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.. _howto/connection:impala:

Apache Impala Connection

The Apache Impala connection type configures a connection to Apache Impala via the impyla Python package.

Default Connection IDs

Impala hooks and operators use impala_default by default.

Configuring the Connection

Host (optional) The hostname for HS2. For Impala, this can be any of the impalad service.

Port (optional) The port number for HS2. The Impala default is 21050. The Hive port is likely different.

Password (optional) LDAP password, if applicable.

Schema (optional) The default database. If None, the result is implementation-dependent.

Extra (optional) A JSON dictionary specifying the extra parameters that can be used in impyla connection.