Connection guide

Connect Turso to Dora

Turso runs libSQL (a SQLite fork). Dora connects with the database URL and an auth token from the Turso CLI — here is how.

Turso databases speak libSQL, a fork of SQLite with a network protocol. Dora has a native libSQL path, so you connect with a URL plus an auth token instead of a username and password.

You get the data viewer and SQL editor over your remote Turso database, the same as you would for a local SQLite file.

libSQL connection string

libsql://[DATABASE]-[ORG].turso.io?authToken=[TOKEN]

Steps

  1. 1.Get the database URL

    Run turso db show [DATABASE] in your terminal. Copy the URL — it looks like libsql://[DATABASE]-[ORG].turso.io.

  2. 2.Create an auth token

    Run turso db tokens create [DATABASE] to mint a token. Copy it — Dora uses this in place of a password.

  3. 3.Add a connection in Dora

    Create a new libSQL connection in Dora. Paste the libsql:// URL and the auth token (or paste the full libsql://...?authToken=... string and Dora will split it out).

  4. 4.Test and connect

    Test, then connect. Your Turso tables appear in the sidebar, ready to browse and query.

Good to know

  • Auth tokens can be scoped and rotated. If a connection stops working, mint a fresh token with turso db tokens create.
  • You can also point Dora at a local libSQL/SQLite file — the same engine, no token needed.
  • Install the Turso CLI from the Turso docs if you do not have it; the dashboard can also surface the database URL.