PostHog · inkeep · Apr 29, 2026 · Apr 29, 2026 · Apr 29, 2026 · Apr 29, 2026
diff --git a/contents/docs/cdp/sources/clickhouse.mdx b/contents/docs/cdp/sources/clickhouse.mdx
@@ -16,19 +16,22 @@ To link ClickHouse:
 1. Go to the [Data pipeline page](https://app.posthog.com/data-management/sources) and the sources tab in PostHog
 2. Click **New source** and select ClickHouse
 3. Enter your database connection details:
-    - **Host:** The hostname or IP of your ClickHouse server like `play.clickhouse.com` or `123.132.1.100`.
-    - **Port:** The HTTP(S) port your ClickHouse server is listening on. The default is `8443` for HTTPS and `8123` for HTTP.
-    - **Database:** The name of the database you want to sync. The default is `default`.
-    - **User:** The username with read permissions on the database.
-    - **Password:** The password for the user (optional).
-    - **Use HTTPS?:** Whether to connect over HTTPS. Default is enabled.
-    - **Verify SSL certificate?:** Whether to verify the server's SSL certificate. Default is enabled. Disable if your server uses a self-signed certificate.
+
+   > **Tip:** You can paste a connection string URL to auto-populate the fields below. Supported schemes are `https://`, `http://`, `clickhouse://`, and `clickhouses://`. The secure setting and default port are derived from the scheme (`https` → port `8443`, `http` → `8123`, `clickhouses` → `9440`, `clickhouse` → `9000`).
+   - **Host:** The hostname or IP of your ClickHouse server like `play.clickhouse.com` or `123.132.1.100`.
+   - **Port:** The HTTP(S) port your ClickHouse server is listening on. The default is `8443` for HTTPS and `8123` for HTTP.
+   - **Database:** The name of the database you want to sync. The default is `default`.
+   - **User:** The username with read permissions on the database.
+   - **Password:** The password for the user (optional).
+   - **Use HTTPS?:** Whether to connect over HTTPS. Default is enabled.
+   - **Verify SSL certificate?:** Whether to verify the server's SSL certificate. Default is enabled. Disable if your server uses a self-signed certificate.
+
 4. If you need to connect through an SSH tunnel, enable and configure it (optional):
-    - **Tunnel host:** The hostname of your SSH server.
-    - **Tunnel port:** The port your SSH server is listening on.
-    - **Authentication type:**
-        - For password authentication, enter your SSH username and password.
-        - For key-based authentication, enter your SSH username, private key, and optional passphrase.
+   - **Tunnel host:** The hostname of your SSH server.
+   - **Tunnel port:** The port your SSH server is listening on.
+   - **Authentication type:**
+     - For password authentication, enter your SSH username and password.
+     - For key-based authentication, enter your SSH username, private key, and optional passphrase.
 5. Click **Next**
 
 The data warehouse then starts syncing your ClickHouse data. You can see details and progress in the [sources tab](https://app.posthog.com/data-management/sources).
@@ -61,6 +64,6 @@ ClickHouse's Arrow output does not support every type, so PostHog serializes the
 
 `Nullable` and `LowCardinality` wrappers, `DateTime`/`DateTime64` precision and timezones, and `Decimal[32–256]` are all preserved natively.
 
-import InboundIpAddresses from '../_snippets/inbound-ip-addresses.mdx'
+import InboundIpAddresses from "../_snippets/inbound-ip-addresses.mdx";
 
