How to Connect DBeaver to Landbot via a JDBC Driver
The CData API Driver for JDBC implements JDBC standards that enable third-party tools to interoperate, from wizards in IDEs to business intelligence tools. This article shows how to connect to Landbot data with wizards in DBeaver and browse data in the DBeaver GUI.
Create a JDBC Data Source for Landbot Data
Follow the steps below to load the driver JAR in DBeaver.
- Open the DBeaver application and, in the "Database" menu, select the "Driver Manager" option. Click "New" to open the "Create new driver" form.
- In the Settings tab:
- Set Driver Name to a user-friendly name for the driver (e.g. CData API Driver for JDBC).
- Set Class Name to the class name for the JDBC driver: cdata.jdbc.api.APIDriver.
- Set URL Template to jdbc:api:.
- In the Libraries tab, click "Add File," navigate to the "lib" folder in the installation directory (C:\Program Files\CData[product_name] XXXX\) and select the JAR file (cdata.jdbc.API.jar).
Create a Connection to Landbot Data
Follow the steps below to add credentials and other required connection properties.
- In the "Database" menu, click "New Database Connection."
- In the "Connect to a database" wizard that results, select the driver you just created (e.g. CData API Driver for JDBC) and click "Next >."
- On the Main tab of the configuration wizard, set the JDBC URL, using the required connection properties:
Using API Key Authentication
Landbot uses token-based authentication. Obtain your agent token from Settings > Account in your Landbot account.
Set the following connection properties:
- AuthScheme: Set this to APIKey.
- APIKey: Set this to your Landbot agent token.
Sample Connection String
Profile=C:\profiles\Landbot.apip;AuthScheme=APIKey;APIKey=your_agent_token_here;
Built-in Connection String Designer
For assistance in constructing the JDBC URL, use the connection string designer built into the Landbot 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.
Below is a typical connection string:
jdbc:api:Profile=C:\profiles\Landbot.apip;AuthScheme=APIKey;APIKey=your_agent_token_here;
- Click "Test Connection ..." to ensure you have configured the connection properly.
- Click "Finish."
Query Landbot Data
You can now query information from the tables exposed by the connection: Right-click a Table and then click View Table. The data is available on the Data tab.