Manage Browserless Data in DBArtisan as a JDBC Source

The CData JDBC Driver for Browserless seamlessly integrates Browserless data into database management tools like DBArtisan by enabling you to access Browserless data as a database. This article shows how to create a JDBC source for Browserless in DBArtisan. You can then edit data visually and execute standard SQL.

Integrate Browserless Data into DBArtisan Projects

Follow the steps below to register Browserless data as a database instance in your project:

1. In DBArtisan, click Data Source -> Register Datasource.
2. Select Generic JDBC.
3. Click Manage.
4. In the resulting dialog, click New. Enter a name for the driver and click Add. In the resulting dialog, navigate to the driver JAR. The driver JAR is located in the lib subfolder of the installation directory.
5. In the Connection URL box, enter credentials and other required connection properties in the JDBC URL.

   Browserless uses HTTP API token authentication. Your Browserless API token is sent as the token query parameter on every request. You can generate or view your token in the Browserless dashboard at https://account.browserless.io/.

   Using ApiKey Authentication

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

   • AuthScheme: Set this to APIKey.
   • APIKey: Set this to your Browserless API token.

   Example connection string:

   Profile=C:\profiles\Browserless.apip;AuthScheme=APIKey;ProfileSettings="ApiKey=your_api_token";
   

   Built-in Connection String Designer

   For assistance in constructing the JDBC URL, use the connection string designer built into the Browserless 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.

   

   Below is a typical connection string:

   jdbc:api:Profile=C:\profiles\Browserless.apip;AuthScheme=APIKey;ProfileSettings="ApiKey=your_api_token";

6. Finish the wizard to connect to Browserless data. Browserless entities are displayed in the Datasource Explorer.

You can now work with Browserless data as you work with any other database. See the driver help documentation for more information on the queries supported by the Browserless API.