n8n-docs/docs/integrations/builtin/credentials/mysql.md

title	description	contentType
MySQL credentials	Documentation for MySQL credentials. Use these credentials to authenticate MySQL in n8n, a workflow automation platform.	integration

MySQL credentials

You can use these credentials to authenticate the following nodes with MySQL.

• MySQL
• Agent

/// note | Agent node users The Agent node doesn't support tunnels ///

Prerequisites

Create an user account on a MySQL server.

Using Database Connection

1. Retrieve your MySQL credentials and connection parameters.
2. Use the credentials and connection parameters with your MySQL node credentials in n8n.