Query Zoho Creator Data as a MySQL Database in Node.js

You can use CData Connect Server to query Zoho Creator data through a MySQL interface. Follow the procedure below to create a virtual database for Zoho Creator in Connect Server and start querying using Node.js.

CData Connect Server provides a pure MySQL, cloud-to-cloud interface for Zoho Creator, allowing you to easily query live Zoho Creator data in Node.js — without replicating the data to a natively supported database. As you query data in Node.js, CData Connect Server pushes all supported SQL operations (filters, JOINs, etc) directly to Zoho Creator, leveraging server-side processing to quickly return Zoho Creator data.

Create a Virtual MySQL Database for Zoho Creator Data

CData Connect Server uses a straightforward, point-and-click interface to connect to data sources and generate APIs.

1. Login to Connect Server and click Databases.
2. Select "Zoho Creator" from Available Data Sources.
3. Enter the necessary authentication properties to connect to Zoho Creator.

   The connector is already registered with Zoho Creator as an OAuth application.

   If you would prefer to use your own custom OAuth app, see the Help documentation.

4. Click Test Database.
5. Click Privileges -> Add and add the new user (or an existing user) with the appropriate permissions.

With the virtual database created, you are ready to connect to Zoho Creator data from any MySQL client.

Query Zoho Creator from Node.js

The following example shows how to define a connection and execute queries to Zoho Creator with the MySQL module. You will need the following information:

• Host name, or address, and port: The address of your instance of the Connect Server (myinstance.cdatacloud.net) and the port (3306)
• Username and password: The username and password of a user you authorized on Connect Server
• Database name: The database you configured for Zoho Creator (zohocreatordb)

Connect to Zoho Creator data and start executing queries with the code below:

var mysql      = require('mysql');
var fs         = require('fs');
var connection = mysql.createConnection({
  host     : 'myinstance.cdatacloud.net',
  database : 'zohocreatordb',
  port	   : '3306',
  user     : 'admin',
  password : 'password',
  ssl      : {
    ca : fs.readFileSync('C:/certs/myCA.pem')
  }
});
connection.connect();
connection.query('SELECT * FROM Leave_Types', function(err, rows, fields) {
  if (err) throw err;
  console.log(rows);
});

connection.end();