How to connect to Strava Data from IntelliJ

The CData JDBC Driver for Strava enables you to access Strava 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 Strava data in IntelliJ.

Create a JBDC Data Source for Strava

Follow the steps below to add the driver JAR and define connection properties required to connect to Strava 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.api.jar, located in the installation directory.
   • JDBC Driver Class: In this menu, select cdata.jdbc.api.APIDriver from the list.

   • Database URL: Enter the connection URL in the JDBC URL property. The URL must start with jdbc:api: and includes connection properties separated with semicolons.

     To authenticate to Strava, and connect to your own data or to allow other users to connect to their data, you can use the OAuth standard.

     Using OAuth Authentication

     You must create a custom OAuth application to connect to Strava. To create a custom OAuth application:

     1. Log into the Strava API Settings page
     2. Create a new application or select an existing application
     3. Set the "Authorization Callback Domain" to your callback URL domain (e.g. localhost)
     4. Note down the Client ID and Client Secret

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

     • AuthScheme: Set this to OAuth.
     • InitiateOAuth: Set this to GETANDREFRESH. You can use InitiateOAuth to manage the process to obtain the OAuthAccessToken.
     • OAuthClientId: Set this to the Client ID from your Strava API application.
     • OAuthClientSecret: Set this to the Client Secret from your Strava API application.
     • CallbackURL: Set this to the redirect URI matching your application's callback domain.

     Example connection string:

     Profile=C:\profiles\Strava.apip;AuthScheme=OAuth;InitiateOAuth=GETANDREFRESH;OAuthClientId=your_client_id;OAuthClientSecret=your_client_secret;CallbackURL=http://localhost:33333;
     

     Built-in Connection String Designer

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

     java -jar cdata.jdbc.api.jar
     

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

     

     A typical JDBC URL is the following:

     jdbc:api:Profile=C:\profiles\Strava.apip;AuthScheme=OAuth;InitiateOAuth=GETANDREFRESH;OAuthClientId=your_client_id;OAuthClientSecret=your_client_secret;CallbackURL=http://localhost:33333;

Edit and Save Strava 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.