Download HBase JDBC Driver

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

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

A JDBC driver is a Java .jar library that lets applications connect to HBase. 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 HBase driver uses its own syntax — see the connection details below.

The HBase JDBC driver

Apache HBase is a distributed, column-family NoSQL database modeled after Google Bigtable, running on top of HDFS in a Hadoop cluster. It provides random read/write access to billions of rows and petabytes of data, making it ideal for sparse, wide-column data like user activity logs and event streams.

DbSchema can connect to HBase using the Phoenix JDBC driver. This driver requires Phoenix to be deployed on HBase cluster. Please check this link for details.

Download HBase JDBC Driver

The driver archive is a zip file. Extract it and load the .jar files using DbSchema's Driver Manager.

DbSchema and HBase

DbSchema connects to HBase via the Phoenix JDBC driver (which adds SQL semantics on top of HBase) and renders Phoenix tables and secondary indexes as a visual schema. Use the SQL Editor to run standard SQL queries against HBase data through the Phoenix layer.

Test the driver with DbSchema

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

1
Download driver & DbSchema

Get the HBase 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 HBase, edit the model visually, and publish schema documentation.

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Use HBase 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 HBase 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.

Full HBase guide

Connection tips, ports, SSL, and schema design workflows on the database landing page.

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