# Documentation

## Soda Documentation

- [What is Soda?](https://docs.soda.io/readme.md)
- [Quickstart](https://docs.soda.io/quickstart.md): Learn how to get started with Soda.
- [Data Observability](https://docs.soda.io/data-observability.md): An overview of Soda's key observability features and how they help catch data issues early.
- [Record-level Anomaly Detection (RAD)](https://docs.soda.io/data-observability/mad-multivariate-anomaly-detection.md): This page explains Record-level Anomaly Detection (RAD) and Soda's anomaly detection capabilities through RAD.
- [Data Testing](https://docs.soda.io/data-testing.md)
- [Diagnostics Warehouse](https://docs.soda.io/diagnostics-warehouse.md): Diagnostics Warehouse provides a clear, detailed view of the state of data checks while allowing access to failed rows in order to take a closer look and resolve data quality issues.
- [Onboard data sources & datasets](https://docs.soda.io/onboard-data-sources-and-datasets.md)
- [Manage data quality issues](https://docs.soda.io/manage-issues.md): Learn about the key features and workflows in Soda for managing data quality issues and reporting.
- [Dataset Attributes & Responsibilities](https://docs.soda.io/dataset-attributes-and-responsibilities.md)
- [Deployment options](https://docs.soda.io/deployment-options.md)
- [Soda Agent (Runner)](https://docs.soda.io/deployment-options/soda-runner.md): This page describes what a Soda Agent is
- [Soda Python Libraries](https://docs.soda.io/deployment-options/soda-python-libraries.md): This page describes how to install the Soda Python packages, which are required for running Soda scans via the CLI or Python API.
- [Organization and Admin settings](https://docs.soda.io/organization-and-admin-settings.md): Configure Soda Cloud to match how your organization governs access, identity, and automation, with enterprise-grade controls and network security.
- [Integrations](https://docs.soda.io/integrations.md)
- [Reference](https://docs.soda.io/reference.md)
- [Data source reference for Soda Core](https://docs.soda.io/reference/data-source-reference-for-soda-core.md): This page lists the supported data source types and their required connection parameters for use with Soda Core.
- [Athena](https://docs.soda.io/reference/data-source-reference-for-soda-core/amazon-athena.md): Access configuration details to connect Soda to an Amazon Athena data source.
- [BigQuery](https://docs.soda.io/reference/data-source-reference-for-soda-core/bigquery.md): Access configuration details to connect Soda to a Google Cloud BigQuery data source.
- [Databricks SQL](https://docs.soda.io/reference/data-source-reference-for-soda-core/databricks.md): Access configuration details to connect Soda to a Databricks SQL data source.
- [Dremio](https://docs.soda.io/reference/data-source-reference-for-soda-core/dremio.md): Access configuration details to connect Soda to a Dremio data source.
- [DuckDB](https://docs.soda.io/reference/data-source-reference-for-soda-core/duckdb.md): Access configuration details to connect Soda to a DuckDB data source.
- [DuckDB advanced usage](https://docs.soda.io/reference/data-source-reference-for-soda-core/duckdb/duckdb-advanced-usage.md)
- [Fabric](https://docs.soda.io/reference/data-source-reference-for-soda-core/microsoft-fabric.md): Access configuration details to connect Soda to a Microsoft Fabric data source.
- [Oracle](https://docs.soda.io/reference/data-source-reference-for-soda-core/oracle.md): Access configuration details to connect Soda to an Oracle data source.
- [Pandas](https://docs.soda.io/reference/data-source-reference-for-soda-core/pandas.md): Access configuration details to connect Soda to a Pandas data source.
- [Polars](https://docs.soda.io/reference/data-source-reference-for-soda-core/polars.md): Access configuration details to connect Soda to a Polars data source.
- [PostgreSQL](https://docs.soda.io/reference/data-source-reference-for-soda-core/postgresql.md): Access configuration details to connect Soda to a PostgreSQL data source.
