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Google Spanner ODBC Driver

Read, write, and update Google Spanner through ODBC

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

ODBC architecture

See what you can do with Google Spanner ODBC Driver

Server

SQL
SQL Server Linked-Server

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

Informatica
Data Integration & ETL

Integrate Google Spanner 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 Google Spanner from any ODBC compatible tools:

Desktop

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

Your familiar tools can connect to Google Spanner using CData ODBC.

Google Spanner ODBC Connectivity Features

  • For interest in accessing a private beta of Spanner Analytics and Data Boost connectivity, please contact our support team at [email protected].
  • Fully compatible with Google Spanner RPC API V1
  • Connect to live Google Spanner data, for real-time data access with the Google Spanner ADO.NET Provider
  • 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 Google Spanner Connector.

Target Service, API

The driver connects to Google Cloud Spanner. Globally distributed relational database service.

Schema, Data Model

Models Spanner databases with full relational schema. Supports Spanner-specific data types.

Key Objects

Tables, Indexes, Views, and Interleaved Tables. Full Spanner database access.

Operations

Full SQL support through Spanner SQL dialect. CRUD operations with ACID guarantees.

Authentication

Google Cloud authentication via service account or user credentials. OAuth 2.0 support.

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Robust ODBC access to Google Spanner

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


Connect to Google Spanner—empower every team

Management & Data Consumer
IT Department
IT Pro, Infrastructure

AI-assisted development with CData CLI

Build Google Spanner integrations faster with AI that understands your schema

Schema-aware AI

CData CLI gives AI coding tools access to your Google Spanner 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 Google Spanner.

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 Google Spanner ODBC driver questions

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Download the Google Spanner ODBC Driver today!

Get the latest Google Spanner ODBC Drivers for Windows, Linux, and macOS. Install in minutes and connect your Google Spanner data to Power BI, Tableau, and more.