 <InboundIpAddresses />
diff --git a/contents/docs/cdp/sources/microsoft-sql-server.mdx b/contents/docs/cdp/sources/microsoft-sql-server.mdx
@@ -22,12 +22,15 @@ To link Azure SQL Server:
 1. Go to the [Data pipeline page](https://app.posthog.com/data-management/sources) and the sources tab in PostHog
 2. Click **New source** and select Azure SQL Server
 3. Enter your database connection details:
-    - **Host:** The hostname or IP your database server like `db.example.com` or `123.132.1.100`.
-    - **Port:** The port your database server is listening to. The default is `1433`.
-    - **Database:** The name of the database you want like `analytics_db`.
-    - **User:** The username with the necessary permissions to access the database.
-    - **Password:** The password for the user.
-    - **Schema:** The schema for your database where your tables are located. The default is `dbo`.
+
+   > **Tip:** You can paste a connection string in the format `mssql://user:password@host:port/database` or `sqlserver://user:password@host:port/database` to auto-populate the fields below.
+   - **Host:** The hostname or IP your database server like `db.example.com` or `123.132.1.100`.
+   - **Port:** The port your database server is listening to. The default is `1433`.
+   - **Database:** The name of the database you want like `analytics_db`.
+   - **User:** The username with the necessary permissions to access the database.
+   - **Password:** The password for the user.
+   - **Schema:** The schema for your database where your tables are located. The default is `dbo`.
+
 4. Click **Link**
 
 The data warehouse then starts syncing your Azure SQL Server data. You can see details and progress in the [sources tab](https://app.posthog.com/data-management/sources).
@@ -36,6 +39,6 @@ The data warehouse then starts syncing your Azure SQL Server data. You can see d
 
 <SourceParameters />
 
-import InboundIpAddresses from '../_snippets/inbound-ip-addresses.mdx'
+import InboundIpAddresses from "../_snippets/inbound-ip-addresses.mdx";
 
 <InboundIpAddresses />
diff --git a/contents/docs/cdp/sources/mysql.mdx b/contents/docs/cdp/sources/mysql.mdx
@@ -16,19 +16,22 @@ To link MySQL:
 1. Go to the [Data pipeline page](https://app.posthog.com/data-management/sources) and the sources tab in PostHog
 2. Click **New source** and select MySQL
 3. Enter your database connection details:
-    - **Host:** The hostname or IP your database server like `db.example.com` or `123.132.1.100`.
-    - **Port:** The port your database server is listening to. The default is `3306`.
-    - **Database:** The name of the database you want like `analytics_db`.
-    - **User:** The username with the necessary permissions to access the database.
-    - **Password:** The password for the user.
-    - **Schema:** The schema for your database where your tables are located. The default is `public`.
-    - **Use SSL:** Whether to use SSL for the connection. Default is enabled.
+
+   > **Tip:** Paste a connection string in the format `mysql://user:password@host:port/database` to auto-populate the fields below. SSL parameters like `?ssl=true` or `?useSSL=true` are also detected.
+   - **Host:** The hostname or IP your database server like `db.example.com` or `123.132.1.100`.
+   - **Port:** The port your database server is listening to. The default is `3306`.
+   - **Database:** The name of the database you want like `analytics_db`.
+   - **User:** The username with the necessary permissions to access the database.
+   - **Password:** The password for the user.
+   - **Schema:** The schema for your database where your tables are located. The default is `public`.
+   - **Use SSL:** Whether to use SSL for the connection. Default is enabled.
+
 4. If you need to connect through an SSH tunnel, enable and configure it (optional):
-    - **Tunnel host:** The hostname of your SSH server.
-    - **Tunnel port:** The port your SSH server is listening on.
-    - **Authentication type:**
-        - For password authentication, enter your SSH username and password.
-        - For key-based authentication, enter your SSH username, private key, and optional passphrase.
+   - **Tunnel host:** The hostname of your SSH server.
+   - **Tunnel port:** The port your SSH server is listening on.
+   - **Authentication type:**
+     - For password authentication, enter your SSH username and password.
+     - For key-based authentication, enter your SSH username, private key, and optional passphrase.
 5. Click **Next**
 
 The data warehouse then starts syncing your MySQL data. You can see details and progress in the [sources tab](https://app.posthog.com/data-management/sources).
@@ -37,6 +40,6 @@ The data warehouse then starts syncing your MySQL data. You can see details and
 
 <SourceParameters />
 
-import InboundIpAddresses from '../_snippets/inbound-ip-addresses.mdx'
+import InboundIpAddresses from "../_snippets/inbound-ip-addresses.mdx";
 