- [Redshift](https://docs.soda.io/reference/data-source-reference-for-soda-core/amazon-redshift.md): Access configuration details to connect Soda to an Amazon Redshift data source.
- [Spark Dataframe](https://docs.soda.io/reference/data-source-reference-for-soda-core/spark-dataframe.md): Access configuration details to connect Soda to a Spark Dataframe data source.
- [Snowflake](https://docs.soda.io/reference/data-source-reference-for-soda-core/snowflake.md): Access configuration details to connect Soda to a Snowflake data source.
- [SQL Server](https://docs.soda.io/reference/data-source-reference-for-soda-core/sql-server.md): Access configuration details to connect Soda to a Microsoft SQL Server data source.
- [Synapse](https://docs.soda.io/reference/data-source-reference-for-soda-core/synapse.md): Access configuration details to connect Soda to an Azure Synapse Analytics data source.
- [Trino](https://docs.soda.io/reference/data-source-reference-for-soda-core/trino.md): Access configuration details to connect Soda to a Trino data source.
- [CLI reference](https://docs.soda.io/reference/cli-reference.md)
- [Contract Language reference](https://docs.soda.io/reference/contract-language-reference.md)
- [AI features](https://docs.soda.io/reference/soda-ai.md): Discover Soda's AI powered features that help improve your data quality seamlessly and learn about Soda's privacy & security measures with AI language models.
- [Soda AI CLI](https://docs.soda.io/reference/soda-ai/soda-ai-cli.md): Learn more about Soda AI CLI, a Soda terminal-built assistant.
- [Python API](https://docs.soda.io/reference/python-api.md): This reference explains how to use the Soda Core Python API to generate, test, publish, and verify data contracts using local execution (Soda Core) or remote execution (Soda Runner).
- [REST API](https://docs.soda.io/reference/rest-api.md): The Soda Cloud API enables you to trigger actions and query data in your Soda Cloud account.
- [Attributes](https://docs.soda.io/reference/rest-api/attributes.md)
- [Checks](https://docs.soda.io/reference/rest-api/checks.md)
- [Contracts](https://docs.soda.io/reference/rest-api/contracts.md)
- [Datasets](https://docs.soda.io/reference/rest-api/datasets.md)
- [Datasources](https://docs.soda.io/reference/rest-api/datasources.md)
- [Discovered Datasets](https://docs.soda.io/reference/rest-api/discovered-datasets.md)
- [Incidents](https://docs.soda.io/reference/rest-api/incidents.md)
- [Notification Rules](https://docs.soda.io/reference/rest-api/notification-rules.md)
- [Runners](https://docs.soda.io/reference/rest-api/runners.md)
- [Scans](https://docs.soda.io/reference/rest-api/scans.md)
- [Secrets](https://docs.soda.io/reference/rest-api/secrets.md)
- [Users](https://docs.soda.io/reference/rest-api/users.md)
- [Utility](https://docs.soda.io/reference/rest-api/utility.md)
- [Models](https://docs.soda.io/reference/rest-api/models.md)
- [Webhook API](https://docs.soda.io/reference/webhook-api.md): Webhook integrations allow your system to receive real-time notifications from Soda Cloud when certain events occur, such as check evaluations, incident changes, or contract updates.
- [Soda Runner basic concepts](https://docs.soda.io/reference/soda-agent-basic-concepts.md): Establish a baseline understanding of the concepts involved in deploying a Soda Runner.
- [Soda MCP](https://docs.soda.io/reference/soda-mcp.md): Use Soda from your preferred AI agent.
- [Migrate from v3 to v4](https://docs.soda.io/reference/migrate-from-v3-to-v4.md)
- [Documentation access & licensing](https://docs.soda.io/reference/documentation-access-and-licensing.md): Learn how Soda features are documented and how to gain full access to the documentation.

