<h2>Installing the ODBC driver</h2><br/><div style="overflow-x:auto"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en"><head><meta content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /><meta name="copyright" content="(C) Copyright 2025" /><meta name="DC.rights.owner" content="(C) Copyright 2025" /><meta name="generator" content="DITA-OT" /><meta name="DC.type" content="concept" /><meta name="DC.title" content="Installing the ODBC driver" /><meta name="abstract" content="Review setup requirements, download the ODBC driver installer, and install the ODBC driver to a computer." /><meta name="description" content="Review setup requirements, download the ODBC driver installer, and install the ODBC driver to a computer." /><meta name="DC.relation" scheme="URI" content="../../../integrate/odbc-driver/concept/c_ODBCDriver.html" /><meta name="DC.relation" scheme="URI" content="../../../build/applications/concept/api-implementation-reference.html" /><meta name="DC.relation" scheme="URI" content="../../../build/applications/concept/api-implementation.html" /><meta name="DC.relation" scheme="URI" content="../../../integrate/web-services/reference/r_AvailableWebServices.html" /><meta name="DC.relation" scheme="URI" content="../../../integrate/outbound-web-services/concept/additional-integration-resources.html" /><meta name="DC.relation" scheme="URI" content="../../../integrate/odbc-driver/reference/r_ODBCDriverInstallationReqs.html" /><meta name="DC.relation" scheme="URI" content="../../../integrate/odbc-driver/task/t_DownloadAndInstallTheODBCDriver.html" /><meta name="DC.relation" scheme="URI" content="../../../integrate/odbc-driver/task/t_UpgradingTheODBCDriver.html" /><meta name="DC.relation" scheme="URI" content="../../../integrate/odbc-driver/task/install-incremental-odbc-fixes.html" /><meta name="DC.creator" content="ServiceNow" /><meta name="DC.date.created" content="2023-08-03" /><meta name="DC.date.modified" content="2024-08-01" /><meta name="DC.format" content="XHTML" /><meta name="DC.identifier" content="c_InstallingTheODBCDriver" /><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../../../CSS/commonltr.css" /><title>Installing the ODBC driver</title></head><body id="c_InstallingTheODBCDriver"> <div class="breadcrumb"><a class="link" href="../../../build/applications/concept/api-implementation-reference.html" title="Get started using ServiceNow APIs with guides, resources, and reference documentation.">API implementation and reference</a> > <a class="link" href="../../../build/applications/concept/api-implementation.html" title="You can use JavaScript APIs to extend application server and client functionality. 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If you already have the ODBC driver installed, you can upgrade to the newest version.</p> </div> <div class="related-links"> <ul class="ullinks"><li class="link ulchildlink"><strong><a href="../../../integrate/odbc-driver/reference/r_ODBCDriverInstallationReqs.html">ODBC driver installation requirements and supported software</a></strong><br /> Install the <span class="ph">ServiceNow</span> ODBC driver on <span class="ph">Microsoft</span> <span class="ph">Windows</span> computers.</li><li class="link ulchildlink"><strong><a href="../../../integrate/odbc-driver/task/t_DownloadAndInstallTheODBCDriver.html">Download and install the ODBC driver</a></strong><br /> Download the ODBC driver from the <span class="ph">ServiceNow</span> Knowledge Base and install the driver for the first time.</li><li class="link ulchildlink"><strong><a href="../../../integrate/odbc-driver/task/t_UpgradingTheODBCDriver.html">Upgrade the ODBC driver</a></strong><br /> If you have previously installed an older version of the ODBC driver, run the installer to uninstall the previous version, and then run the installer again to upgrade.</li><li class="link ulchildlink"><strong><a href="../../../integrate/odbc-driver/task/install-incremental-odbc-fixes.html">Install an ODBC driver patch</a></strong><br /> <span class="ph">Use <span class="ph">ServiceNow</span> patches to install incremental ODBC fixes that occur between major ODBC releases.</span></li></ul> <div class="familylinks"> <div class="parentlink"><strong>Parent Topic:</strong> <a class="link" href="../../../integrate/odbc-driver/concept/c_ODBCDriver.html" title="The ServiceNow open database connectivity (ODBC) driver provides read-only access to the database associated with your ServiceNow instance.">Create data sources from other apps using ODBC driver</a></div> </div> </div></body></html></div>