Download Apache Drill JDBC Driver

Download the Apache Drill JDBC driver, copy the JDBC URL into DbSchema, and start designing schemas with ER diagrams — free Community Edition.

Connect Apache Drill in DbSchema Install the driver, open a connection, reverse engineer your schema, and sync changes visually.
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About the Apache Drill JDBC driver

A JDBC driver is a Java .jar library that lets applications connect to Apache Drill. DbSchema uses JDBC to reverse engineer schemas, run SQL, and generate documentation. Driver files are usually published by the database vendor or an open-source project.

JDBC URL format

Host, port, database name, and SSL options are passed in a URL starting with jdbc:. Each Apache Drill driver uses its own syntax — see the connection details below.

The Apache Drill JDBC driver

Apache Drill is a distributed SQL query engine for NoSQL and cloud storage, enabling standard SQL queries over Hadoop, HBase, MongoDB, Amazon S3, Azure Blob Storage, and more — all without defining schemas upfront. Its schema-free approach uses a dynamic data model at query time.

The Apache Drill JDBC URL

  • Required File(s): drill-jdbc-all-xxx.jar
  • Java Driver Class: org.apache.drill.jdbc.Driver
  • JDBC URL: jdbc:drill:zk=HOST[:PORT]
  • Website: Apache Drill

Download Apache Drill JDBC Driver

The driver archive is a zip file. Extract it and load the .jar files using DbSchema's Driver Manager. Alternatively you may download the Apache Drill driver from this link. Download the tar.gz, unzip and use the file drill-jdbc-all-xxx.jar.

DbSchema and Apache Drill

DbSchema connects to Apache Drill via the JDBC driver and renders the inferred schemas of the underlying data sources as queryable tables. Use the SQL Editor to write Drill SQL with dynamic column discovery and nested data flattening.

Test the driver with DbSchema

Connect Apache Drill, build your first ER diagram in minutes. No account required.

1
Download driver & DbSchema

Get the Apache Drill driver zip below and install DbSchema for Windows, macOS, or Linux.

2
Register the .jar

In DbSchema, open Driver Manager, add the extracted JAR, and paste your JDBC URL.

3
Design & document

Reverse engineer Apache Drill, edit the model visually, and publish schema documentation.

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Use Apache Drill visually in DbSchema

After the JDBC driver connects, you get ER diagrams, SQL editor, schema sync, and HTML documentation in one desktop app. Compare DbSchema editions.

ER diagrams

Reverse engineer Apache Drill into an interactive diagram and edit structures visually.

SQL & query builder

Run SQL with autocomplete or compose queries without writing every join by hand.

Schema documentation

Export HTML docs your team can browse without installing DbSchema.

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