Visualize Live Bright Data Data in Power BI (via CData Connect AI)

Power BI transforms your company's data into rich visuals for you to collect and organize so you can focus on what matters to you. When paired with CData Connect AI, you get access to Bright Data data for visualizations, dashboards, and more. This article shows how to use CData Connect to create a live connection to Bright Data, connect to Bright Data data from Power BI and then create reports on Bright Data data in Power BI.

Configure Bright Data Connectivity for Power BI

Connectivity to Bright Data from Power BI is made possible through CData Connect AI. To work with Bright Data data from Power BI, 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.

With the connection configured, you are ready to connect to Bright Data data from Power BI.

Query Bright Data Tables

Follow the steps below to build a query to pull Bright Data data into the report:

1. Open Power BI Desktop and click Get Data -> Online Services -> CData Connect AI and click "Connect"
2. Click "Sign in" and authenticate with your CData Connect AI account
3. After signing in, click "Connect"
4. Select tables in the Navigator dialog
5. Click Load to establish the connection to your Bright Data data from Power BI

Create Bright Data Data Visualizations

After connecting to the data into Power BI, you can create data visualizations in the Report view by dragging fields from the Fields pane onto the canvas. Select the dimensions and measures you wish to visualize along with the chart type.

Click Refresh to synchronize your report with any changes to the data.

Live Access to Bright Data Data from Data Applications

With CData Connect AI you have a direct connection to Bright Data data from Power BI. You can import more data, create new visualizations, build reports, and more — all without replicating Bright Data data.

To get SQL data access to hundreds of SaaS, Big Data, and NoSQL sources (including Bright Data) directly from your on-premise BI, reporting, ETL and other data applications, visit the CData Connect AI page and start a free trial.