In this JavaScript quickstart we will learn how to:

  • Retrieve database credentials
  • Install the JavaScript libSQL client
  • Connect to a remote Turso database
  • Execute a query using SQL
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Retrieve database credentials

You will need an existing database to continue. If you don’t have one, create one.

Get the database URL:

turso db show --url <database-name>

Get the database authentication token:

turso db tokens create <database-name>

Assign credentials to the environment variables inside .env.

TURSO_DATABASE_URL=
TURSO_AUTH_TOKEN=
You will want to store these as environment variables.
2

Install @libsql/client

Begin by installing the @libsql/client dependency in your project:

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Initialize a new client

Next add your database URL and auth token:

4

Execute a query using SQL

You can execute a SQL query against your existing database by calling execute():

await turso.execute("SELECT * FROM users");

If you need to use placeholders for values, you can do that:

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