ClickHouse/docs/en/interfaces/overview.md
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ClickHouse provides three network interfaces

Drivers and Interfaces

ClickHouse provides three network interfaces (they can be optionally wrapped in TLS for additional security):

  • HTTP, which is documented and easy to use directly.
  • Native TCP, which has less overhead.
  • gRPC.

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:

ClickHouse server provides embedded visual interfaces for power users:

  • Play UI: open /play in the browser;
  • Advanced Dashboard: open /dashboard in the browser;

There are also a wide range of third-party libraries for working with ClickHouse: