About External Databases

The Wix Data External Database APIs let you connect external databases to a Wix site, allowing you to manage and query external data as if it were stored in native Wix collections. Use these APIs to extend a site's data capabilities beyond Wix's built-in storage while maintaining a consistent data access interface.

These APIs provide the connection framework and service plugin infrastructure to integrate 3rd-party databases with the Wix Data system:

• External database connection: Connect an external database to a Wix site.
• External database service plugin: Allow Wix sites to access and manage data stored anywhere, as if it were hosted natively on Wix.