Use the CData ODBC Driver for Bing Search in Microsoft Power Query

The CData ODBC Driver for Bing Search enables you to link to Bing Search results in Microsoft Power Query, ensuring that you see any updates. This article details how to use the ODBC driver to import Bing Search results into Microsoft Power Query.

Connect to Bing Search as an ODBC Data Source

If you have not already, first specify connection properties in an ODBC DSN (data source name). This is the last step of the driver installation. You can use the Microsoft ODBC Data Source Administrator to create and configure ODBC DSNs.

To connect to Bing, set the ApiKey connection property. To obtain the API key, sign into Microsoft Cognitive Services and register for the Bing Search APIs.

Two API keys are then generated; select either one.

When querying tables, the SearchTerms parameter must be supplied in the WHERE clause.

Import Bing Search Results

Follow the steps below to import Bing Search results using standard SQL:

1. From the ribbon in Excel, click Power Query -> From Other Data Sources -> From ODBC.

2. Enter the ODBC connection string. Below is a connection string using the default DSN created when you install the driver: Provider=MSDASQL.1;Persist Security Info=False;DSN=CData Bing Source

3. Enter the SELECT statement to import data with. For example:

   SELECT Title, ViewCount FROM VideoSearch WHERE SearchTerms = 'WayneTech'

4. Enter credentials, if required, and click Connect. The results of the query are displayed in the Query Editor Preview. You can combine queries from other data sources or refine the data with Power Query formulas. To load the query to the worksheet, click the Close and Load button.