Connect to Bright Data Data in RapidMiner

This article shows how you can easily integrate the CData JDBC driver for Bright Data into your processes in RapidMiner. This article uses the CData JDBC Driver for Bright Data to transfer Bright Data data to a process in RapidMiner.

Connect to Bright Data in RapidMiner as a JDBC Data Source

You can follow the procedure below to establish a JDBC connection to Bright Data:

1. Add a new database driver for Bright Data: Click Connections -> Manage Database Drivers.
2. In the resulting wizard, click the Add button and enter a name for the connection.
3. Enter the prefix for the JDBC URL:

   jdbc:api:
   

4. Enter the path to the cdata.jdbc.api.jar file, located in the lib subfolder of the installation directory.
5. Enter the driver class:

   cdata.jdbc.api.APIDriver
   

   
6. Create a new Bright Data connection: Click Connections -> Manage Database Connections.
7. Enter a name for your connection.
8. For Database System, select the Bright Data driver you configured previously.
9. Enter your connection string in the Host box.

   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"
   

   Built-in Connection String Designer

   For assistance in constructing the JDBC URL, use the connection string designer built into the Bright Data JDBC Driver. Either double-click the JAR file or execute the jar file from the command-line.

   java -jar cdata.jdbc.api.jar
   

   Fill in the connection properties and copy the connection string to the clipboard.

   

   A typical connection string is below:

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

10. Enter your username and password if necessary.

You can now use your Bright Data connection with the various RapidMiner operators in your process. To retrieve Bright Data data, drag the Retrieve operator from the Operators view. With the Retrieve operator selected, you can then define which table to retrieve in the Parameters view by clicking the folder icon next to the "repository entry." In the resulting Repository Browser, you can expand your connection node to select the desired example set.

Finally, wire the output to the Retrieve process to a result, and run the process to see the Bright Data data.