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How to connect to Shopify Data from IntelliJ



Integrate connectivity to Shopify data with wizards in IntelliJ.

The CData JDBC Driver for Shopify enables you to access Shopify as a JDBC data source, providing integration with rapid development tools in IDEs. This article shows how to use the data source configuration wizard to connect to Shopify data in IntelliJ.

Create a JBDC Data Source for Shopify

Follow the steps below to add the driver JAR and define connection properties required to connect to Shopify data.

  1. In the Data Sources window, right-click and then click Add Data Source -> DB Data Source.
  2. In the Data Source Properties dialog that appears, the following properties are required:

    • JDBC Driver Files: Click the button next to this menu to add the JDBC Driver file cdata.jdbc.shopify.jar, located in the installation directory.
    • JDBC Driver Class: In this menu, select cdata.jdbc.shopify.ShopifyDriver from the list.
    • Database URL: Enter the connection URL in the JDBC URL property. The URL must start with jdbc:shopify: and includes connection properties separated with semicolons.

      To make use of all the features of the data provider, provide the AppId, Password, and ShopUrl connection properties.

      To obtain these values, see the Getting Started section in the help documentation to register the data provider as an application with Shopify.

      Built-in Connection String Designer

      For assistance in constructing the JDBC URL, use the connection string designer built into the Shopify JDBC Driver. Either double-click the JAR file or execute the jar file from the command-line.

      java -jar cdata.jdbc.shopify.jar

      Fill in the connection properties and copy the connection string to the clipboard.

      A typical JDBC URL is the following:

      jdbc:shopify:AppId=MyAppId;Password=MyPassword;ShopUrl=https://yourshopname.myshopify.com;

Edit and Save Shopify Data

To discover schema information, right-click the data source you just created and click Refresh Tables. To query a table, right-click it and then click Open Tables Editor. You can also modify records in the Table Editor.