---
title: sql.to() function
description: >
  `sql.to()` writes data to an SQL database.
menu:
  flux_v0_ref:
    name: sql.to
    parent: sql
    identifier: sql/to
weight: 101
---

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`sql.to()` writes data to an SQL database.



##### Function type signature

```js
(
    <-tables: stream[A],
    dataSourceName: string,
    driverName: string,
    table: string,
    ?batchSize: int,
) => stream[A]
```

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## Parameters

### driverName
({{< req >}})
Driver used to connect to the SQL database.

**Supported drivers**:
- bigquery
- hdb
- mysql
- postgres
- snowflake
- sqlite3 _(Does not work with InfluxDB OSS or InfluxDB Cloud)_
- sqlserver
- vertica, vertigo

### dataSourceName
({{< req >}})
Data source name (DNS) or connection string used
to connect to the SQL database.



### table
({{< req >}})
Destination table.



### batchSize

Number of parameters or columns that can be queued within each
call to `Exec`. Default is `10000`.

If writing to SQLite database, set the batchSize to `999` or less.

### tables

Input data. Default is piped-forward data (`<-`).