* [Soda v3 documentation](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/readme.md): Soda is a data quality platform that provides tools to monitor, test, and improve data quality across all stacks.
* [Get started](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/quick-start-sip.md): Follow this tutorial to set up and run a simple Soda scan for data quality using example data.
* [Get started roadmap](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/quick-start-sip/get-started-roadmap.md): Get started with Soda! Use this curated set of instructions to quickly get data quality tests up and running.
* [Choose a flavor of Soda](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/quick-start-sip/setup-guide.md): Use this guide to help you decide which Soda deployment model best fits your data quality testing needs.
* [Install Soda Library](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/quick-start-sip/install.md): From your command-line interface, execute a pip install command to install Soda Library in your environment.
* [Set up a Soda-hosted agent](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/quick-start-sip/managed-agent.md): Use an out-of-the-box Soda-hosted agent to connect to your data sources and begin testing data quality.
* [Deploy a Soda Agent](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/quick-start-sip/deploy.md): Learn how to deploy a Soda Agent in a Kubernetes cluster.
* [Deploy a self-hosted Soda Agent from Soda's private container registry](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/quick-start-sip/deploy-a-self-hosted-soda-agent-from-sodas-private-container-registry.md)
* [Soda Agent extras](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/quick-start-sip/extras.md): Learn how to adjust the Soda Agent to fit your security standards by leveraging secrets managers, environment variables, and other controls.
* [Invoke Soda Library](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/quick-start-sip/programmatic.md): Use Soda Library to programmatically execute scans and automate the checks for bad-quality data.
* [Upgrade, redeploy, or uninstall Soda](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/quick-start-sip/upgrade.md): Learn how to upgrade or uninstall Soda Library, or redploy a Soda Runner.
* [Use case guides](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/use-case-guides.md): Access examples of Soda implementations according to use case and data quality testing needs.
* [Test data quality in an Airflow data pipeline](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/use-case-guides/quick-start-prod.md): Follow this guide to set up and run scheduled Soda scans for data quality in your Airflow data pipeline.
* [Test data quality in an Azure Data Factory pipeline](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/use-case-guides/quick-start-adf.md): Use this guide to invoke Soda data quality tests in an Azure Data Factory pipeline.
* [Test data quality in a Dagster pipeline](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/use-case-guides/quick-start-dagster.md): Use this guide as an example of how to invoke Soda data quality tests in a Dagster pipeline.
* [Test data quality in a Databricks pipeline](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/use-case-guides/quick-start-databricks-pipeline.md): Use this guide as an example of how to invoke Soda data quality tests in a Databricks pipeline.
* [Test data quality before migration](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/use-case-guides/quick-start-migration.md): Use this guide to set up Soda to check data quality before and after migrating data between data sources.
* [Test data quality during CI/CD development](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/use-case-guides/quick-start-dev.md): Follow this guide to set up and run automated Soda scans for data quality during CI/CD development using GitHub Actions.
* [Self-serve Soda](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/use-case-guides/quick-start-end-user.md): Follow this guide to enable Soda Cloud end users to create no-code checks for data quality for the data that matters to them the most.
* [Automate anomaly detection](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/use-case-guides/quick-start-automate.md): Use this guide to set up Soda and start automatically monitoring your data for quality.
* [Build a Sigma dashboard](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/use-case-guides/reporting-api-to-overview-dashboards.md): This example helps you build a customized data quality reporting dashboard in Sigma using the Soda Cloud API.
* [Build a Grafana dashboard](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/use-case-guides/public-api-to-grafana.md): This example helps you build a customized data quality reporting dashboard in Grafana using the Soda Cloud API.
* [Add Soda to a Databricks notebook](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/use-case-guides/quick-start-databricks.md): Use this guide to invoke Soda data quality tests from inside a Databricks notebook.
* [Integrate an External Secrets Manager with a Soda Runner](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/use-case-guides/quick-start-secrets.md): Follow this guide to set up an integration with an External Secrets Manager for a Soda Runner to use to securely retrieve frequently-rotated passwords.
