Build Vimeo-Connected ETL Processes in Google Data Fusion

Google Data Fusion allows users to perform self-service data integration to consolidate disparate data. Uploading the CData API Driver for JDBC enables users to access live Vimeo data from within their Google Data Fusion pipelines. While the CData JDBC Driver enables piping Vimeo data to any data source natively supported in Google Data Fusion, this article explains how to pipe data from Vimeo to Google BigQuery,

Upload the CData API Driver for JDBC to Google Data Fusion

Upload the CData API Driver for JDBC to your Google Data Fusion instance to work with live Vimeo data. Due to the naming restrictions for JDBC drivers in Google Data Fusion, create a copy or rename the JAR file to match the following format driver-version.jar. For example: cdataapi-2020.jar

1. Open your Google Data Fusion instance
2. Click the to add an entity and upload a driver
3. On the "Upload driver" tab, drag or browse to the renamed JAR file.
4. On the "Driver configuration" tab:
   • Name: Create a name for the driver (cdata.jdbc.api) and make note of the name
   • Class name: Set the JDBC class name: (cdata.jdbc.api.APIDriver)
   
5. Click "Finish"

Connect to Vimeo Data in Google Data Fusion

With the JDBC Driver uploaded, you are ready to work with live Vimeo data in Google Data Fusion Pipelines.

1. Navigate to the Pipeline Studio to create a new Pipeline
2. From the "Source" options, click "Database" to add a source for the JDBC Driver
3. Click "Properties" on the Database source to edit the properties

   NOTE: To use the JDBC Driver in Google Data Fusion, you will need a license (full or trial) and a Runtime Key (RTK). For more information on obtaining this license (or a trial), contact our sales team.

   • Set the Label
   • Set Reference Name to a value for any future references (i.e.: cdata-api)
   • Set Plugin Type to "jdbc"
   • Set Connection String to the JDBC URL for Vimeo. For example:
     
     jdbc:api:RTK=5246...;Profile=C:\profiles\Vimeo.apip;ProfileSettings='APIKey=your_personal_access_token';

     Vimeo is a professional video hosting platform. The Vimeo API uses personal access tokens (bearer tokens) to enable secure access to video metadata, user information, channels, groups, categories, and related resources.

     Using API Key Authentication

     To authenticate to the Vimeo API, you will need to provide a personal access token. To obtain your access token:

     1. Log in to your Vimeo account at https://vimeo.com
     2. Navigate to https://developer.vimeo.com/apps
     3. Create a new app or select an existing app
     4. Under "Personal Access Tokens", click "Generate" to create a new token
     5. Select the required scopes: public and private for read access
     6. Copy the generated token

     After obtaining your access token, set the following connection properties:

     • AuthScheme: Set this to APIKey.
     • APIKey: Set this to your Vimeo personal access token.

     Example connection string

     Profile=C:\profiles\Vimeo.apip;ProfileSettings='APIKey=your_personal_access_token';
     

     Built-in Connection String Designer

     For assistance in constructing the JDBC URL, use the connection string designer built into the Vimeo 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.

     
   • Set Import Query to a SQL query that will extract the data you want from Vimeo, i.e.:
     SELECT * FROM Videos
   
4. From the "Sink" tab, click to add a destination sink (we use Google BigQuery in this example)
5. Click "Properties" on the BigQuery sink to edit the properties
   • Set the Label
   • Set Reference Name to a value like api-bigquery
   • Set Project ID to a specific Google BigQuery Project ID (or leave as the default, "auto-detect")
   • Set Dataset to a specific Google BigQuery dataset
   • Set Table to the name of the table you wish to insert Vimeo data into
   

With the Source and Sink configured, you are ready to pipe Vimeo data into Google BigQuery. Save and deploy the pipeline. When you run the pipeline, Google Data Fusion will request live data from Vimeo and import it into Google BigQuery.

While this is a simple pipeline, you can create more complex Vimeo pipelines with transforms, analytics, conditions, and more. Download a free, 30-day trial of the CData API Driver for JDBC and start working with your live Vimeo data in Google Data Fusion today.