Manage Twitter Ads Data in DBArtisan as a JDBC Source

The CData JDBC Driver for Twitter Ads seamlessly integrates Twitter Ads data into database management tools like DBArtisan by enabling you to access Twitter Ads data as a database. This article shows how to create a JDBC source for Twitter Ads in DBArtisan. You can then edit data visually and execute standard SQL.

Integrate Twitter Ads Data into DBArtisan Projects

Follow the steps below to register Twitter Ads data as a database instance in your project:

1. In DBArtisan, click Data Source -> Register Datasource.
2. Select Generic JDBC.
3. Click Manage.
4. In the resulting dialog, click New. Enter a name for the driver and click Add. In the resulting dialog, navigate to the driver JAR. The driver JAR is located in the lib subfolder of the installation directory.
5. In the Connection URL box, enter credentials and other required connection properties in the JDBC URL.

   All tables require authentication. You must use OAuth to authenticate with Twitter. OAuth requires the authenticating user to interact with Twitter using the browser. For more information, refer to the OAuth section in the Help documentation.

   Built-in Connection String Designer

   For assistance in constructing the JDBC URL, use the connection string designer built into the Twitter Ads JDBC Driver. Either double-click the JAR file or execute the jar file from the command-line.

   java -jar cdata.jdbc.twitterads.jar

   Fill in the connection properties and copy the connection string to the clipboard.

   Below is a typical connection string:

   jdbc:twitterads:InitiateOAuth=GETANDREFRESH
6. Finish the wizard to connect to Twitter Ads data. Twitter Ads entities are displayed in the Datasource Explorer.

You can now work with Twitter Ads data as you work with any other database. See the driver help documentation for more information on the queries supported by the Twitter Ads API.