docs-v2/content/flux/v0.x/query-data/sql/sqlite.md

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Query SQLite	SQLite	Use [`sql.from()`](/flux/v0.x/stdlib/sql/from/) with the `sqlite3` driver to query SQLite.	flux_0_x name parent SQLite SQL databases	101	/flux/v0.x/stdlib/sql/from/	```js import "sql" sql.from( driverName: "sqlite3", dataSourceName: "file:/path/to/example.db?cache=shared&mode=ro", query: "SELECT * FROM example_table", ) ```

To query SQLite with Flux:

1. Import the sql package.

2. Use sql.from() and provide the following parameters:

   • driverName: sqlite3
   • dataSourceName: See data source name
   • query: SQL query to execute

import "sql"

sql.from(
    driverName: "sqlite3",
    dataSourceName: "file:/path/to/example.db?cache=shared&mode=ro",
    query: "SELECT * FROM example_table",
)

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Requires file system access

To query SQLite, Flux must have access to the filesystem. If Flux does not have access to the file system, the query will return an error similar to one of the following:

• Error: unable to open database file
• failed to read file: filesystem service is uninitialized
• An internal error has occurred

If using InfluxDB Cloud or InfluxDB OSS, the Flux process does not have access to the filesystem. {{% /note %}}

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SQLite data source name

The sqlite3 driver uses the following DSN syntax (also known as a connection string):

file:/path/to/example.db?param=value

SQLite to Flux data type conversion

sql.from() converts SQLite data types to Flux data types.

SQLite data type	Flux data type
INT, INTEGER, BIGINT, SMALLINT, TINYINT	int
FLOAT, DOUBLE	float
DATETIME, TIMESTAMP, DATE	time
BOOL	int
TEXT	string

{{% caption %}} All other SQLite data types are converted to strings. {{% /caption %}}