Query Bright Data Data as a SQL Server Database in Node.js

You can use CData Connect AI to query Bright Data data through a SQL Server interface. Follow the procedure below to create a virtual database for Bright Data in Connect AI and start querying using Node.js.

CData Connect AI provides a pure MySQL, cloud-to-cloud interface for Bright Data, allowing you to easily query live Bright Data data in Node.js — without replicating the data to a natively supported database. As you query data in Node.js, CData Connect AI pushes all supported SQL operations (filters, JOINs, etc) directly to Bright Data, leveraging server-side processing to quickly return Bright Data data.

Configure Bright Data Connectivity for NodeJS

Connectivity to Bright Data from NodeJS is made possible through CData Connect AI. To work with Bright Data data from NodeJS, we start by creating and configuring a Bright Data connection.

1. Log into Connect AI, click Sources, and then click Add Connection

2. Select "Bright Data" from the Add Connection panel

3. Enter the necessary authentication properties to connect to Bright Data.

   Using API Key Authentication

   To use the Bright Data API, you need an API key from the Bright Data Control Panel. Navigate to Account Settings > API to generate or retrieve your API key.

   After setting the following connection properties, you are ready to connect:

   • AuthScheme: Set this to APIKey.
   • APIKey: Set this to your Bright Data API key from the Control Panel.

   Example connection string:

   Profile=C:\profiles\BrightData.apip;AuthScheme=APIKey;ProfileSettings="APIKey=your_api_key"
   

   
4. Click Save & Test
5. Navigate to the Permissions tab in the Add Bright Data Connection page and update the User-based permissions.

Add a Personal Access Token

When connecting to Connect AI through the REST API, the OData API, or the Virtual SQL Server, a Personal Access Token (PAT) is used to authenticate the connection to Connect AI. It is best practice to create a separate PAT for each service to maintain granularity of access.

1. Click on the Gear icon () at the top right of the Connect AI app to open the settings page.
2. On the Settings page, go to the Access Tokens section and click Create PAT.
3. Give the PAT a name and click Create.
4. The personal access token is only visible at creation, so be sure to copy it and store it securely for future use.

With the connection configured and a PAT generated, you are ready to connect to Bright Data data from Node.js.

Query Bright Data from Node.js

The following example shows how to define a connection and execute queries to Bright Data with the SQL Server module. You will need the following information:

• server: tds.cdata.com
• port: 14333
• user: a Connect AI user (e.g. [email protected])
• password: the PAT for the above user
• database: The connection you configured for Bright Data (API1)

Connect to Bright Data data and start executing queries with the code below:

var sql = require('mssql')
var config = {
	server: 'tds.cdata.com',
	port: 14333, 
	user: '[email protected]', //update me
	password: 'CONNECT_USER_PAT', //update me	
	options: {
		encrypt: true,
		database: 'API1'
	}
}

sql.connect(config, err => { 
    if(err){
        throw err ;
    }
    new sql.Request().query('SELECT * FROM AccountStatus', (err, result) => {
        console.dir(result)
    })
        
});

sql.on('error', err => {
    console.log("SQL Error: " ,err);
})