* [Generate API keys](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/use-case-guides/api-keys.md): Generate API keys to securely connect Soda Library or a Soda Runner to Soda Cloud, or to access Soda Cloud via API.
* [Manage sensitive data](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/use-case-guides/sensitive-data.md): Learn how to mitigate the exposure of sensitive information in Soda Cloud.
* [Reroute failed row samples](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/use-case-guides/route-failed-rows.md): Learn how to programmatically use Soda Library with an example script to reroute failed row samples to the CLI output instead of Soda Cloud.
* [Double-onboard a data source](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/use-case-guides/double-onboard-datasource.md): Learn how to double-onboard a data source to leverage all the features supported by Soda Runners.
* [Write SodaCL checks](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/soda-cl-overview.md): Soda Checks Language is a human-readable, domain-specific language for data reliability. You use SodaCL to define Soda Checks in a checks YAML file.
* [SodaCL tutorial](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/soda-cl-overview/quick-start-sodacl.md): Follow the quick start tutorial to get started with SodaCL, a human-readable, domain-specific language for data reliability.
* [Write checks with Ask AI](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/soda-cl-overview/ask-ai.md): Use Soda's Ask AI assistant to turn natural language into production-ready data quality checks in SodaCL.
* [Add automated monitoring checks](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/soda-cl-overview/automated-monitoring.md): Use a SodaCL automated monitoring check to automatically check for row count anomalies and schema changes.
* [Profile data with Soda](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/soda-cl-overview/profile.md): Configure Soda Cloud to profile datasets and their columns so you can leverage the information to write SodaCL checks for data quality.
* [Sample data with Soda](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/soda-cl-overview/sample-datasets.md): Configure Soda Cloud to retrieve sample data from your datasets so you can leverage the information to write SodaCL checks for data quality.
* [Compare data using SodaCL](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/soda-cl-overview/compare.md): Learn how to use the Soda Checks Language to compare data across datasets in the same, or different, data sources.
* [Custom check examples](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/soda-cl-overview/custom-check-examples.md): If the built-in metrics that SodaCL offers do not quite cover your more specific or complex needs, you can define your own metrics. See examples to copy+paste.
* [Run a scan and view results](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/run-a-scan.md): Soda uses the input in the checks and data source connection configurations to prepare a scan that it runs against the data in a dataset.
* [Manage failed row samples](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/run-a-scan/failed-row-samples.md)
* [Manage scheduled scans](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/run-a-scan/scan-mgmt.md)
* [Configure orchestrated scans](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/run-a-scan/orchestrate-scans.md): Integrate Soda Library with a data orchestration tool to automate and schedule your search for "bad" data.
* [Soda Library Python API reference](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/run-a-scan/python_api.md): Access Python reference content for the Soda Scan class and its methods.
* [Organize results, set alerts, investigate issues](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/collaborate.md): Data quality is a team sport! Integrate with Slack so Soda Cloud can send alerts to your team. Invite your team to join your Soda Cloud account.
* [Activate anomaly dashboards](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/collaborate/anomaly-dashboard.md): Use Soda's anomaly dashboard to get automated observability insights into your data quality.
* [Add check attributes](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/collaborate/check-attributes.md): Define and apply check attributes to categorize and organize SodaCL checks in Soda Cloud.
* [Set notification rules](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/collaborate/notif-rules.md): Use Soda Cloud to set alert notification rules for multiple checks across datasets in your account.
* [Organize datasets](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/collaborate/organize-datasets.md): Use attributes, tags, and filters to facilitate your search for the specific data quality status of your datasets.
* [Create and track incidents](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/collaborate/incidents.md): If you have integrated Soda Cloud with Slack, you can use an Incident’s built-in ability to create a channel that your team can use to investigate an issue.
