The PXF object store connectors support reading and writing Parquet-format data. This section describes how to use PXF to access Parquet-format data in an object store, including how to create and query external tables that references a Parquet file in the store.
<divclass="note">PXF Parquet write support is a Beta feature.</div>
**Note**: Accessing Parquet-format data from an object store is very similar to accessing Parquet-format data in HDFS. This topic identifies object store-specific information required to read and write Parquet data, and links to the [PXF HDFS Parquet documentation](hdfs_parquet.html) where appropriate for common information.
