How to Query Pushover Data in MySQL Workbench

You can use the SQL Gateway from the ODBC Driver for Pushover to query Pushover data through a MySQL interface. Follow the procedure below to start the MySQL remoting service of the SQL Gateway and work with live Pushover data in MySQL Workbench.

Connect to Pushover Data

If you have not already done so, provide values for the required connection properties in the data source name (DSN). You can use the built-in Microsoft ODBC Data Source Administrator to configure the DSN. This is also the last step of the driver installation. See the "Getting Started" chapter in the help documentation for a guide to using the Microsoft ODBC Data Source Administrator to create and configure a DSN.

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

Pushover API Profile Settings

Pushover uses API Key authentication. Your Pushover Application API Token is used to authenticate all requests. You can create and manage API tokens in the Pushover dashboard at pushover.net by registering an application under Settings > Your Applications.

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

• AuthScheme: Set this to APIKey.
• APIKey: Set this to your 30-character Pushover Application API Token.

Configure the SQL Gateway

See the SQL Gateway Overview to set up connectivity to Pushover data as a virtual MySQL database. You will configure a MySQL remoting service that listens for MySQL requests from clients. The service can be configured in the SQL Gateway UI.

Query Pushover from MySQL Workbench

The steps below outline connecting to the virtual Pushover database created in the SQL Gateway from MySQL Workbench and issuing basic queries to work with live Pushover data.

Connect to Pushover through the SQL Gateway

1. In MySQL Workbench, click to add a new MySQL connection.
2. Name the connection (CData SQL Gateway for Pushover).
3. Set the Hostname, Port, and Username parameters to connect to the SQL Gateway.
4. Click Store in Vault to set and store the password.
5. Click Test Connection to ensure the connection is configured properly and click OK.

NOTE: When we refer to Username and Password, we mean the credentials for the user(s) created for the SQL Gateway.

Query Pushover Data

1. Open the connection you just created (CData SQL Gateway for Pushover).
2. Click File -> New Query Tab.
3. Write a SQL query to retrieve Pushover data, like SELECT * FROM `CData API Sys`.GroupMembers;

With access to live Pushover data from MySQL Workbench, you can easily work with Pushover, just like you would a MySQL database. Get started now with a free, 30-day trial of the CData API Driver for ODBC and the CData SQL Gateway.