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toc_folder_title: Interfaces
toc_priority: 14
toc_title: Introduction
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# Interfaces {#interfaces}
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ClickHouse provides three network interfaces (they can be optionally wrapped in TLS for additional security):
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- [HTTP ](http.md ), which is documented and easy to use directly.
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- [Native TCP ](../interfaces/tcp.md ), which has less overhead.
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- [gRPC ](grpc.md ).
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In most cases it is recommended to use an appropriate tool or library instead of interacting with those directly. The following are officially supported by ClickHouse:
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- [Command-line client ](../interfaces/cli.md )
- [JDBC driver ](../interfaces/jdbc.md )
- [ODBC driver ](../interfaces/odbc.md )
- [C++ client library ](../interfaces/cpp.md )
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There are also a wide range of third-party libraries for working with ClickHouse:
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- [Client libraries ](../interfaces/third-party/client-libraries.md )
- [Integrations ](../interfaces/third-party/integrations.md )
- [Visual interfaces ](../interfaces/third-party/gui.md )
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