How to Query Qualaroo Data in MySQL Workbench

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

Connect to Qualaroo 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.

Qualaroo uses HTTP Basic Authentication to control access to the API. You will need your API Key and API Secret, which can be found under Account Details > Reporting API in the Qualaroo dashboard.

Using Basic Authentication

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

• AuthScheme: Set this to Basic.
• User: Set this to your Qualaroo API Key.
• Password: Set this to your Qualaroo API Secret.

Example connection string:

Profile=C:\profiles\Qualaroo.apip;AuthScheme=Basic;User=your_api_key;Password=your_api_secret;

Configure the SQL Gateway

See the SQL Gateway Overview to set up connectivity to Qualaroo 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 Qualaroo from MySQL Workbench

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

Connect to Qualaroo through the SQL Gateway

1. In MySQL Workbench, click to add a new MySQL connection.
2. Name the connection (CData SQL Gateway for Qualaroo).
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 Qualaroo Data

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

With access to live Qualaroo data from MySQL Workbench, you can easily work with Qualaroo, 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.