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title: Route Live Connect calls to Read Replica
description: Route Live Connect calls to a Read Replica database to reduce the processing load on the primary database in your ServiceNow instance.
locale: en-US
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release: australia
product: Web Services
classification: web-services
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
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breadcrumb: [Configure, Access your ServiceNow data using Live Connect, Additional integration resources, Web services, API implementation, API implementation and reference]
---

# Route Live Connect calls to Read Replica

Route Live Connect calls to a Read Replica database to reduce the processing load on the primary database in your ServiceNow instance.

## Before you begin

A secondary database must be configured for your ServiceNow instance.

Role required: admin

## About this task

Query routing directs SELECT queries to a Read Replica database instead of the primary database, reducing the processing load on the primary database. For more information, see [Introduction to ServiceNow Read Replica Databases](https://support.servicenow.com/kb?id=kb_article_view&sysparm_article=KB0824441) \(KB0824441\).

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **Secondary Database** > **Secondary Database Category**.

2.  Select **New**.

    This creates a secondary database category for ODBC/JDBC.

3.  In the **Name** field, enter **odbc** or **jdbc**.

    **Warning:** Don't change any other field on this form. If you must change the default values, review the [Introduction to ServiceNow Read Replica Databases](https://support.servicenow.com/kb?id=kb_article_view&sysparm_article=KB0824441) \(KB0824441\) article in the Now Support Knowledge Base before making changes.

4.  Select **Map All Pools**.

    This maps the database pools to this category.

5.  Select the database pools to add.

    The selected pools appear in the **Member Secondary Database Pools** list.

6.  Select **Update**.


**Parent Topic:**[Configuring Live Connect](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/api-reference/web-services/configuring-sql-api.md)