OpenMetadata/openmetadata-docs/content/openmetadata/connectors/database/postgres/index.md

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title: Postgres
slug: /openmetadata/connectors/database/postgres
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<ConnectorIntro connector="Postgres" hasProfiler="true" hasDBT="true" />

<Requirements />

<MetadataIngestionService connector="Postgres"/>

<h4>Connection Options</h4>

- **Username**: Specify the User to connect to Postgres. It should have enough privileges to read all the metadata.
- **Password**: Password to connect to Postgres.
- **Host and Port**: Enter the fully qualified hostname and port number for your Postgres deployment in the Host and Port field.
- **Connection Options (Optional)**: Enter the details for any additional connection options that can be sent to Postgres during the connection. These details must be added as Key-Value pairs.
- **Connection Arguments (Optional)**: Enter the details for any additional connection arguments such as security or protocol configs that can be sent to Postgres during the connection. These details must be added as Key-Value pairs. 
  - In case you are using Single-Sign-On (SSO) for authentication, add the `authenticator` details in the Connection Arguments as a Key-Value pair as follows: `"authenticator" : "sso_login_url"`
  - In case you authenticate with SSO using an external browser popup, then add the `authenticator` details in the Connection Arguments as a Key-Value pair as follows: `"authenticator" : "externalbrowser"`

<IngestionScheduleAndDeploy />

<ConnectorOutro connector="Postgres" hasProfiler="true" hasDBT="true" />
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			`<ConnectorIntro connector="Postgres" hasProfiler="true" hasDBT="true" />`

			`<Requirements />`

			`<MetadataIngestionService connector="Postgres"/>`

			`<h4>Connection Options</h4>`

			`- Username: Specify the User to connect to Postgres. It should have enough privileges to read all the metadata.`
			`- Password: Password to connect to Postgres.`
			`- Host and Port: Enter the fully qualified hostname and port number for your Postgres deployment in the Host and Port field.`
			`- Connection Options (Optional): Enter the details for any additional connection options that can be sent to Postgres during the connection. These details must be added as Key-Value pairs.`
			`- Connection Arguments (Optional): Enter the details for any additional connection arguments such as security or protocol configs that can be sent to Postgres during the connection. These details must be added as Key-Value pairs.`
			- In case you are using Single-Sign-On (SSO) for authentication, add the `authenticator` details in the Connection Arguments as a Key-Value pair as follows: `"authenticator" : "sso_login_url"`
			- In case you authenticate with SSO using an external browser popup, then add the `authenticator` details in the Connection Arguments as a Key-Value pair as follows: `"authenticator" : "externalbrowser"`

			`<IngestionScheduleAndDeploy />`

			`<ConnectorOutro connector="Postgres" hasProfiler="true" hasDBT="true" />`