* [Manage global roles, user groups, and settings](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/collaborate/roles-global.md): To manage the actions of users that belong to a single organization, Soda Cloud uses roles and access permissions. Admins can access an Audit Trail of user actions.
* [Manage dataset roles](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/collaborate/roles-dataset.md): Learn how to manage user access to datasets in an organization's Soda Cloud account.
* [Integrate Soda](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/integrate-soda.md)
* [Integrate Soda with Alation](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/integrate-soda/integrate-alation.md): Integrate Soda with Alation to access details about the quality of your data from right within your data catalog.
* [Integrate Soda with Atlan](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/integrate-soda/integrate-atlan.md): Integrate Soda with Atlan to access details about the quality of your data from right within your data catalog.
* [Integrate Soda with dbt](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/integrate-soda/integrate-dbt.md): Integrate Soda with dbt-core or dbt Cloud to access dbt test results from within your Soda Cloud account and leverage all its features.
* [Integrate Soda with a GitHub Workflow](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/integrate-soda/integrate-github.md): Use the GitHub Action for Soda to automatically scan for data quality during development.
* [Integrate Soda with Jira](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/integrate-soda/integrate-jira.md): Configure a webhook to connect Soda to your Jira workspace.
* [Integrate Soda with Metaphor](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/integrate-soda/integrate-metaphor.md): Integrate Soda with Metaphor to access details about the quality of your data from right within the data catalog.
* [Integrate Soda with Microsoft Teams](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/integrate-soda/integrate-msteams.md): Integrate MS Teams in your Soda Cloud account so that Soda sends alert notifications and incident events to your MS Teams conversation.
* [Integrate Soda with Purview](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/integrate-soda/integrate-purview.md): Integrate Soda with Microsoft Purview to access details about the quality of your data from right within your data catalog.
* [Integrate Soda with ServiceNow](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/integrate-soda/integrate-servicenow.md): Configure a webhook to connect Soda to your ServiceNow account.
* [Integrate Soda with Slack](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/integrate-soda/integrate-slack.md): Integrate your Slack workspace in your Soda Cloud account so that Soda Cloud can send Slack notifications to your team when a data issue triggers an alert.
* [Integrate Soda with SSO](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/integrate-soda/sso.md): Organizations that use a Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) 2.0 single sign-on (SSO) identity provider can add Soda Cloud as a service provider.
* [Integrate Soda with webhooks](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/integrate-soda/integrate-webhooks.md): Configure webhooks to connect Soda to any number of third-party service providers.
* [SodaCL reference](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/sodacl-reference.md)
* [SodaCL metrics and checks](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/sodacl-reference/metrics-and-checks.md): SodaCL uses metrics in checks for data quality in one or more datasets.
* [SodaCL optional check configurations](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/sodacl-reference/optional-config.md): Add optional configurations to your SodaCL checks to optimize and clarify.
* [Anomaly detection checks (deprecated)](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/sodacl-reference/anomaly-detection.md): Anomaly detection checks use a machine learning algorithm to automatically detect anomalies in your time-series data.
* [Anomaly score checks (deprecated)](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/sodacl-reference/anomaly-score.md): Anomaly score checks use a machine learning algorithm to automatically detect anomalies in your time-series data.
* [Check template](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/sodacl-reference/check-template.md): Use a check template to write one SQL query that you can reuse in multiple Soda checks for data quality.
* [Cross checks](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/sodacl-reference/cross-row-checks.md): Use a SodaCL cross check to compare row counts across datasets in the same, or different, data sources.
* [Distribution checks](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/sodacl-reference/distribution.md): Use a SodaCL distribution check to monitor the consistency of a column over time.
* [Failed rows checks](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/sodacl-reference/failed-rows-checks.md): Use a SodaCL failed rows check to explicitly send sample failed rows to Soda Cloud.
* [Filters and variables](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/sodacl-reference/filters.md): Instead of checking whole sets of data, use filters to specify a portion of data against which to execute a check. Use variables to specify values at scan time.
