Query Pinterest Data as a SQL Server Database in Node.js

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

CData Connect AI provides a pure MySQL, cloud-to-cloud interface for Pinterest, allowing you to easily query live Pinterest data in Node.js — without replicating the data to a natively supported database. As you query data in Node.js, CData Connect AI pushes all supported SQL operations (filters, JOINs, etc) directly to Pinterest, leveraging server-side processing to quickly return Pinterest data.

Configure Pinterest Connectivity for NodeJS

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

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

2. Select "Pinterest" from the Add Connection panel

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

   Pinterest authentication is based on the standard OAuth flow. To authenticate, you must initially create an app via the Pinterest developer platform where you can obtain an OAuthClientId, OAuthClientSecret, and CallbackURL.

   Set InitiateOAuth to GETANDREFRESH and set OAuthClientId, OAuthClientSecret, and CallbackURL based on the property values for the app you created.

   See the Help documentation for other OAuth authentication flows.

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

Add a Personal Access Token

When connecting to Connect AI through the REST API, the OData API, or the Virtual SQL Server, a Personal Access Token (PAT) is used to authenticate the connection to Connect AI. It is best practice to create a separate PAT for each service to maintain granularity of access.

1. Click on the Gear icon () at the top right of the Connect AI app to open the settings page.
2. On the Settings page, go to the Access Tokens section and click Create PAT.
3. Give the 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 and a PAT generated, you are ready to connect to Pinterest data from Node.js.

Query Pinterest from Node.js

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

• server: tds.cdata.com
• port: 14333
• user: a Connect AI user (e.g. [email protected])
• password: the PAT for the above user
• database: The connection you configured for Pinterest (Pinterest1)

Connect to Pinterest 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: 'Pinterest1'
	}
}

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

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