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Gmail ODBC Driver

Read, write, and update Gmail through ODBC

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The Gmail ODBC Driver is a powerful tool that allows you to connect with live data from Gmail, directly from any applications that support ODBC connectivity. Access Gmail data like you would a database - read, write, and update Gmail data through a standard ODBC Driver interface.

ODBC architecture

See what you can do with Gmail ODBC Driver

Server

SQL
SQL Server Linked-Server

Connect to Gmail from SQL Server as Linked-Server. You can query Gmail from familiar Transact-SQL without need of setting up another application.

Informatica
Data Integration & ETL

Integrate Gmail to your system through popular ETL / EAI tools such as Informatica PowerCenter. Standard SQL and Stored Procedures enable fast delivery of your integration projects.

Reporting & BI
Reporting & BI

Connect Gmail from any ODBC compatible tools:

Desktop

MS Access / Excel / PowerQuery
MS Access / Excel / PowerQuery

Your familiar tools can connect to Gmail using CData ODBC.

Gmail ODBC Connectivity Features

  • Send & Receive Email and manage Gmail messages & folders.
  • Powerful metadata querying enables SQL-like access to non-database sources
  • Push down query optimization pushes SQL operations down to the server whenever possible, increasing performance
  • Client-side query execution engine, supports SQL-92 operations that are not available server-side
  • Connect to live Gmail data, for real-time data access with the Gmail Python Connectors
  • Full support for data aggregation and complex JOINs in SQL queries
  • Secure connectivity through modern cryptography, including TLS 1.2, SHA-256, ECC, etc.
  • Seamless integration with leading BI, reporting, and ETL tools and with custom applications via the Gmail Connector.

Target Service, API

The driver connects to Gmail API. Provides SQL access to email messages, labels, and settings.

Schema, Data Model

Models Gmail messages and threads as tables. Includes support for labels, attachments, and message metadata.

Key Objects

Messages, Threads, Labels, Drafts, Attachments, and Settings. Comprehensive access to Gmail data.

Operations

Read and send operations on messages. SQL queries with Gmail search syntax. Supports label management and filters.

Authentication

OAuth 2.0 authentication with Google. Requires Gmail scope permissions. Service account authentication for G Suite domains.

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Robust ODBC access to Gmail

Full-featured and consistent SQL access to any supported data source through ODBC


Connect to Gmail—empower every team

Management & Data Consumer
IT Department
IT Pro, Infrastructure

AI-assisted development with CData CLI

Build Gmail integrations faster with AI that understands your schema

Schema-aware AI

CData CLI gives AI coding tools access to your Gmail schema. No more guessing table names or column types—AI sees the same metadata in your ODBC Drivers.

Your AI Knows SQL

How to find table names, column names, and how to generate SQL syntax are things that AI knows well from millions of training data. No need for customization, no hallucinations. Your AI acts like a domain specialist to Gmail.

More Accurate, More Token-Efficient

With CData CLI's queryable schema detection and highly efficient queries with filters, aggregation, joins with correct pushdown, your AI will achieve more accuracy with less token usage.

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FAQs

Frequently asked Gmail ODBC driver questions

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