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title: "MySQL | Grafana Labs"
description: "MySQL data source for application data."
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> For a curated documentation index, see [llms.txt](/llms.txt). For the complete documentation index, see [llms-full.txt](/llms-full.txt).

## MySQL: Query your databases directly

**What it’s for:** Application data including sales metrics, user counts, inventory, and any MySQL-stored data.

## Compatible databases

MySQL, MariaDB, Percona Server, Amazon Aurora MySQL, Azure Database for MySQL, Google Cloud SQL for MySQL

## Trade-offs

| Pros                            | Cons                          |
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| Familiar SQL syntax             | Not optimized for time-series |
| Works with MySQL-compatible DBs | Query performance varies      |
| Cloud database support          | Connection management         |
| No data migration               | Need read access              |

## Best for

- Application dashboards
- Data already in MySQL or compatible databases
- Combining technical and application metrics

## Learning path

Connect your MySQL database step by step.

[MySQL data source](/docs/learning-hub/intro-to-data-sources/02-choose-your-path/20b-mysql-journey/)