The REST ODBC Driver is a powerful tool that allows you to connect with live data from REST, directly from any applications that support ODBC connectivity. Access REST data like you would a database - read, write, and update REST data through a standard ODBC Driver interface.
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Server
Connect to REST from SQL Server as Linked-Server. You can query REST from familiar Transact-SQL without need of setting up another application.
Integrate REST to your system through popular ETL / EAI tools such as Informatica PowerCenter. Standard SQL and Stored Procedures enable fast delivery of your integration projects.
Connect REST from any ODBC compatible tools:
Desktop
Your familiar tools can connect to REST using CData ODBC.
- Microsoft Access
- Power Query
- DBeaver
- and more
REST ODBC Connectivity Features
- SQL-92 access to JSON- and XML-based REST APIs and JSON/XML documents
- Connect to live REST data, for real-time data access with the REST JDBC Driver
- 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 REST Connector.
Target Service, API
Universal REST API connector that can connect to any REST/JSON API. Configurable through connection string or external configuration files.
Schema, Data Model
Flexible schema definition through configuration. Can automatically infer schema from JSON responses or use predefined schemas.
Key Objects
Endpoints defined in configuration are exposed as tables. Supports nested JSON structures with various flattening strategies.
Operations
Supports GET, POST, PUT, DELETE operations mapped to SQL operations. Custom requests through stored procedures.
Authentication
Highly configurable authentication including OAuth 1.0/2.0, API Key, Basic, JWT, and custom authentication flows.
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Robust ODBC access to REST
Full-featured and consistent SQL access to any supported data source through ODBC
Connect to REST—empower every team
AI-assisted development with CData CLI
Build REST integrations faster with AI that understands your schema
Schema-aware AI
CData CLI gives AI coding tools access to your REST 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 REST.
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.
FAQs
Frequently asked REST ODBC driver questions
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