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

Access Snapchat Ads data like you would a database - read, write, and update Snapchat Ads Accounts, Ads, Campaigns, etc. through a standard ODBC Driver interface.

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Connect to Snapchat Ads Data in Ruby


Connect to Snapchat Ads data in Ruby with ruby-dbi, dbd-odbc, and ruby-odbc.

The CData ODBC Driver for Snapchat Ads makes it easy to integrate connectivity to live Snapchat Ads data in Ruby. This article shows how to create a simple Ruby app that connects to Snapchat Ads data, executes a query, and displays the results.

Create an ODBC Connection to Snapchat Ads Data

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.

You will need to create an OAuth application to connect to Snapchat Ads. See the online Help documentation for an authentication guide.

Additionally, you can optionally set AccountId to provide a default Account ID (meaning it won't need to be manually provided in the WHERE clause). If the AccountId is not specified, the first account in the Accounts view is used.

Installing Ruby and Necessary Gems

If you do not have Ruby installed, refer to the Ruby installation page. With Ruby installed, you will need to install the ruby-dbi, dbd-odbc, and ruby-odbc gems:

gem install dbi gem install dbd-odbc gem install ruby-odbc

Create a Ruby App with Connectivity to Snapchat Ads Data

Create a new Ruby file (for example: SnapchatAdsSelect.rb) and open it in a text editor. Copy the following code into your file:

#connect to the DSN require 'DBI' cnxn = DBI.connect('DBI:ODBC:CData SnapchatAds Source','','') #execute a SELECT query and store the result set resultSet = cnxn.execute("SELECT AccountId, Name FROM Campaigns WHERE Id = '123'") #display the names of the columns resultSet.column_names.each do |name| print name, "\t" end puts #display the results while row = resultSet.fetch do (0..resultSet.column_names.size - 1).each do |n| print row[n], "\t" end puts end resultSet.finish #close the connection cnxn.disconnect if cnxn

With the file completed, you are ready to display your Snapchat Ads data with Ruby. To do so, simply run your file from the command line:

ruby SnapchatAdsSelect.rb Writing SQL-92 queries to Snapchat Ads allows you to quickly and easily incorporate Snapchat Ads data into your own Ruby applications. Download a free trial today!