How to Query Sentry Data in MySQL Workbench

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

Connect to Sentry 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.

Using API Key Authentication

Sentry uses token-based authentication. To obtain an Auth Token:

1. Log in to your Sentry account at https://sentry.io
2. Navigate to Settings > Auth Tokens
3. Click "Create New Token"
4. Select the required scopes and click "Create Token"
5. Copy the generated token (it will only be shown once)

After obtaining your Auth Token, set the following connection properties:

• AuthScheme: Set this to APIKey.

• APIKey: Set this to your Sentry Auth Token.
• OrganizationId: Set this to your Sentry organization slug or ID.

Example Connection String

Profile=C:\profiles\Sentry.apip;AuthScheme=APIKey;ProfileSettings="APIKey=your_auth_token;OrganizationId=your_org_slug";

Connecting to Sentry

Once the authentication is configured, you can connect to Sentry and query data from any of the available tables such as Organizations, Projects, Issues, and Events.

Configure the SQL Gateway

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

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

Connect to Sentry through the SQL Gateway

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

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

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