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title: "Seamless access to your data on Medusa Cloud"
description: "Read-only connection to your database at your fingertips. Connect to your business intelligence system, or debug data-related issues directly."
url: https://medusajs.com/blog/cloud-database-connection
last_updated: 2026-08-13T14:35:44Z
---

# Seamless access to your data on Medusa Cloud

_Published 2025-08-21 by Stevche Radevski in Product_

Inspecting your data for debugging and business metrics is a use case we've heard consistently since launching Medusa Cloud. Previously, this was done through [database exports](https://medusajs.com/blog/cloud-database-tooling/), which is not ideal for quick debugging or for deriving business intelligence metrics.

Starting today, Medusa Cloud provides a dedicated, read-only connection string that lets you connect directly to your database, without impacting your primary database's performance or data integrity.

## Worry-free data exploration

Accessing the primary database can result in accidental data modification or increase database load, degrading the experience for your end-users. This is why Medusa Cloud now provides a read-only replica completely isolated from your primary database, eliminating any risk of unintended data modifications or performance impact.

To connect to your database, go to your environment's **Settings** page. Under the **Database** section, you will find the connection string. Our documentation explains this feature in [more detail](https://docs.medusajs.com/cloud/database#connect-to-the-database).

![](https://assets.medusajs.com/uploads/2025/08/cleanshot-2025-08-15-at-18-27-58-2x-cropped-wy6z5w6x.webp)

Since the read-replica does not allow for any data modifications, writes must still happen through database dump imports or migration scripts, just as before.

## **Get in touch**

If you want to explore how Medusa and our Cloud solution can support your business, [reach out to our team](https://medusajs.com/contact). We provide demos, TCO assessments, and architectural guidance for all larger projects.