck.com/pricing/
  - type: Plans
    url: plans/motherduck-plans-pricing.yml
  - type: RateLimits
    url: rate-limits/motherduck-rate-limits.yml
  - type: FinOps
    url: finops/motherduck-finops.yml
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: [email protected]