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Execute SQL Server queries against Kintone data from Node.js.
You can use CData Connect Cloud to query Kintone data through a SQL Server interface. Follow the procedure below to create a virtual database for Kintone in Connect Cloud and start querying using Node.js.
CData Connect Cloud provides a pure MySQL, cloud-to-cloud interface for Kintone, allowing you to easily query live Kintone data in Node.js — without replicating the data to a natively supported database. As you query data in Node.js, CData Connect Cloud pushes all supported SQL operations (filters, JOINs, etc) directly to Kintone, leveraging server-side processing to quickly return Kintone data.
Configure Kintone Connectivity for NodeJS
Connectivity to Kintone from NodeJS is made possible through CData Connect Cloud. To work with Kintone data from NodeJS, we start by creating and configuring a Kintone connection.
- Log into Connect Cloud, click Connections and click Add Connection
- Select "Kintone" from the Add Connection panel
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Enter the necessary authentication properties to connect to Kintone.
In addition to the authentication values, set the following parameters to connect to and retrieve data from Kintone:
- Url: The URL of your account.
- GuestSpaceId: Optional. Set this when using a guest space.
Authenticating with Kintone
Kintone supports the following authentication methods.
Using Password Authentication
You must set the following to authenticate:
- User: The username of your account.
- Password: The password of your account.
Using Basic Authentication
If the basic authentication security feature is set on the domain, supply the additional login credentials with BasicAuthUser and BasicAuthPassword. Basic authentication requires these credentials in addition to User and Password.
Using Client SSL
Instead of basic authentication, you can specify a client certificate to authenticate. Set SSLClientCert, SSLClientCertType, SSLClientCertSubject, and SSLClientCertPassword. Additionally, set User and Password to your login credentials.
- Click Create & Test
- Navigate to the Permissions tab in the Add Kintone Connection page and update the User-based permissions.
Add a Personal Access Token
If you are connecting from a service, application, platform, or framework that does not support OAuth authentication, you can create a Personal Access Token (PAT) to use for authentication. Best practices would dictate that you create a separate PAT for each service, to maintain granularity of access.
- Click on your username at the top right of the Connect Cloud app and click User Profile.
- On the User Profile page, scroll down to the Personal Access Tokens section and click Create PAT.
- Give your PAT a name and click Create.
- The personal access token is only visible at creation, so be sure to copy it and store it securely for future use.
With the connection configured, you are ready to connect to Kintone data from Node.js.
Query Kintone from Node.js
The following example shows how to define a connection and execute queries to Kintone with the SQL Server module. You will need the following information:
- server: tds.cdata.com
- port: 14333
- user: a Connect Cloud user (e.g. [email protected])
- password: the PAT for the above user
- database: The connection you configured for Kintone (Kintone1)
Connect to Kintone data and start executing queries with the code below:
var sql = require('mssql') var config = { server: 'tds.cdata.com', port: 14333, user: '[email protected]', //update me password: 'CONNECT_USER_PAT', //update me options: { encrypt: true, database: 'Kintone1' } } sql.connect(config, err => { if(err){ throw err ; } new sql.Request().query('SELECT * FROM Comments', (err, result) => { console.dir(result) }) }); sql.on('error', err => { console.log("SQL Error: " ,err); })