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title: How to connect Postman to a database
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This article provides instructions on how to connect Postman to MySQL and
PostgreSQL. Connect Postman to MySQL Use Node and xmysql to set up a REST API.
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This article provides instructions on how to connect Postman to MySQL and PostgreSQL.

## Connect Postman to MySQL

Use Node and [xmysql](https://github.com/o1lab/xmysql) to set up a REST API.

## Connect Postman to Postgres

Use a tool like [PostgREST](https://github.com/PostgREST/postgrest) to set up a REST API.

* **Note:** For more information on connecting Postman to databases such as MySQL and PostgreSQL, refer to our [published collection on Databases](https://www.postman.com/postman/postman-team-collections/collection/p5t5acu/databases).

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