* [For each](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/sodacl-reference/for-each.md): Use a SodaCL for each check to specify a list of checks you wish to execute on a multiple datasets.
* [Freshness checks](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/sodacl-reference/freshness.md): Use a SodaCL freshness check to infer data freshness according to the age of the most recently added row in a table.
* [Group by](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/sodacl-reference/group-by.md): Use a SodaCL group by configuration to customize the group of data quality check results by category.
* [Group evolution checks](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/sodacl-reference/group-evolution.md): Use a SodaCL group evolution data quality check to validate changes to the categorical groups you defined.
* [Missing metrics](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/sodacl-reference/missing-metrics.md): Use missing metrics in SodaCL checks to detect missing values in a dataset.
* [Numeric metrics](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/sodacl-reference/numeric-metrics.md): Use numeric metrics in SodaCL checks for data quality.
* [Reconciliation checks](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/sodacl-reference/recon.md): Use SodaCL reconciliation checks to validate target and source data before conducting a data migration in production.
* [Reference checks](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/sodacl-reference/reference.md): Use a SodaCL reference check to validate that the values in a column in a table are present in a column in a different table.
* [Schema checks](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/sodacl-reference/schema.md): Use a SodaCL schema check to validate column presence, absence, or position in a table, or the type of data column contains.
* [User-defined checks](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/sodacl-reference/user-defined.md): Use a SodaCL user-defined check to define elements of a check using SQL expressions or queries.
* [Validity metrics](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/sodacl-reference/validity-metrics.md): Use validity metrics in SodaCL checks to detect invalid values in a dataset.
* [Troubleshoot SodaCL](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/sodacl-reference/troubleshoot.md): Access guidance for resolving issues with Soda Checks Language checks and metrics.
* [Data source reference](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/data-source-reference.md)
* [Connect Soda to Amazon Athena](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/data-source-reference/connect-athena.md): Access configuration details to connect Soda to an Athena data source.
* [Connect Soda to GCP BigQuery](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/data-source-reference/connect-bigquery.md): Access configuration details to connect Soda to a BigQuery data source.
* [Connect Soda to ClickHouse](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/data-source-reference/connect-clickhouse.md): Access configuration details to connect Soda to a ClickHouse data source.
* [Connect Soda to Dask and Pandas](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/data-source-reference/connect-dask.md): Access configuration details to connect Soda to Dask and Pandas.
* [Connect Soda to Databricks](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/data-source-reference/connect-databricks.md): Access configuration details to connect Soda to Databricks using a Spark data source.
* [Connect Soda to Denodo](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/data-source-reference/connect-denodo.md): Access configuration details to connect Soda to a Denodo data source.
* [Connect Soda to Dremio](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/data-source-reference/connect-dremio.md): Access configuration details to connect Soda to a Dremio data source.
* [Connect Soda to DuckDB](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/data-source-reference/connect-duckdb.md): Access configuration details to connect Soda to a DuckDB data source.
* [Connect Soda to Google CloudSQL](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/data-source-reference/connect-cloudsql.md): Access configuration details to connect Soda to a Google CloudSQL data source.
* [Connect Soda to IBM DB2](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/data-source-reference/connect-db2.md): Access configuration details to connect Soda to an IBM DB2 data source.
* [Connect Soda to a local file using Dask](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/data-source-reference/connect-file.md): Set up Soda to programmatically scan the contents of a local file using Dask.
* [Connect Soda to MotherDuck](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/data-source-reference/connect-motherduck.md): Access reference configuration to connect Soda to a MotherDuck data source.
* [Connect Soda to MS SQL Server](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/data-source-reference/connect-mssql.md): Access configuration details to connect Soda to an MS SQL Server data source.
* [Connect Soda to Microsoft Fabric](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/data-source-reference/connect-fabric.md): Access configuration details to connect Soda to a Microsoft Fabric data source.
