diff --git a/src/pantab/_reader.py b/src/pantab/_reader.py
index 1968f881..59597538 100644
--- a/src/pantab/_reader.py
+++ b/src/pantab/_reader.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import pathlib
 import shutil
 import tempfile
-from typing import Literal, Union
+from typing import Literal, Optional, Union
 
 import pyarrow as pa
 import tableauhyperapi as tab_api
@@ -15,10 +15,14 @@ def frame_from_hyper_query(
     query: str,
     *,
     return_type: Literal["pandas", "polars", "pyarrow"] = "pandas",
+    process_params: Optional[dict[str, str]] = None,
 ):
     """See api.rst for documentation."""
+    if process_params is None:
+        process_params = {}
+
     # Call native library to read tuples from result set
-    capsule = libpantab.read_from_hyper_query(str(source), query)
+    capsule = libpantab.read_from_hyper_query(str(source), query, process_params)
     stream = pa.RecordBatchReader._import_from_c_capsule(capsule)
     tbl = stream.read_all()
 
@@ -41,18 +45,22 @@ def frame_from_hyper(
     *,
     table: pantab_types.TableNameType,
     return_type: Literal["pandas", "polars", "pyarrow"] = "pandas",
+    process_params: Optional[dict[str, str]] = None,
 ):
     """See api.rst for documentation"""
     if isinstance(table, (str, tab_api.Name)) or not table.schema_name:
         table = tab_api.TableName("public", table)
 
     query = f"SELECT * FROM {table}"
-    return frame_from_hyper_query(source, query, return_type=return_type)
+    return frame_from_hyper_query(
+        source, query, return_type=return_type, process_params=process_params
+    )
 
 
 def frames_from_hyper(
     source: Union[str, pathlib.Path],
     return_type: Literal["pandas", "polars", "pyarrow"] = "pandas",
+    process_params: Optional[dict[str, str]] = None,
 ):
     """See api.rst for documentation."""
     result = {}
@@ -73,6 +81,7 @@ def frames_from_hyper(
             source=source,
             table=table,
             return_type=return_type,
+            process_params=process_params,
         )
 
     return result
diff --git a/src/pantab/_writer.py b/src/pantab/_writer.py
index 9e57d0bb..a44bb703 100644
--- a/src/pantab/_writer.py
+++ b/src/pantab/_writer.py
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ def frame_to_hyper(
     not_null_columns: Optional[set[str]] = None,
     json_columns: Optional[set[str]] = None,
     geo_columns: Optional[set[str]] = None,
+    process_params: Optional[dict[str, str]] = None,
 ) -> None:
     """See api.rst for documentation"""
     frames_to_hyper(
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ def frame_to_hyper(
         not_null_columns=not_null_columns,
         json_columns=json_columns,
         geo_columns=geo_columns,
+        process_params=process_params,
     )
 
 
@@ -77,6 +79,7 @@ def frames_to_hyper(
     not_null_columns: Optional[set[str]] = None,
     json_columns: Optional[set[str]] = None,
     geo_columns: Optional[set[str]] = None,
+    process_params: Optional[dict[str, str]] = None,
 ) -> None:
     """See api.rst for documentation."""
     _validate_table_mode(table_mode)
@@ -87,6 +90,8 @@ def frames_to_hyper(
         json_columns = set()
     if geo_columns is None:
         geo_columns = set()
+    if process_params is None:
+        process_params = {}
 
     tmp_db = pathlib.Path(tempfile.gettempdir()) / f"{uuid.uuid4()}.hyper"
 
@@ -112,6 +117,7 @@ def convert_to_table_name(table: pantab_types.TableNameType):
         not_null_columns=not_null_columns,
         json_columns=json_columns,
         geo_columns=geo_columns,
+        process_params=process_params,
     )
 
