Access Live Snapchat Ads Data in TIBCO Data Virtualization

TIBCO Data Virtualization (TDV) is an enterprise data virtualization solution that orchestrates access to multiple and varied data sources. When paired with the CData TIBCO DV Adapter for Snapchat Ads, you get federated access to live Snapchat Ads data directly within TIBCO Data Virtualization. This article walks through deploying an adapter and creating a new data source based on Snapchat Ads.

With built-in optimized data processing, the CData TIBCO DV Adapter offers unmatched performance for interacting with live Snapchat Ads data. When you issue complex SQL queries to Snapchat Ads, the adapter pushes supported SQL operations, like filters and aggregations, directly to Snapchat Ads. Its built-in dynamic metadata querying allows you to work with and analyze Snapchat Ads data using native data types.

Deploy the Snapchat Ads TIBCO DV Adapter

1. In a console, navigate to the bin folder in the TDV Server installation directory. If there is a current version of the adapter installed, you will need to undeploy it.

   .\server_util.bat -server localhost -user admin -password ******** -undeploy -version 1 -name SnapchatAds
   

2. Extract the CData TIBCO DV Adapter to a local folder and deploy the JAR file (tdv.snapchatads.jar) to the server from the extract location.

   .\server_util.bat -server localhost -user admin -password ******** -deploy -package /PATH/TO/tdv.snapchatads.jar
   

You may need to restart the server to ensure the new JAR file is loaded properly, which can be accomplished by running the composite.bat script located at: C:\Program Files\TIBCO\TDV Server <version>\bin. Note that reauthenticating to the TDV Studio is required after restarting the server.

Sample Restart Call

.\composite.bat monitor restart

Authenticate with Snapchat Ads Using OAuth

Since Snapchat Ads authenticates using the OAuth protocol and TDV Studio does not support browser-based authentication internally, you will need to create and run a simple Java application to retrieve the OAuth tokens. Once retrieved, the tokens are used to connect to Snapchat Ads directly from the adapter.

The following code sample shows how to authenticate with Snapchat Ads. You will simply need to execute the Java application with the tdv.snapchatads.jar file in the class path.

SnapchatAdsOAuth oauth = new SnapchatAdsOAuth();  
oauth.generateOAuthSettingsFile("InitiateOAuth=GETANDREFRESH;" + 
                                  "" + 
                                  "OAuthSettingsLocation=C:\snapchatads\OAuthSettings.txt;");

Once you deploy the adapter and authenticate, you can create a new data source for Snapchat Ads in TDV Studio.

Create a Snapchat Ads Data Source in TDV Studio

With the CData TIBCO DV Adapter for Snapchat Ads, you can easily create a data source for Snapchat Ads and introspect the data source to add resources to TDV.

Create the Data Source

1. Right-click on the folder you wish to add the data source to and select New -> New Data Source.
2. Scroll until you find the adapter (e.g. Snapchat Ads) and click Next.
3. Name the data source (e.g. CData Snapchat Ads Source).

4. Fill in the required connection properties.

   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.

   NOTE: Set the OAuthSettingsLocation property in the DV Adapter to the same value you used when performing the OAuth authentication (see above).

5. Click Create & Close.

Introspect the Data Source

Once the data source is created, you can introspect the data source by right-clicking and selecting Open. In the dashboard, click Add/Remove Resources and select the Tables, Views, and Stored Procedures to include as part of the data source. Click Next and Finish to add the selected Snapchat Ads tables, views, and stored procedures as resources.

After creating and introspecting the data source, you are ready to work with Snapchat Ads data in TIBCO Data Virtualization just like you would any other relational data source. You can create views, query using SQL, publish the data source, and more.