# connect

The connect() method for the SurrealDB Mojo SDK connects to a database endpoint.

Connects to a database endpoint. The URL scheme selects the transport (`http`, `https`, `ws`, or `wss`).

```python title="Method Syntax"
client.connect(endpoint, connect_options)
```

## Arguments

<table>
    <thead>
        <tr>
            <th colspan="2" scope="col">Argument</th>
            <th colspan="2" scope="col">Description</th>
        </tr>
    </thead>
    <tbody>
        <tr>
            <td colspan="2" scope="row" data-label="Argument"><code>endpoint</code></td>
            <td colspan="2" scope="row" data-label="Description">The database endpoint to connect to, ending in <code>/rpc</code>.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td colspan="2" scope="row" data-label="Argument"><code>connect_options</code></td>
            <td colspan="2" scope="row" data-label="Description">An optional <code>ConnectOptions</code> carrying the namespace, database, credentials, TLS setting, and wire format.</td>
        </tr>
    </tbody>
</table>

## Example usage

```python
from surrealdb import AsyncSurrealClient, ConnectOptions
from std.collections import Optional


def main():
    var client = AsyncSurrealClient()
    _ = client.connect(
        "http://localhost:8000/rpc",
        ConnectOptions(
            namespace=Optional(String("test")),
            database=Optional(String("test")),
            access_token=Optional(String("Basic cm9vdDpyb290")),
        ),
    )
```

`connect()` returns a `Bool`.

## See also

- [Connecting to SurrealDB](/docs/reference/mojo/concepts/connecting-to-surrealdb.md)