Canny Integration Guides and Tutorials

Jerod Johnson
Director, Technology Evangelism

A list of guides and tutorials for connecting to and working with live Canny data.

CData Software's connectivity tools enable users to connect directly to live Canny data data from widely-used BI, analytics, ETL, and custom applications, ensuring that our customers can access their data wherever they desire. Below, you'll find a collection of guides and tutorials on integrating with live Canny data.

Integration Use-Cases

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Artificial Intelligence - agents, chatbots, and workflows (Claude, ChatGPT, n8n, crewAI, etc.)
Business Intelligence & Analytics - charting, reports, and more (Tableau, Power BI, Amazon QuickSight, etc.)
ETL & Replication - moving and replicating data (CData Sync, AWS Glue, Oracle Data Integrator, etc.)
Data Virtualization - retrieving and manipulating data (DbVisualizer, SQL Server PolyBase, etc.)
Software Development - developing custom applications (.NET, AngularJS, Ruby, Python, etc.)
Data Management - managing data (DBArtisan, RazorSQL, SQuirreL, etc.)
Workflow Automation - building automated workflows (SSIS, Power Automate, etc.)

Artificial Intelligence

Product	Technology	Article Title
Python MCP Server	Python	Connect Canny to AI Assistants With the CData Python MCP Server

Business Intelligence & Analytics

Product	Technology	Article Title
LINQPad	ADO.NET	Working with Canny in LINQPad
TIBCO Spotfire	ADO.NET	Visualize Canny in TIBCO Spotfire through ADO.NET
Microsoft SSAS	ADO.NET	Build an OLAP Cube in SSAS from Canny
Aqua Data Studio	JDBC	Connect to Canny in Aqua Data Studio
AWS Databricks	JDBC	Process & Analyze Canny Data in Databricks (AWS)
Birst	JDBC	Build Visualizations of Canny in Birst
BIRT	JDBC	Design BIRT Reports on Canny
SAP Crystal Reports	JDBC	Publish Reports with Canny in Crystal Reports (JDBC)
FineReport	JDBC	Feed Canny into FineReport
JasperServer	JDBC	Create Canny Reports on JasperReports Server
Jaspersoft BI Suite	JDBC	Connect to Canny in Jaspersoft Studio
JReport Designer	JDBC	Integrate with Canny in JReport Designer
KNIME	JDBC	Enable the Canny JDBC Driver in KNIME
Microstrategy Desktop	JDBC	Use the CData JDBC Driver for Canny in MicroStrategy Desktop
Microstrategy Web	JDBC	Use the CData JDBC Driver for Canny in MicroStrategy Web
MicroStrategy	JDBC	Use the CData JDBC Driver for Canny in MicroStrategy
OBIEE	JDBC	Canny Reporting in OBIEE with the Canny JDBC Driver
Pentaho Report Designer	JDBC	Integrate Canny in the Pentaho Report Designer
R	JDBC	Analyze Canny in R (JDBC)
RapidMiner	JDBC	Connect to Canny in RapidMiner
SAP Business Objects	JDBC	Create an SAP BusinessObjects Universe on the CData JDBC Driver for Canny
Sisense	JDBC	Visualize Live Canny in Sisense
Spago BI	JDBC	Connect to Canny in SpagoBI
TIBCO Spotfire Server	JDBC	Operational Reporting on Canny from Spotfire Server
Alteryx Designer	ODBC	Prepare, Blend, and Analyze Canny in Alteryx Designer (ODBC)
Clear Analytics	ODBC	Build Charts with Canny in Clear Analytics
IBM Cognos BI	ODBC	Create Data Visualizations in Cognos BI with Canny
DBxtra	ODBC	Build Dashboards with Canny in DBxtra
Domo	ODBC	Create Datasets from Canny in Domo Workbench
Dundas BI	ODBC	Build Dashboards with Canny in Dundas BI
QlikView	ODBC	Connect to and Query Canny in QlikView over ODBC
R	ODBC	Analyze Canny in R (ODBC)
SAS JMP	ODBC	Use the CData ODBC Driver for Canny in SAS JMP
SAS	ODBC	Use the CData ODBC Driver for Canny in SAS for Real-Time Reporting and Analytics
Power BI Desktop	Power BI	Author Power BI Reports on Real-Time Canny
pandas	Python	Use pandas to Visualize Canny in Python
Tableau	Tableau	Visualize Canny in Tableau Desktop
Tableau Server	Tableau	Publish Canny-Connected Dashboards in Tableau Server

ETL & Replication

Product	Technology	Article Title
Apache Airflow	JDBC	Bridge Canny Connectivity with Apache Airflow
Apache Camel	JDBC	Integrate with Canny using Apache Camel
Apache NiFi	JDBC	Bridge Canny Connectivity with Apache NiFi
CloverDX	JDBC	Connect to Canny in CloverDX (formerly CloverETL)
ETL Validator	JDBC	How to Work with Canny in ETL Validator
Google Data Fusion	JDBC	Build Canny-Connected ETL Processes in Google Data Fusion
HULFT Integrate	JDBC	Connect to Canny in HULFT Integrate
Informatica Cloud	JDBC	Integrate Canny in Your Informatica Cloud Instance
Informatica PowerCenter	JDBC	Create Informatica Mappings From/To a JDBC Data Source for Canny
Jaspersoft ETL	JDBC	Connect to Canny in Jaspersoft Studio
Oracle Data Integrator	JDBC	ETL Canny in Oracle Data Integrator
Pentaho Data Integration	JDBC	Integrate Canny in Pentaho Data Integration
SnapLogic	JDBC	Integrate Canny with External Services using SnapLogic (JDBC)
Talend	JDBC	Connect to Canny and Transfer Data in Talend
FoxPro	ODBC	Work with Canny in FoxPro
UiPath Studio	ODBC	Create an RPA Flow that Connects to Canny in UiPath Studio
petl	Python	Extract, Transform, and Load Canny in Python
BIML	SSIS	Use Biml to Build SSIS Tasks to Replicate Canny to SQL Server

