Interacting with SQL databases can be challenging for non-technical team members, often requiring custom-built GUI tools. If you’re not an expert, writing SQL queries can become a barrier to accessing data—this is where AI can help. 

What is AskYourDatabase?

AskYourDatabase is an AI-powered tool that enables natural language interaction with SQL databases. It allows users to perform many database tasks, including data analysis, business intelligence, CRUD operations, data visualization, and schema migrations, without writing SQL queries.

With persistent memory and assistant behavior powered by GPT-4, AI will automatically understand your schema, make queries, correct them if there are syntax errors, and explain the results to you in a human-understandable way.

For example, when asked to “List the four most popular users’ databases and visualize it,” the AI:

1. Creates the correct SQL query.
2. Executes the query.
3. Explains the results.
4. Presents a visualization, like a pie chart.

These steps are performed autonomously without additional user instructions.

Who can benefit from this? 

AskYourDatabase is particularly useful for teams where somebody not proficient in SQL might need quick access to database information. For example: 

• CEOs and managers can make data-driven decisions without needing to learn SQL.
• Customer Support Teams can quickly access and update customer records.
• Business Analysts can generate reports and insights on demand.

Even technical teams can offload routine data tasks to the AI, freeing up time for more complex projects.

Combining AskYourDatabase with Neon branching

Neon is uniquely advantageous for AskYourDatabase due to their branching feature. Neon allows you to create isolated copies, or “branches,” of your database environment for development: each branch is a full, independent clone of your database, including its data and schema, created without impacting the production environment.

Instead of granting non-technical teams access to the production database, with Neon you can easily connect AskYourDatabase to a development branch. This setup allows your non-technical teammates to query and manipulate data safely without impacting the live environment.

How to integrate AskYourDatabase with Neon

Once you have downloaded the AskYourDatabase app here, all you need to do is to click on Connect to your database, and paste the URL of your Neon dev branch:

That’s it! Once the connection is established, a new chat will open, and you can start asking your database questions.

Request your discount 

We are so excited for you to try this integration. If you’re a Neon user, you can claim a special discount. Shoot me an email at sheldon@askyourdatabase.com if you’re interested.