The Databricks JDBC driver allows you to connect your tools and applications to Databricks clusters or SQL warehouses. Here’s how to get started:

1. Download and Reference the Driver:
   • Download the Databricks JDBC driver from the official Databricks documentation.
   • Include the driver in your project’s classpath or reference it in your application’s configuration.
2. Gather Configuration Settings:
   • Compute Resource: Obtain the connection details for your Databricks cluster or SQL warehouse (Server Hostname, Port, HTTP Path).
   • Authentication: Determine your authentication method (personal access token, Azure Active Directory, etc.) and gather the necessary credentials.
   • Driver Capabilities: Identify any additional driver features or options you need.
3. Create a JDBC Connection URL or Properties:
   • JDBC Connection URL: Construct a URL that includes your compute resource settings, authentication details, and driver capabilities.
   • JDBC Connection Properties: Create a collection of properties in your application’s code to store the configuration settings.
4. Connect and Interact:
   • Use your preferred programming language and JDBC API to establish a connection to Databricks using the connection URL or properties.
   • Execute SQL queries, retrieve data, and perform other operations on your Databricks resources.