---
title: "MariaDB Connector Node.js 3.0.0-beta now available"
publish_date: 2021-06-30
updated_date: 2023-07-13
author: "Daniel Bartholomew"
tags:
  - name: "Connector/Node.js"
    url: "/resources/blog/tag/connector-node-js.md"
  - name: "MariaDB Connector"
    url: "/resources/blog/tag/mariadb-connector.md"
  - name: "MariaDB Releases"
    url: "/resources/blog/tag/mariadb-releases.md"
---

# MariaDB Connector Node.js 3.0.0-beta now available

MariaDB is pleased to announce the immediate availability of MariaDB Connector/Node.js 3.0.0 Beta. See the release notes and changelog for details and visit [mariadb.com/downloads/#connectors](https://staging-mdb.com/downloads/#connectors) to download.

**[Download Now](https://staging-mdb.com/downloads/#connectors)**

## Release Notes and Changelog

### MariaDB Connector/Node.js 3.0.0 Beta

- [MariaDB Connector/Node.js 3.0.0 Beta Release Notes](https://staging-mdb.com/docs/release-notes/mariadb-connector-nodejs-3-0-0/)
- [MariaDB Connector/Node.js 3.0.0 Beta Changelog](https://staging-mdb.com/kb/en/mariadb-connector-nodejs-300-changelog/)

## Notable Changes

The MariaDB Connector/Node.js 3.0 series adds several new features, including:

- Adds support for prepared statements with streaming parameters
- Allows to skip metadata when connecting to MariaDB Server 10.6 for better performance
- Adds several connection options about data type handling for backwards compatibility
- Adds a custom logging API

See the [release notes](https://staging-mdb.com/docs/release-notes/mariadb-connector-nodejs-3-0-0/) for more details.