Visualize Live Mixpanel Data in Power BI (via CData Connect AI)

Power BI transforms your company's data into rich visuals for you to collect and organize so you can focus on what matters to you. When paired with CData Connect AI, you get access to Mixpanel data for visualizations, dashboards, and more. This article shows how to use CData Connect to create a live connection to Mixpanel, connect to Mixpanel data from Power BI and then create reports on Mixpanel data in Power BI.

Configure Mixpanel Connectivity for Power BI

Connectivity to Mixpanel from Power BI is made possible through CData Connect AI. To work with Mixpanel data from Power BI, we start by creating and configuring a Mixpanel connection.

1. Log into Connect AI, click Sources, and then click Add Connection

2. Select "Mixpanel" from the Add Connection panel

3. Enter the necessary authentication properties to connect to Mixpanel.

   Start by setting the Profile connection property to the location of the Mixpanel Profile on disk (e.g. C:\profiles\Mixpanel.apip). Next, set the ProfileSettings connection property to the connection string for Mixpanel (see below).

   Mixpanel API Profile Settings

   Obtain Mixpanel service account credentials from your organization settings under Service Accounts, then use the service account username and secret to authenticate.

   
4. Click Save & Test
5. Navigate to the Permissions tab in the Add Mixpanel Connection page and update the User-based permissions.

With the connection configured, you are ready to connect to Mixpanel data from Power BI.

Query Mixpanel Tables

Follow the steps below to build a query to pull Mixpanel data into the report:

1. Open Power BI Desktop and click Get Data -> Online Services -> CData Connect AI and click "Connect"
2. Click "Sign in" and authenticate with your CData Connect AI account
3. After signing in, click "Connect"
4. Select tables in the Navigator dialog
5. Click Load to establish the connection to your Mixpanel data from Power BI

Create Mixpanel Data Visualizations

After connecting to the data into Power BI, you can create data visualizations in the Report view by dragging fields from the Fields pane onto the canvas. Select the dimensions and measures you wish to visualize along with the chart type.

Click Refresh to synchronize your report with any changes to the data.

Live Access to Mixpanel Data from Data Applications

With CData Connect AI you have a direct connection to Mixpanel data from Power BI. You can import more data, create new visualizations, build reports, and more — all without replicating Mixpanel data.

To get SQL data access to hundreds of SaaS, Big Data, and NoSQL sources (including Mixpanel) directly from your on-premise BI, reporting, ETL and other data applications, visit the CData Connect AI page and start a free trial.