How to Query Gong Data in MySQL Workbench

You can use the SQL Gateway from the ODBC Driver for Gong to query Gong data through a MySQL interface. Follow the procedure below to start the MySQL remoting service of the SQL Gateway and work with live Gong data in MySQL Workbench.

Connect to Gong Data

If you have not already done so, provide values for the required connection properties in the data source name (DSN). You can use the built-in Microsoft ODBC Data Source Administrator to configure the DSN. This is also the last step of the driver installation. See the "Getting Started" chapter in the help documentation for a guide to using the Microsoft ODBC Data Source Administrator to create and configure a DSN.

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';

Configure the SQL Gateway

See the SQL Gateway Overview to set up connectivity to Gong data as a virtual MySQL database. You will configure a MySQL remoting service that listens for MySQL requests from clients. The service can be configured in the SQL Gateway UI.

Query Gong from MySQL Workbench

The steps below outline connecting to the virtual Gong database created in the SQL Gateway from MySQL Workbench and issuing basic queries to work with live Gong data.

Connect to Gong through the SQL Gateway

1. In MySQL Workbench, click to add a new MySQL connection.
2. Name the connection (CData SQL Gateway for Gong).
3. Set the Hostname, Port, and Username parameters to connect to the SQL Gateway.
4. Click Store in Vault to set and store the password.
5. Click Test Connection to ensure the connection is configured properly and click OK.

NOTE: When we refer to Username and Password, we mean the credentials for the user(s) created for the SQL Gateway.

Query Gong Data

1. Open the connection you just created (CData SQL Gateway for Gong).
2. Click File -> New Query Tab.
3. Write a SQL query to retrieve Gong data, like SELECT * FROM `CData API Sys`.AnsweredScorecards;

With access to live Gong data from MySQL Workbench, you can easily work with Gong, just like you would a MySQL database. Get started now with a free, 30-day trial of the CData API Driver for ODBC and the CData SQL Gateway.