Data Virtualization

Product	Technology	Article Title
APOS Live Data Gateway	JDBC	Build Semantic Layer Views for Canny (JDBC)
Denodo	JDBC	Create A Data Source for Canny in Denodo Platform
Dremio	JDBC	Connect to Canny as an External Source in Dremio
PostgreSQL FDW	JDBC	A PostgreSQL Interface for Canny
SQL Server Linked Servers	ODBC	Connect to Canny as a Linked Server
MySQL Federated Tables	ODBC	Connect to Canny as Federated Tables in MySQL
Oracle Database	ODBC	Access Canny as a Remote Oracle Database
SQL Server PolyBase	ODBC	Connect to Canny as an External Data Source using PolyBase

Software Development

Product	Technology	Article Title
.NET Charts	ADO.NET	DataBind Charts to Canny
EF - Code First	ADO.NET	Access Canny with Entity Framework 6
DevExpress	ADO.NET	DataBind Canny to the DevExpress Data Grid
EF - LINQ	ADO.NET	LINQ to Canny
EF - MVC	ADO.NET	Build MVC Applications with Connectivity to Canny
PowerBuilder	ADO.NET	Connect to Canny from PowerBuilder
Apache Spark	JDBC	Work with Canny in Apache Spark Using SQL
AWS Lambda	JDBC	Access Live Canny Data in AWS Lambda
ColdFusion	JDBC	Query Canny in ColdFusion Using JDBC
Filemaker Pro (on Mac)	JDBC	Bidirectional Access to Canny from FileMaker Pro (on Mac)
Hibernate	JDBC	Object-Relational Mapping (ORM) with Canny Entities in Java
IntelliJ	JDBC	Connect to Canny in IntelliJ
JBoss	JDBC	Connect to Canny from a Connection Pool in JBoss
JDBI	JDBC	Create a Data Access Object for Canny using JDBI
JetBrains RubyMine	JDBC	Integrate Canny with JetBrains RubyMine
JRuby	JDBC	Connect to Canny in JRuby
Mendix	JDBC	Build Canny-Connected Apps in Mendix (JDBC)
RunMyProcess DSEC	JDBC	Connect to Canny in DigitalSuite Studio through RunMyProcess DSEC
Servoy	JDBC	Build Canny-Connected Apps in Servoy
Spring Boot	JDBC	Access Live Canny Data in Spring Boot Apps
Tomcat	JDBC	Configure the CData JDBC Driver for Canny in a Connection Pool in Tomcat
WebLogic	JDBC	Connect to Canny from a Connection Pool in WebLogic
.NET QueryBuilder	ODBC	Rapidly Develop Canny-Driven Apps with Active Query Builder
ColdFusion	ODBC	Query Canny in ColdFusion Using ODBC
C++Builder	ODBC	DataBind Controls to Canny Data in C++Builder
Delphi	ODBC	DataBind Controls to Canny Data in Delphi
Filemaker Pro	ODBC	Bidirectional Access to Canny from FileMaker Pro
Go	ODBC	Write a Simple Go Application to work with Canny on Linux
Lazarus IDE	ODBC	Easily Integrate Canny Data in Lazarus Pascal IDE
NodeJS	ODBC	Query Canny through ODBC in Node.js
PHP	ODBC	Natively Connect to Canny in PHP
PyCharm	ODBC	Using the CData ODBC Driver for Canny in PyCharm
Python	ODBC	Connect to Canny in Python on Linux/UNIX
VCL App (RAD Studio)	ODBC	Build a Simple VCL Application for Canny
Ruby	ODBC	Connect to Canny in Ruby
Dash	Python	Use Dash & Python to Build Web Apps on Canny
SQLAlchemy	Python	Use SQLAlchemy ORMs to Access Canny in Python

Data Management

Product	Technology	Article Title
Apache Solr	JDBC	Import Canny Data into Apache Solr
Coginiti Pro	JDBC	Access Live Canny Data in Coginiti Pro
DataGrip	JDBC	Query Canny Data in DataGrip
DB Artisan	JDBC	Manage Canny in DBArtisan as a JDBC Source
DbVisualizer	JDBC	Connect to Canny in DBVisualizer
DBeaver	JDBC	Connect to Canny in DBeaver
Informatica Enterprise Data Catalog	JDBC	Add Canny to Informatica Enterprise Data Catalog
QuerySurge	JDBC	Validate Canny Data with QuerySurge
RazorSQL	JDBC	Connect to Canny in RazorSQL
SQuirreL	JDBC	Connect to Canny in Squirrel SQL Client
DB Artisan	ODBC	Connect to Canny in DBArtisan
MySQL Workbench	ODBC	Query Canny in MySQL Workbench (ODBC)

Workflow Automation

Product	Technology	Article Title
MuleSoft Anypoint	JDBC	Access Canny in Anypoint Using SQL
Blue Prism	ODBC	Integrate Live Canny Data for Intelligent Robotic Process Automation
SSIS Import	SSIS	Import Canny Data into SQL Server using SSIS

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