chDB

chDB is a fast in-process SQL OLAP Engine powered by ClickHouse. You can use it when you want to get the power of ClickHouse in a programming language without needing to connect to a ClickHouse server.

What languages are supported by chDB?

chDB has the following language bindings:

• Python
• Go
• Rust
• NodeJS
• Bun

What input and output formats are supported?

chdB supports Parquet, CSV, JSON, Apache Arrow, ORC, and 60+ more formats.

How do I get started?

• If you're using Go, Rust, NodeJS, or Bun, take a look at the corresponding language pages.
• If you're using Python, see the getting started developer guide

An introductory video

You can listen to a brief project introduction to chDB, courtesy of Alexey Milovidov, the original creator of ClickHouse:

About chDB

• Read the full story about the birth of the chDB project on Auxten's blog
• Read about chDB and its use cases on the Official ClickHouse Blog
• Discover chDB in your browser using codapi examples

What license does it use?

chDB is available under the Apache License, Version 2.0.