diff --git a/docs/docs/databases/pinot.mdx b/docs/docs/databases/pinot.mdx
index 8d5b8c206..e6add897b 100644
--- a/docs/docs/databases/pinot.mdx
+++ b/docs/docs/databases/pinot.mdx
@@ -14,3 +14,9 @@ The expected connection string is formatted as follows:
 ```
 pinot+http://<pinot-broker-host>:<pinot-broker-port>/query?controller=http://<pinot-controller-host>:<pinot-controller-port>/``
 ```
+
+The expected connection string using username and password is formatted as follows:
+
+```
+pinot://<username>:<password>@<pinot-broker-host>:<pinot-broker-port>/query/sql?controller=http://<pinot-controller-host>:<pinot-controller-port>/verify_ssl=true``
+```