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Use CData JDBC drivers in SnapLogic to integrate Google Analytics with External Services.
SnapLogic is an integration platform-as-a-service (iPaaS) that allows users to create data integration flows with no code. When paired with the CData JDBC Drivers, users get access to live data from more than 250+ SaaS, Big Data and NoSQL sources, including Google Analytics, in their SnapLogic workflows.
With built-in optimized data processing, the CData JDBC Driver offers unmatched performance for interacting with live Google Analytics data. When platforms issue complex SQL queries to Google Analytics, the driver pushes supported SQL operations, like filters and aggregations, directly to Google Analytics and utilizes the embedded SQL engine to process unsupported operations client-side (often SQL functions and JOIN operations). Its built-in dynamic metadata querying lets you work with Google Analytics data using native data types.
Connect to Google Analytics in SnapLogic
To connect to Google Analytics data in SnapLogic, download and install the CData Google Analytics JDBC Driver. Follow the installation dialog. When the installation is complete, the JAR file can be found in the installation directory (C:/Program Files/CData/CData JDBC Driver for Google Analytics/lib by default).
Upload the Google Analytics JDBC Driver
After installation, upload the JDBC JAR file to a location in SnapLogic (for example, projects/Jerod Johnson) from the Manager tab.
Configure the Connection
Once the JDBC Driver is uploaded, we can create the connection to Google Analytics.
- Navigate to the Designer tab
- Expand "JDBC" from Snaps and drag a "Generic JDBC - Select" snap onto the designer
- Click Add Account (or select an existing one) and click "Continue"
- In the next form, configure the JDBC connection properties:
- Under JDBC JARs, add the JAR file we previously uploaded
- Set JDBC Driver Class to cdata.jdbc.googleanalytics.GoogleAnalyticsDriver
Set JDBC URL to a JDBC connection string for the Google Analytics JDBC Driver, for example:
jdbc:googleanalytics:Profile=MyProfile;RTK=XXXXXX;InitiateOAuth=GETANDREFRESH
NOTE: RTK is a trial or full key. Contact our Support team for more information.
Built-In Connection String Designer
For assistance in constructing the JDBC URL, use the connection string designer built into the Google Analytics JDBC Driver. Either double-click the JAR file or execute the jar file from the command-line.
java -jar cdata.jdbc.googleanalytics.jar
Fill in the connection properties and copy the connection string to the clipboard.
Google uses the OAuth authentication standard. To access Google APIs on behalf on individual users, you can use the embedded credentials or you can register your own OAuth app.
OAuth also enables you to use a service account to connect on behalf of users in a Google Apps domain. To authenticate with a service account, you will need to register an application to obtain the OAuth JWT values.
In addition to the OAuth values, set Profile to the profile you want to connect to. This can be set to either the Id or website URL for the Profile. If not specified, the first Profile returned will be used.
- After entering the connection properties, click "Validate" and "Apply"
Read Google Analytics Data
In the form that opens after validating and applying the connection, configure your query.
- Set Schema name to "GoogleAnalytics"
- Set Table name to a table for Google Analytics using the schema name, for example: "GoogleAnalytics"."Traffic" (use the drop-down to see the full list of available tables)
- Add Output fields for each item you wish to work with from the table
Save the Generic JDBC - Select snap.
With connection and query configured, click the end of the snap to preview the data (highlighted below).
Once you confirm the results are what you expect, you can add additional snaps to funnel your Google Analytics data to another endpoint.
Piping Google Analytics Data to External Services
For this article, we will load data in a Google Spreadsheet. You can use any of the supported snaps, or even use a Generic JDBC snap with another CData JDBC Driver, to move data into an external service.
- Start by dropping a "Worksheet Writer" snap onto the end of the "Generic JDBC - Select" snap.
- Add an account to connect to Google Sheets
- Configure the Worksheet Writer snap to write your Google Analytics data to a Google Spreadsheet
You can now execute the fully configured pipeline to extract data from Google Analytics and push it into a Google Spreadsheet.
More Information & Free Trial
Using the CData JDBC Driver for Google Analytics you can create a pipeline in SnapLogic for integrating Google Analytics data with external services. For more information about connecting to Google Analytics, check at our CData JDBC Driver for Google Analytics page. Download a free, 30 day trial of the CData JDBC Driver for Google Analytics and get started today.