How to Query Amazon Marketplace Data in MySQL Workbench



Execute MySQL queries against live Amazon Marketplace data from MySQL Workbench.

You can use the SQL Gateway from the ODBC Driver for Amazon Marketplace to query Amazon Marketplace data through a MySQL interface. Follow the procedure below to start the MySQL remoting service of the SQL Gateway and work with live Amazon Marketplace data in MySQL Workbench.

Connect to Amazon Marketplace Data

If you have not already done so, provide values for the required connection properties in the data source name (DSN). You can use the built-in Microsoft ODBC Data Source Administrator to configure the DSN. This is also the last step of the driver installation. See the "Getting Started" chapter in the help documentation for a guide to using the Microsoft ODBC Data Source Administrator to create and configure a DSN.

To connect to the Amazon Marketplace Webservice (MWS), AWSAccessKeyId, MWSAuthToken, AWSSecretKey and SellerId are required. You can optionally set the Marketplace property. For more information on obtaining values for these properties, refer to the Help documentation.

Configure the SQL Gateway

See the SQL Gateway Overview to set up connectivity to Amazon Marketplace data as a virtual MySQL database. You will configure a MySQL remoting service that listens for MySQL requests from clients. The service can be configured in the SQL Gateway UI.

Creating a MySQL Remoting Service in SQL Gateway (Salesforce is shown)

Query Amazon Marketplace from MySQL Workbench

The steps below outline connecting to the virtual Amazon Marketplace database created in the SQL Gateway from MySQL Workbench and issuing basic queries to work with live Amazon Marketplace data.

Connect to Amazon Marketplace through the SQL Gateway

  1. In MySQL Workbench, click to add a new MySQL connection.
  2. Name the connection (CData SQL Gateway for Amazon Marketplace).
  3. Set the Hostname, Port, and Username parameters to connect to the SQL Gateway.
  4. Click Store in Vault to set and store the password.
  5. Click Test Connection to ensure the connection is configured properly and click OK.

NOTE: When we refer to Username and Password, we mean the credentials for the user(s) created for the SQL Gateway.

Query Amazon Marketplace Data

  1. Open the connection you just created (CData SQL Gateway for Amazon Marketplace).
  2. Click File -> New Query Tab.
  3. Write a SQL query to retrieve Amazon Marketplace data, like SELECT * FROM `CData AmazonMarketplace Sys`.Orders;

With access to live Amazon Marketplace data from MySQL Workbench, you can easily query and update Amazon Marketplace, just like you would a MySQL database. Get started now with a free, 30-day trial of the CData ODBC Driver for Amazon Marketplace and the CData SQL Gateway.

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The Amazon Marketplace ODBC Driver is a powerful tool that allows you to connect with live Amazon Marketplace data, directly from any applications that support ODBC connectivity.

Access Amazon Marketplace like you would a database - access InventoryItems, Orders, Products, etc. through a standard ODBC Driver interface.