     # In Python 3.9+ we can just pass the path object, but due to bpo 32689
diff --git a/src/pantab/libpantab.cpp b/src/pantab/libpantab.cpp
index dd2a9b0d..5f31b8cd 100644
--- a/src/pantab/libpantab.cpp
+++ b/src/pantab/libpantab.cpp
@@ -9,8 +9,9 @@ namespace nb = nanobind;
 NB_MODULE(libpantab, m) { // NOLINT
   m.def("write_to_hyper", &write_to_hyper, nb::arg("dict_of_capsules"),
         nb::arg("path"), nb::arg("table_mode"), nb::arg("not_null_columns"),
-        nb::arg("json_columns"), nb::arg("geo_columns"))
+        nb::arg("json_columns"), nb::arg("geo_columns"),
+        nb::arg("process_params"))
       .def("read_from_hyper_query", &read_from_hyper_query, nb::arg("path"),
-           nb::arg("query"));
+           nb::arg("query"), nb::arg("process_params"));
   PyDateTime_IMPORT;
 }
diff --git a/src/pantab/reader.cpp b/src/pantab/reader.cpp
index ee0b63ab..30a3e7a2 100644
--- a/src/pantab/reader.cpp
+++ b/src/pantab/reader.cpp
@@ -431,12 +431,19 @@ static auto ReleaseArrowStream(void *ptr) noexcept -> void {
 /// because the former detects a schema from the hyper Result object
 /// which does not hold nullability information
 ///
-auto read_from_hyper_query(const std::string &path, const std::string &query)
+auto read_from_hyper_query(
+    const std::string &path, const std::string &query,
+    std::unordered_map<std::string, std::string> &&process_params)
     -> nb::capsule {
-  const std::unordered_map<std::string, std::string> params = {
-      {"log_config", ""}, {"default_database_version", "4"}};
+
+  if (!process_params.count("log_config"))
+    process_params["log_config"] = "";
+  if (!process_params.count("default_database_version"))
+    process_params["default_database_version"] = "4";
+
   const hyperapi::HyperProcess hyper{
-      hyperapi::Telemetry::DoNotSendUsageDataToTableau, "", std::move(params)};
+      hyperapi::Telemetry::DoNotSendUsageDataToTableau, "",
+      std::move(process_params)};
   hyperapi::Connection connection(hyper.getEndpoint(), path);
 
   auto hyperResult = connection.executeQuery(query);
diff --git a/src/pantab/reader.hpp b/src/pantab/reader.hpp
index 7d451bf4..5469aede 100644
--- a/src/pantab/reader.hpp
+++ b/src/pantab/reader.hpp
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 
 #include <nanobind/nanobind.h>
 #include <nanobind/stl/string.h>
+#include <nanobind/stl/unordered_map.h>
 
-auto read_from_hyper_query(const std::string &path, const std::string &query)
+auto read_from_hyper_query(
+    const std::string &path, const std::string &query,
+    std::unordered_map<std::string, std::string> &&process_params)
     -> nanobind::capsule;
diff --git a/src/pantab/writer.cpp b/src/pantab/writer.cpp
index d604e66b..9f24a308 100644
--- a/src/pantab/writer.cpp
+++ b/src/pantab/writer.cpp
@@ -580,8 +580,9 @@ using SchemaAndTableName = std::tuple<std::string, std::string>;
 void write_to_hyper(
     const std::map<SchemaAndTableName, nb::capsule> &dict_of_capsules,
     const std::string &path, const std::string &table_mode,
-    nb::iterable not_null_columns, nb::iterable json_columns,
-    nb::iterable geo_columns) {
+    const nb::iterable not_null_columns, const nb::iterable json_columns,
+    const nb::iterable geo_columns,
+    std::unordered_map<std::string, std::string> &&process_params) {
 
   std::set<std::string> not_null_set;
   for (auto col : not_null_columns) {
@@ -601,10 +602,14 @@ void write_to_hyper(
     geo_set.insert(colstr);
   }
 
