diff --git a/sqlconnect/config/config.go b/sqlconnect/config/config.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b282be7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sqlconnect/config/config.go
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+package config
+
+import (
+	"github.com/rudderlabs/sqlconnect-go/sqlconnect/internal/bigquery"
+	"github.com/rudderlabs/sqlconnect-go/sqlconnect/internal/databricks"
+	"github.com/rudderlabs/sqlconnect-go/sqlconnect/internal/mysql"
+	"github.com/rudderlabs/sqlconnect-go/sqlconnect/internal/postgres"
+	"github.com/rudderlabs/sqlconnect-go/sqlconnect/internal/snowflake"
+	"github.com/rudderlabs/sqlconnect-go/sqlconnect/internal/trino"
+)
+
+type (
+	BigQuery   = bigquery.Config
+	Databricks = databricks.Config
+	Mysql      = mysql.Config
+	Postgres   = postgres.Config
+	Snowflake  = snowflake.Config
+	Trino      = trino.Config
+)
diff --git a/sqlconnect/internal/bigquery/config.go b/sqlconnect/internal/bigquery/config.go
index 061aa96..27463c0 100644
--- a/sqlconnect/internal/bigquery/config.go
+++ b/sqlconnect/internal/bigquery/config.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	UseLegacyMappings bool   `json:"useLegacyMappings"`
 }
 
-func ParseConfig(configJSON json.RawMessage) (config Config, err error) {
-	err = json.Unmarshal(configJSON, &config)
-	return
+// Parse parses the given JSON into the config
+func (c *Config) Parse(configJSON json.RawMessage) error {
+	return json.Unmarshal(configJSON, c)
 }
diff --git a/sqlconnect/internal/bigquery/db.go b/sqlconnect/internal/bigquery/db.go
index 590224d..2d2708b 100644
--- a/sqlconnect/internal/bigquery/db.go
+++ b/sqlconnect/internal/bigquery/db.go
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ const (
 
 // NewDB creates a new client
 func NewDB(configJSON json.RawMessage) (*DB, error) {
-	config, err := ParseConfig(configJSON)
+	var config Config
+	err := config.Parse(configJSON)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/sqlconnect/internal/databricks/config.go b/sqlconnect/internal/databricks/config.go
index bdefba9..158725f 100644
--- a/sqlconnect/internal/databricks/config.go
+++ b/sqlconnect/internal/databricks/config.go
@@ -22,14 +22,14 @@ type Config struct {
 	UseLegacyMappings bool   `json:"useLegacyMappings"`
 }
 
-func ParseConfig(configJson json.RawMessage) (config Config, err error) {
-	err = json.Unmarshal(configJson, &config)
+func (c *Config) Parse(configJson json.RawMessage) error {
+	err := json.Unmarshal(configJson, c)
 	if err != nil {
-		return
+		return err
 	}
 	// if catalog is empty from the UI, use default "hive_metastore"
-	if config.Catalog == "" {
-		config.Catalog = "hive_metastore"
+	if c.Catalog == "" {
+		c.Catalog = "hive_metastore"
 	}
-	return
+	return nil
 }
diff --git a/sqlconnect/internal/databricks/db.go b/sqlconnect/internal/databricks/db.go
index a69d605..3599622 100644
--- a/sqlconnect/internal/databricks/db.go
+++ b/sqlconnect/internal/databricks/db.go
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ const (
 
 // NewDB creates a new postgres-specific client
 func NewDB(configJson json.RawMessage) (*DB, error) {
-	config, err := ParseConfig(configJson)
+	var config Config
+	err := config.Parse(configJson)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -43,9 +44,6 @@ func NewDB(configJson json.RawMessage) (*DB, error) {
 	}
 
 	db := sql.OpenDB(connector)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
 	db.SetConnMaxIdleTime(config.MaxConnIdleTime)
 
 	return &DB{
diff --git a/sqlconnect/internal/mysql/config.go b/sqlconnect/internal/mysql/config.go
index 65e22f7..187baa3 100644
--- a/sqlconnect/internal/mysql/config.go
+++ b/sqlconnect/internal/mysql/config.go
@@ -41,13 +41,13 @@ func (c Config) TLS() (string, error) {
 	}
 }
 
-func ParseConfig(input json.RawMessage) (config Config, err error) {
-	err = json.Unmarshal(input, &config)
+func (c *Config) Parse(input json.RawMessage) error {
+	err := json.Unmarshal(input, c)
 	if err != nil {
-		return
+		return err
 	}
-	if !config.SkipHostValidation {
-		err = util.ValidateHost(config.Host)
+	if !c.SkipHostValidation {
+		return util.ValidateHost(c.Host)
 	}
-	return
+	return nil
 }
diff --git a/sqlconnect/internal/mysql/config_test.go b/sqlconnect/internal/mysql/config_test.go
index 34163a4..82eafe2 100644
--- a/sqlconnect/internal/mysql/config_test.go
+++ b/sqlconnect/internal/mysql/config_test.go
@@ -10,13 +10,14 @@ import (
 
 func TestConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("host validation", func(t *testing.T) {
-		_, err := mysql.ParseConfig([]byte(`{"host": "localhost"}`))
+		var config mysql.Config
+		err := config.Parse([]byte(`{"host": "localhost"}`))
 		require.Error(t, err, "should not allow localhost")
 