* [Connect Soda to MySQL](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/data-source-reference/connect-mysql.md): Access configuration details to connect Soda to a MySQL data source.
* [Connect Soda to OracleDB](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/data-source-reference/connect-oracle.md): Access configuration details to connect Soda to an OracleDB data source.
* [Connect Soda to PostgreSQL](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/data-source-reference/connect-postgres.md): Access configuration details to connect Soda to a PostgreSQL data source.
* [Connect Soda to Presto](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/data-source-reference/connect-presto.md): Access configuration details to connect Soda to a Presto data source.
* [Connect Soda to Amazon Redshift](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/data-source-reference/connect-redshift.md): Access configuration details to connect Soda to a Redshift data source.
* [Connect Soda to Snowflake](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/data-source-reference/connect-snowflake.md): Access configuration details to connect Soda to a Snowflake data source.
* [Connect Soda to Apache Spark](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/data-source-reference/connect-spark.md): Access configuration details to connect Soda to a Spark data source.
* [Connect Soda to Azure Synapse](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/data-source-reference/connect-synapse.md): Access configuration details to connect Soda to a Microsoft Azure Synapse data source.
* [Connect Soda to Trino](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/data-source-reference/connect-trino.md): Access configuration details to connect Soda to a Trino data source.
* [Connect Soda to Vertica](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/data-source-reference/connect-vertica.md): Access configuration details to connect Soda to a Vertica data source.
* [Troubleshoot data source connections](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/data-source-reference/connect-troubleshoot.md)
* [Soda Cloud API v1](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/soda-cloud-api-v1.md): The Soda Cloud API enables you to trigger actions and query data in your Soda Cloud account.
* [Checks](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/soda-cloud-api-v1/checks.md)
* [Datasets](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/soda-cloud-api-v1/datasets.md)
* [Datasources](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/soda-cloud-api-v1/datasources.md)
* [Discovered Datasets](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/soda-cloud-api-v1/discovered-datasets.md)
* [Incidents](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/soda-cloud-api-v1/incidents.md)
* [Notification Rules](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/soda-cloud-api-v1/notification-rules.md)
* [Runners](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/soda-cloud-api-v1/runners.md)
* [Scans](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/soda-cloud-api-v1/scans.md)
* [Users](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/soda-cloud-api-v1/users.md)
* [Utility](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/soda-cloud-api-v1/utility.md)
* [Models](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/soda-cloud-api-v1/models.md)
* [GET checks into CSV files](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/soda-cloud-api-v1/api2csv-example.md): Use a Python and the Soda Cloud API to retrieve check and dataset info from a Soda Cloud account and populate CSV files.
* [Soda Cloud Reporting API v1](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/reporting-api-v1.md): This API enables you to query data from your Soda Cloud account. Use the data to build dashboards that communicate how your teammates are using Soda Cloud.
* [Authentication](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/reporting-api-v1/authentication.md)
* [Examples](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/reporting-api-v1/examples.md)
* [Status](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/reporting-api-v1/status.md)
* [Authentication](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/reporting-api-v1/authentication-1.md)
* [Auditing](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/reporting-api-v1/auditing.md)
* [Coverage](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/reporting-api-v1/coverage.md)
* [Quality](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/reporting-api-v1/quality.md)
* [Platform Impact](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/reporting-api-v1/platform-impact.md)
* [Models](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/reporting-api-v1/models.md)
* [Reporting API migration guide](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/reporting-api-v1/reporting-api-v1-migration-guide.md): Review the changes for the latest version of Soda Cloud's Reporting API and learn how to migrate existing calls.
* [Set up data contracts](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/data-contracts.md): Use Soda to write data contracts that set data quality standards for data products.
* [Write a data contract](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/data-contracts/data-contracts-write.md): Write a contract for data quality that stipulates the standards to which all data moving through a pipeline or workflow must adhere.
