Use the CData ODBC Driver for Perigon in Microsoft Power Query

Jerod Johnson
Jerod Johnson
Director, Technology Evangelism
You can use the CData Perigon ODBC Driver with Microsoft Power Query. In this article, you will use the ODBC driver to import Perigon data into Microsoft Power Query.

The CData ODBC Driver for Perigon enables you to link to Perigon data in Microsoft Power Query, ensuring that you see any updates. This article details how to use the ODBC driver to import Perigon data into Microsoft Power Query.

Connect to Perigon as an ODBC Data Source

If you have not already, first specify connection properties in an ODBC DSN (data source name). This is the last step of the driver installation. You can use the Microsoft ODBC Data Source Administrator to create and configure ODBC DSNs.

Using API Key Authentication

To use the Perigon API, you need to obtain an API key from your Perigon account. Navigate to the Perigon dashboard and generate an API key from your account settings.

After setting the following connection properties, you are ready to connect:

  • AuthScheme: Set this to APIKey.
  • APIKey: Set this to your Perigon API key.

Example connection string:

Profile=C:\profiles\Perigon.apip;AuthScheme=APIKey;ProfileSettings="APIKey=your_api_key"

Available Tables

The Perigon profile provides access to the following tables:

  • Articles - News articles retrieved from the Perigon news intelligence API
  • Headlines - Story clusters grouping related headline articles
  • Sources - News sources tracked by the Perigon news intelligence API
  • Journalists - Journalist profiles tracked by the Perigon news intelligence API

Import Perigon Data

Follow the steps below to import Perigon data using standard SQL:

  1. From the ribbon in Excel, click Power Query -> From Other Data Sources -> From ODBC.

  2. Enter the ODBC connection string. Below is a connection string using the default DSN created when you install the driver: 
    Provider=MSDASQL.1;Persist Security Info=False;DSN=CData API Source

  3. Enter the SELECT statement to import data with. For example: 

        SELECT ,  FROM Articles WHERE  = ''

  4. Enter credentials, if required, and click Connect. The results of the query are displayed in the Query Editor Preview. You can combine queries from other data sources or refine the data with Power Query formulas. To load the query to the worksheet, click the Close and Load button.

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