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title: "dsCONNECT Workflow"
canonical: "https://servicedesk.maxgeo.com/space/mxAPI/2151481348/dsCONNECT%20Workflow"
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dsCONNECT create a connection between maxgeo cloud environment and 3rd party applications

![dsCONNECT.drawio.png](media://aa259a3d-df88-4a34-a954-ad44053ce02e)


dsConnect can be either used a a desktop app that downloads data to a local SQL Server database for applications that require a ODBC connection OR if the application support a REST API connection it can connect directly to dsCONNECT eg. QGIS via the maxgeo Plugin or Historic Assay Loader