Connect to Airtable Data in DBeaver

The CData JDBC Driver for Airtable implements JDBC standards that enable third-party tools to interoperate, from wizards in IDEs to business intelligence tools. This article shows how to connect to Airtable data with wizards in DBeaver and browse data in the DBeaver GUI.

Create a JDBC Data Source for Airtable Data

Follow the steps below to load the driver JAR in DBeaver.

1. Open the DBeaver application and, in the Databases menu, select the Driver Manager option. Click New to open the Create New Driver form.
2. In the Driver Name box, enter a user-friendly name for the driver.
3. To add the .jar, click Add File.
4. In the create new driver dialog that appears, select the cdata.jdbc.airtable.jar file, located in the lib subfolder of the installation directory.
5. Click the Find Class button and select the AirtableDriver class from the results. This will automatically fill the Class Name field at the top of the form. The class name for the driver is cdata.jdbc.airtable.AirtableDriver.
6. Add jdbc:airtable: in the URL Template field.

Create a Connection to Airtable Data

Follow the steps below to add credentials and other required connection properties.

1. In the Databases menu, click New Connection.
2. In the Create new connection wizard that results, select the driver.
3. On the next page of the wizard, click the driver properties tab.

4. Enter values for authentication credentials and other properties required to connect to Airtable.

   Airtable への接続には、APIKey、BaseId、TableNames のプロパティが必須です。ViewNames は任意項目でテーブルのビューを指定することができます。

   • APIKey : アカウントのAPI Key。取得には、アカウントにログインして、API セクションで「Generate API Key」をクリックします。
   • BaseId : ベースのId。取得には、APIKey と同じ場所で、「Airtable API」をクリックするか、https://airtable.com/api に進み、ベースを選択します。"The ID of this base is appxxN2ftedc0nEG7." というメッセージがIntroduction セッションで表示されます。
   • TableNames : 選択されたベースのテーブル名のカンマ区切りのリスト。UI で見られるテーブル名と同じです。
   • ViewNames : table.view 形式のビューのカンマ区切りのリスト。UI でみられるビュー名と同じです。

   Below is a typical connection string:

   jdbc:airtable:APIKey=keymz3adb53RqsU;BaseId=appxxN2fe34r3rjdG7;TableNames=TableA,...;ViewNames=TableA.ViewA,...;

Query Airtable Data

You can now query information from the tables exposed by the connection: Right-click a Table and then click Edit Table. The data is available on the Data tab.