Query LinkedIn Ads Data as a SQL Server Database in Node.js

You can use CData Connect Cloud to query LinkedIn Ads data through a SQL Server interface. Follow the procedure below to create a virtual database for LinkedIn Ads in Connect Cloud and start querying using Node.js.

CData Connect Cloud provides a pure MySQL, cloud-to-cloud interface for LinkedIn Ads, allowing you to easily query live LinkedIn Ads 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 LinkedIn Ads, leveraging server-side processing to quickly return LinkedIn Ads data.

Configure LinkedIn Ads Connectivity for NodeJS

Connectivity to LinkedIn Ads from NodeJS is made possible through CData Connect Cloud. To work with LinkedIn Ads data from NodeJS, we start by creating and configuring a LinkedIn Ads connection.

1. Log into Connect Cloud, click Connections and click Add Connection
2. Select "LinkedIn Ads" from the Add Connection panel
3. Enter the necessary authentication properties to connect to LinkedIn Ads.

   LinkedIn Ads uses the OAuth authentication standard. OAuth requires the authenticating user to interact with LinkedIn using the browser. See the OAuth section in the Help documentation for a guide.

4. Click Create & Test
5. Navigate to the Permissions tab in the Add LinkedIn Ads 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.

1. Click on your username at the top right of the Connect Cloud app and click User Profile.
2. On the User Profile page, scroll down to the Personal Access Tokens section and click Create PAT.
3. Give your PAT a name and click Create.
4. 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 LinkedIn Ads data from Node.js.

Query LinkedIn Ads from Node.js

The following example shows how to define a connection and execute queries to LinkedIn Ads with the SQL Server module. You will need the following information:

• server: tds.cdata.com
• port: 14333
• user: a Connect Cloud user (e.g. user@mydomain.com)
• password: the PAT for the above user
• database: The connection you configured for LinkedIn Ads (LinkedInAds1)

Connect to LinkedIn Ads data and start executing queries with the code below:

var sql = require('mssql')
var config = {
	server: 'tds.cdata.com',
	port: 14333, 
	user: 'user@mydomain.com', //update me
	password: 'CONNECT_USER_PAT', //update me	
	options: {
		encrypt: true,
		database: 'LinkedInAds1'
	}
}

sql.connect(config, err => { 
    if(err){
        throw err ;
    }
    new sql.Request().query('SELECT * FROM Analytics', (err, result) => {
        console.dir(result)
    })
        
});

sql.on('error', err => {
    console.log("SQL Error: " ,err);
})