-		_, err = mysql.ParseConfig([]byte(`{"host": "127.0.0.1"}`))
+		err = config.Parse([]byte(`{"host": "127.0.0.1"}`))
 		require.Error(t, err, "should not allow 127.0.0.1")
 
-		_, err = mysql.ParseConfig([]byte(`{"host": "0.0.0.0"}`))
+		err = config.Parse([]byte(`{"host": "0.0.0.0"}`))
 		require.Error(t, err, "should not allow 0.0.0.0")
 	})
 
diff --git a/sqlconnect/internal/mysql/db.go b/sqlconnect/internal/mysql/db.go
index d3b318b..0737d57 100644
--- a/sqlconnect/internal/mysql/db.go
+++ b/sqlconnect/internal/mysql/db.go
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ const (
 
 // NewDB creates a new postgres-specific client
 func NewDB(configJSON json.RawMessage) (*DB, error) {
-	config, err := ParseConfig(configJSON)
+	var config Config
+	err := config.Parse(configJSON)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/sqlconnect/internal/postgres/config.go b/sqlconnect/internal/postgres/config.go
index f06da39..a0e6e07 100644
--- a/sqlconnect/internal/postgres/config.go
+++ b/sqlconnect/internal/postgres/config.go
@@ -34,13 +34,13 @@ func (c Config) ConnectionString() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("host=%s port=%d dbname=%s user=%s password=%s sslmode=%s", c.Host, c.Port, c.DBName, c.User, c.Password, sslMode)
 }
 
-func ParseConfig(input json.RawMessage) (config Config, err error) {
-	err = json.Unmarshal(input, &config)
+func (c *Config) Parse(input json.RawMessage) error {
+	err := json.Unmarshal(input, c)
 	if err != nil {
-		return
+		return err
 	}
-	if !config.SkipHostValidation {
-		err = util.ValidateHost(config.Host)
+	if !c.SkipHostValidation {
+		return util.ValidateHost(c.Host)
 	}
-	return
+	return nil
 }
diff --git a/sqlconnect/internal/postgres/db.go b/sqlconnect/internal/postgres/db.go
index 01e0aa7..53f7749 100644
--- a/sqlconnect/internal/postgres/db.go
+++ b/sqlconnect/internal/postgres/db.go
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ const (
 
 // NewDB creates a new postgres-specific client
 func NewDB(credentialsJSON json.RawMessage) (*DB, error) {
-	config, err := ParseConfig(credentialsJSON)
+	var config Config
+	err := config.Parse(credentialsJSON)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/sqlconnect/internal/redshift/db.go b/sqlconnect/internal/redshift/db.go
index eb95b09..cc50f9a 100644
--- a/sqlconnect/internal/redshift/db.go
+++ b/sqlconnect/internal/redshift/db.go
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ const (
 )
 
 func NewDB(credentialsJSON json.RawMessage) (*DB, error) {
-	config, err := postgres.ParseConfig(credentialsJSON)
+	var config postgres.Config
+	err := config.Parse(credentialsJSON)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/sqlconnect/internal/snowflake/config.go b/sqlconnect/internal/snowflake/config.go
index 46cecb7..0495985 100644
--- a/sqlconnect/internal/snowflake/config.go
+++ b/sqlconnect/internal/snowflake/config.go
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ func (c Config) ConnectionString() (dsn string, err error) {
 	return
 }
 
-func ParseConfig(configJSON json.RawMessage) (config Config, err error) {
-	err = json.Unmarshal(configJSON, &config)
-	return
+func (c *Config) Parse(configJSON json.RawMessage) error {
+	return json.Unmarshal(configJSON, c)
 }
diff --git a/sqlconnect/internal/snowflake/db.go b/sqlconnect/internal/snowflake/db.go
index 1ade364..953e298 100644
--- a/sqlconnect/internal/snowflake/db.go
+++ b/sqlconnect/internal/snowflake/db.go
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ const (
 
 // NewDB creates a new postgres-specific client
 func NewDB(configJSON json.RawMessage) (*DB, error) {
-	config, err := ParseConfig(configJSON)
+	var config Config
+	err := config.Parse(configJSON)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/sqlconnect/internal/trino/config.go b/sqlconnect/internal/trino/config.go
index d58f645..728ede7 100644
--- a/sqlconnect/internal/trino/config.go
+++ b/sqlconnect/internal/trino/config.go
@@ -45,11 +45,10 @@ func (c Config) ConnectionString() (string, error) {
 	return dsn, nil
 }
 
-func ParseConfig(input json.RawMessage) (config Config, err error) {
-	err = json.Unmarshal(input, &config)
+func (c *Config) Parse(input json.RawMessage) error {
+	err := json.Unmarshal(input, c)
 	if err != nil {
-		return
+		return err
 	}
-	err = util.ValidateHost(config.Host)
-	return
+	return util.ValidateHost(c.Host)
 }
diff --git a/sqlconnect/internal/trino/db.go b/sqlconnect/internal/trino/db.go
index 11de956..0fbdd9d 100644
--- a/sqlconnect/internal/trino/db.go
+++ b/sqlconnect/internal/trino/db.go
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ const (
 
 // NewDB creates a new postgres-specific client
 func NewDB(configJSON json.RawMessage) (*DB, error) {
-	config, err := ParseConfig(configJSON)
+	var config Config
+	err := config.Parse(configJSON)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}