-  const std::unordered_map<std::string, std::string> params = {
-      {"log_config", ""}, {"default_database_version", "4"}};
+  if (!process_params.count("log_config"))
+    process_params["log_config"] = "";
+  if (!process_params.count("default_database_version"))
+    process_params["default_database_version"] = "4";
+
   const hyperapi::HyperProcess hyper{
-      hyperapi::Telemetry::DoNotSendUsageDataToTableau, "", std::move(params)};
+      hyperapi::Telemetry::DoNotSendUsageDataToTableau, "",
+      std::move(process_params)};
 
   // TODO: we don't have separate table / database create modes in the API
   // but probably should; for now we infer this from table mode
diff --git a/src/pantab/writer.hpp b/src/pantab/writer.hpp
index 8e5c5a77..66426727 100644
--- a/src/pantab/writer.hpp
+++ b/src/pantab/writer.hpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <nanobind/stl/map.h>
 #include <nanobind/stl/string.h>
 #include <nanobind/stl/tuple.h>
+#include <nanobind/stl/unordered_map.h>
 
 namespace nb = nanobind;
 
@@ -13,4 +14,5 @@ void write_to_hyper(
     const std::map<SchemaAndTableName, nanobind::capsule> &dict_of_capsules,
     const std::string &path, const std::string &table_mode,
     const nb::iterable not_null_columns, const nb::iterable json_columns,
-    const nb::iterable geo_columns);
+    const nb::iterable geo_columns,
+    std::unordered_map<std::string, std::string> &&process_params);
diff --git a/tests/test_reader.py b/tests/test_reader.py
index 08e14d40..561c053e 100644
--- a/tests/test_reader.py
+++ b/tests/test_reader.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import pandas as pd
 import pandas.testing as tm
+import pytest
 import tableauhyperapi as tab_api
 
 import pantab as pt
@@ -145,3 +146,21 @@ def test_frames_from_hyper_doesnt_generate_hyperd_log(frame, tmp_hyper):
     pt.frame_to_hyper(frame, tmp_hyper, table="test")
     pt.frames_from_hyper(tmp_hyper)
     assert not pathlib.Path("hyperd.log").is_file()
+
+
+def test_reader_accepts_process_params(tmp_hyper):
+    frame = pd.DataFrame(list(range(10)), columns=["nums"]).astype("int8")
+    pt.frame_to_hyper(frame, tmp_hyper, table="test")
+
+    params = {"default_database_version": "0"}
+    pt.frames_from_hyper(tmp_hyper, process_params=params)
+
+
+def test_reader_invalid_process_params_raises(frame, tmp_hyper):
+    frame = pd.DataFrame(list(range(10)), columns=["nums"]).astype("int8")
+    pt.frame_to_hyper(frame, tmp_hyper, table="test")
+
+    params = {"not_a_real_parameter": "0"}
+    msg = r"No internal setting named 'not_a_real_parameter'"
+    with pytest.raises(RuntimeError, match=msg):
+        pt.frames_from_hyper(tmp_hyper, process_params=params)
diff --git a/tests/test_writer.py b/tests/test_writer.py
index 97e6b271..d4cdd7dc 100644
--- a/tests/test_writer.py
+++ b/tests/test_writer.py
@@ -380,3 +380,18 @@ def test_eight_bit_int(tmp_hyper):
             num_col = table_def.get_column_by_name("nums")
             assert num_col is not None
             assert num_col.type == tab_api.SqlType.small_int()
+
+
+def test_writer_accepts_process_params(tmp_hyper):
+    frame = pd.DataFrame(list(range(10)), columns=["nums"]).astype("int8")
+    params = {"default_database_version": "0"}
+    pt.frame_to_hyper(frame, tmp_hyper, table="test", process_params=params)
+
+
+def test_writer_invalid_process_params_raises(tmp_hyper):
+    frame = pd.DataFrame(list(range(10)), columns=["nums"]).astype("int8")
+    params = {"not_a_real_parameter": "0"}
+
+    msg = r"No internal setting named 'not_a_real_parameter'"
+    with pytest.raises(RuntimeError, match=msg):
+        pt.frame_to_hyper(frame, tmp_hyper, table="test", process_params=params)