Use the CData ODBC Driver for Clarifai in Microsoft Power Query

The CData ODBC Driver for Clarifai enables you to link to Clarifai data in Microsoft Power Query, ensuring that you see any updates. This article details how to use the ODBC driver to import Clarifai data into Microsoft Power Query.

Connect to Clarifai as an ODBC Data Source

If you have not already, first specify connection properties in an ODBC DSN (data source name). This is the last step of the driver installation. You can use the Microsoft ODBC Data Source Administrator to create and configure ODBC DSNs.

Start by setting the Profile connection property to the location of the Clarifai Profile on disk (e.g. C:\profiles\Clarifai.apip). Next, set the ProfileSettings connection property to the connection string for Clarifai (see below).

Clarifai API Profile Settings

Clarifai uses Personal Access Tokens (PATs) for authentication. To obtain a PAT:

1. Log in to your Clarifai account at https://clarifai.com.
2. Navigate to your profile settings and select Security.
3. Click Create Personal Access Token.
4. Select the required scopes and click Create Token.
5. Copy the generated token (it will only be shown once).

After obtaining your Personal Access Token, set the following connection properties:

• AuthScheme: Set this to APIKey.

Set the following in the ProfileSettings connection property:

• APIKey: Set this to your Clarifai Personal Access Token (PAT).

Import Clarifai Data

Follow the steps below to import Clarifai data using standard SQL:

1. From the ribbon in Excel, click Power Query -> From Other Data Sources -> From ODBC.

2. Enter the ODBC connection string. Below is a connection string using the default DSN created when you install the driver:

   Provider=MSDASQL.1;Persist Security Info=False;DSN=CData API Source

3. Enter the SELECT statement to import data with. For example:

   
       SELECT Id, Name FROM Apps WHERE UserId = 'my-user-id'
       

   

4. Enter credentials, if required, and click Connect. The results of the query are displayed in the Query Editor Preview. You can combine queries from other data sources or refine the data with Power Query formulas. To load the query to the worksheet, click the Close and Load button.