access k2 smartbox smartobject database data via code

Hello community,

If I use K2 smartbox smartobject database to maintain and store data, if developers wanted to access the K2 smartbox smartobject data via code, is it essentially the same as accessing any sql database? Would they just need a connection string/service account to access the K2 database?

Example: K2 smartbox data

Id(Autonumber)     UserName(string)     TransactionPerformed(string)

1                            John Doe                    Editing List

Could backend developers easily extract the smartbox data values similarly to extracting from sql database via code?