Access Gong Data in Mule Applications Using the CData JDBC Driver

The CData API Driver for JDBC connects Gong data to Mule applications enabling read functionality with familiar SQL queries. The JDBC Driver allows users to easily create Mule applications to backup, transform, report, and analyze Gong data.

This article demonstrates how to use the CData API Driver for JDBC inside of a Mule project to create a Web interface for Gong data. The application created allows you to request Gong data using an HTTP request and have the results returned as JSON. The exact same procedure outlined below can be used with any CData JDBC Driver to create a Web interface for the hundreds of available data sources.

1. Create a new Mule Project in Anypoint Studio.
2. Add an HTTP Connector to the Message Flow.
3. Configure the address for the HTTP Connector.
4. Add a Database Select Connector to the same flow, after the HTTP Connector.
5. Create a new Connection (or edit an existing one) and configure the properties.
   • Set Connection to "Generic Connection"
   • Select the CData JDBC Driver JAR file in the Required Libraries section (e.g. cdata.jdbc.api.jar).
   • Set the URL to the connection string for Gong

     To authenticate to Gong, you can use API Key authentication with your Gong API Key and API Secret.

     Authentication

     To authenticate to Gong, you must provide your Gong API Key and API Secret, along with your tenant Domain. These credentials are combined and Base64-encoded to form the Basic authentication header used for all API requests.

     Using API Key Authentication

     To authenticate using an API Key, you need to obtain your API Key and API Secret from your Gong account settings.

     You can then connect by setting the AuthScheme to APIKey and providing your credentials:

     • AuthScheme: Set this to APIKey.
     • APIKey: Set this to your Gong API Key.
     • APISecret: Set this to your Gong API Secret.
     • Domain: Set this to your Gong tenant domain (e.g., us-36533.api.gong.io).

     Example connection string

     Profile=C:\profiles\Gong.apip;AuthScheme=APIKey;ProfileSettings='APIKey=your_api_key;APISecret=your_api_secret;Domain=your-tenant.api.gong.io';
     

     Built-in Connection String Designer

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

   • Set the Driver class name to cdata.jdbc.api.APIDriver.
   • Click Test Connection.
6. Set the SQL Query Text to a SQL query to request Gong data. For example:

   SELECT ,  FROM AnsweredScorecards WHERE  = ''

   
7. Add a Transform Message Component to the flow.
8. Set the Output script to the following to convert the payload to JSON:

   %dw 2.0
   output application/json
   ---
   payload
           

   
9. To view your Gong data, navigate to the address you configured for the HTTP Connector (localhost:8081 by default): http://localhost:8081. The Gong data is available as JSON in your Web browser and any other tools capable of consuming JSON endpoints.

At this point, you have a simple Web interface for working with Gong data (as JSON data) in custom apps and a wide variety of BI, reporting, and ETL tools. Download a free, 30 day trial of the JDBC Driver for Gong and see the CData difference in your Mule Applications today.