Visualize Live Pinterest 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 Pinterest data for visualizations, dashboards, and more. This article shows how to use CData Connect to create a live connection to Pinterest, connect to Pinterest data from Power BI and then create reports on Pinterest data in Power BI.

Configure Pinterest Connectivity for Power BI

Connectivity to Pinterest from Power BI is made possible through CData Connect AI. To work with Pinterest data from Power BI, 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.

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

Query Pinterest Tables

Follow the steps below to build a query to pull Pinterest 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 Pinterest data from Power BI

Create Pinterest 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 Pinterest Data from Data Applications

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

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