Connect to Alchemy Data in DBArtisan
The CData ODBC Driver for Alchemy seamlessly integrates Alchemy data into database management tools like DBArtisan by enabling you to access Alchemy data as a database. This article shows how to create an data source for Alchemy in DBArtisan and execute queries. You can then edit data visually and execute standard SQL.
Integrate Alchemy Data into DBArtisan Projects
If you have not already, first specify connection properties in an ODBC DSN (data source name). This is the last step of the driver installation. You can use the Microsoft ODBC Data Source Administrator to create and configure ODBC DSNs.
Start by setting the Profile connection property to the location of the Alchemy Profile on disk (e.g. C:\profiles\Alchemy.apip). Next, set the ProfileSettings connection property to the connection string for Alchemy (see below).
Alchemy API Profile Settings
Alchemy uses API key authentication. The API key is supplied in the request URL path. To obtain an API key:
- Sign in to your Alchemy account at https://dashboard.alchemy.com.
- Open an existing app or create a new one.
- Copy the app's API key from the API Key dialog.
After obtaining your API key, set the following connection properties:
- AuthScheme: Set this to APIKey.
- Network: Optional. The blockchain network slug for NFT API requests (for example, eth-mainnet, base-mainnet, polygon-mainnet). Defaults to eth-mainnet.
Set the following in the ProfileSettings connection property:
- APIKey: Set this to your Alchemy app API key.
You can then follow the steps below to register Alchemy data as a database instance in your project:
- In DBArtisan, click Data Source -> Register Datasource.
- Select Generic ODBC.
- Enter a name for the data source and select the DSN.
- Finish the wizard to connect to Alchemy data. Alchemy entities are displayed in the Datasource Explorer.
You can now work with Alchemy data as you work with any other database. See the driver help documentation for more information on the queries supported by the Alchemy API.