* [Verify a data contract](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/data-contracts/data-contracts-verify.md): Use a Python API to verify data contract checks programmatically with Soda.
* [Data contract check reference](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/data-contracts/data-contracts-checks.md): Reference details of the Soda data contracts language.
* [Learning resources](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/learning-resources.md)
* [Glossary](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/learning-resources/glossary.md): Access a glossary of Soda terminology.
* [Soda overview](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/learning-resources/product-overview.md): Soda utilizes user-defined input to prepare SQL queries to find bad data, visualize results, set up alerts, and track dataset health over time.
* [How Soda works](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/learning-resources/how-library-works.md): Learn Soda Library Basics, Soda Library Operation, Soda Library Automation and Soda Cloud.
* [Soda Runner basic concepts](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/learning-resources/basics.md): Establish a baseline understanding of the concepts involved in deploying a Soda Runner.
* [Soda architecture](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/learning-resources/soda-cloud-architecture.md): Review the architecture and resources of Soda which connects to data sources to perform scans of datasets
* [Active checks and datasets](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/learning-resources/active-check.md): Learn more about active checks and datasets as they are defined in Soda's licensing model.
* [Data security and privacy](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/learning-resources/data-privacy.md): Soda works in several ways to ensure your data and systems remain private. We offer secure connections, SSO, and observe compliance and reporting regulations.
* [Soda Library usage statistics](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/learning-resources/usage-stats.md): To understand how users are using Soda Library, the Soda dev team added telemetry event tracking to Soda Library. See instructions to opt-out.
* [What's new in Soda docs?](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/learning-resources/new-documentation.md): Review a changelog of additions and revisions to Soda documentation.
* [Support](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/learning-resources/support.md): For the open source developer tools and free trial version of our software, Soda offers free support to the Soda community of users in Slack.
* [Soda community code of conduct](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/learning-resources/community-coc.md): Reference the Soda Community Code of Conduct for guidelines for behaviors. Be safe, be respectful, be yourself.
* [Soda SQL and Soda Spark are now Soda Core](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/learning-resources/deprecated.md): Soda SQL and Soda Spark have been deprecated and replaced by Soda Core.
* [Soda documentation guidelines](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/learning-resources/learning-resources.md)
* [Soda Core (v3)](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/overview-main.md): Soda Core is an open-source library and CLI tool that enables you to use the Soda Checks Language to turn user-defined input into SQL queries.
* [Release notes](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/release-notes.md)
* [Soda product release states](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/release-notes/states.md): Access details about the state of new product features or functionality upon release.
* [Release notes for Soda products](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/release-notes/all.md): Review release notes for all Soda data observability products.
* [Release notes for Soda Library](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/release-notes/soda-library.md): Review release notes for Soda Library, a Python library and CLI for testing data quality.
* [Release notes for Soda Runner](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/release-notes/soda-agent.md): Review release notes for Soda Runner, a Helm chart for deployment on EKS clusters.
* [Release notes for Soda Cloud](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/release-notes/soda-cloud.md): Review release notes for Soda Cloud, a web app that enables you visualize data quality test results and set alerts and notifications.
* [Release notes for Soda Cloud API](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/release-notes/reporting-api.md): Review release notes for the Soda Cloud API.
* [Release notes for Soda Cloud Reporting API](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/release-notes/soda-cloud-api.md): Review release notes for the Soda Cloud Reporting API.
* [Release notes for Soda Core](https://docs.soda.io/soda-v3/release-notes/soda-core.md): Review release notes for Soda Core, an open-source tool for testing and monitoring data quality.

## Release notes

- [Release notes](https://docs.soda.io/release-notes/readme.md): Access details about the state of new product features or functionalities upon release.
- [Soda Core](https://docs.soda.io/release-notes/soda-core.md): Review release notes for Soda Core, an open-source tool for testing and monitoring data quality.


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