 <InboundIpAddresses />
diff --git a/contents/docs/cdp/sources/postgres.mdx b/contents/docs/cdp/sources/postgres.mdx
@@ -16,12 +16,15 @@ To link Postgres:
 1. Go to the [Data pipeline page](https://app.posthog.com/data-management/sources) and the sources tab in PostHog
 2. Click **New source** and select Postgres
 3. Enter your database connection details:
+
+   > **Tip:** Paste a connection string in the format `postgres://user:password@host:port/database` to auto-populate the fields below.
    - **Host:** The hostname or IP your database server like `db.example.com` or `123.132.1.100`.
    - **Port:** The port your database server is listening to. The default is `5432`.
    - **Database:** The name of the database you want like `analytics_db`.
    - **User:** The username with the necessary permissions to access the database.
    - **Password:** The password for the user.
    - **Schema:** The schema for your database where your tables are located. The default is `public`.
+
 4. If you need to connect through an SSH tunnel, enable and configure it (optional):
    - **Tunnel host:** The hostname of your SSH server.
    - **Tunnel port:** The port your SSH server is listening on.

diff --git a/contents/docs/cdp/sources/snowflake.mdx b/contents/docs/cdp/sources/snowflake.mdx
@@ -9,10 +9,12 @@ availability:
 sourceId: Snowflake
 ---
 
-The data warehouse can link to data in Snowflake. 
+The data warehouse can link to data in Snowflake.
 
 Start by going to the [Data pipeline page](https://app.posthog.com/data-management/sources) and the sources tab and clicking **New source**. Choose Snowflake and enter the following data:
 
+> **Tip:** You can paste a connection string in the format `snowflake://user:password@account_id/database/schema?warehouse=X&role=Y` to auto-populate the fields below. This only works with password authentication.
+
 - **Account identifier**: Likely a combination of your organization and the name of the account (e.g. `myorg-account123`). You can find this in the sidebar account selector or by executing the `CURRENT_ACCOUNT_NAME` and `CURRENT_ORGANIZATION_NAME` functions in SQL.
 - **Database**: Like `tasty_bytes_sample_data`
 - **Warehouse**: Like `compute_wh`
@@ -23,9 +25,9 @@ Start by going to the [Data pipeline page](https://app.posthog.com/data-manageme
 - **Table Prefix:** The optional prefix for your tables in PostHog. For example, if your table name ended up being `menu`, a prefix of `snow_prod_` would create a table in PostHog called `snow_prod_menu`.
 
 <ProductScreenshot
-  imageLight="https://res.cloudinary.com/dmukukwp6/image/upload/Clean_Shot_2024_07_23_at_13_50_56_2x_c31bfa6237.png" 
+  imageLight="https://res.cloudinary.com/dmukukwp6/image/upload/Clean_Shot_2024_07_23_at_13_50_56_2x_c31bfa6237.png"
   imageDark="https://res.cloudinary.com/dmukukwp6/image/upload/Clean_Shot_2024_07_23_at_13_50_42_2x_aa20de1109.png"
-  alt="Snowflake details" 
+  alt="Snowflake details"
   classes="rounded"
 />
 
@@ -34,16 +36,16 @@ Once added, click **Next**, select the tables you want to sync, as well as the [
 Once done, you can now [query](/docs/data-warehouse/query) your new table using the table name.
 
 <ProductScreenshot
-  imageLight="https://res.cloudinary.com/dmukukwp6/image/upload/Clean_Shot_2024_07_23_at_13_56_32_2x_9c0bc2d35f.png" 
+  imageLight="https://res.cloudinary.com/dmukukwp6/image/upload/Clean_Shot_2024_07_23_at_13_56_32_2x_9c0bc2d35f.png"
   imageDark="https://res.cloudinary.com/dmukukwp6/image/upload/Clean_Shot_2024_07_23_at_13_56_53_2x_76a2b7f711.png"
-  alt="Snowflake details" 
+  alt="Snowflake details"
   classes="rounded"
 />
 
 ## Configuration
 
 <SourceParameters />
 
-import InboundIpAddresses from '../_snippets/inbound-ip-addresses.mdx'
+import InboundIpAddresses from "../_snippets/inbound-ip-addresses.mdx";
 
 <InboundIpAddresses />