# Interface external database

**URL:** <https://forum.elixirforum.com/t/interface-external-database/57352>\
**Category:** Questions\
**Tags:** ecto\
**Created:** [July 31, 2023, 5:49pm UTC](https://forum.elixirforum.com/t/interface-external-database/57352 "2023-07-31T17:49:14Z")\
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You can query tables without a schema. You need to define the `select` part of the query then though.

```elixir
from x in "table_name", select: %{…}

```

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