Access Microsoft Ads Data in Mule Applications Using the CData JDBC Driver

The CData JDBC Driver for Microsoft Ads connects Microsoft Ads data to Mule applications enabling read , write, update, and delete functionality with familiar SQL queries. The JDBC Driver allows users to easily create Mule applications to backup, transform, report, and analyze Microsoft Ads data.

This article demonstrates how to use the CData JDBC Driver for Microsoft Ads inside of a Mule project to create a Web interface for Microsoft Ads data. The application created allows you to request Microsoft Ads data using an HTTP request and have the results returned as JSON. The exact same procedure outlined below can be used with any CData JDBC Driver to create a Web interface for the hundreds of available data sources.

1. Create a new Mule Project in Anypoint Studio.
2. Add an HTTP Connector to the Message Flow.
3. Configure the address for the HTTP Connector.
4. Add a Database Select Connector to the same flow, after the HTTP Connector.
5. Create a new Connection (or edit an existing one) and configure the properties.
   • Set Connection to "Generic Connection"
   • Select the CData JDBC Driver JAR file in the Required Libraries section (e.g. cdata.jdbc.microsoftads.jar).
   • Set the URL to the connection string for Microsoft Ads

     The Microsoft Ads APIs use the OAuth 2 standard. To authenticate, you will need valid Microsoft Ads OAuth credentials and obtain a developer token. See the Getting Started section in the Microsoft Ads data provider help documentation for an authentication guide.

     Built-in Connection String Designer

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

     
     		java -jar cdata.jdbc.microsoftads.jar
     		

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

   • Set the Driver class name to cdata.jdbc.microsoftads.MicrosoftAdsDriver.
   • Click Test Connection.
6. Set the SQL Query Text to a SQL query to request Microsoft Ads data. For example:

   SELECT Id, Name FROM AdGroups

   
7. Add a Transform Message Component to the flow.
8. Set the Output script to the following to convert the payload to JSON:

   %dw 2.0
   output application/json
   ---
   payload
           

   
9. To view your Microsoft Ads data, navigate to the address you configured for the HTTP Connector (localhost:8081 by default): http://localhost:8081. The Microsoft Ads data is available as JSON in your Web browser and any other tools capable of consuming JSON endpoints.

At this point, you have a simple Web interface for working with Microsoft Ads data (as JSON data) in custom apps and a wide variety of BI, reporting, and ETL tools. Download a free, 30 day trial of the JDBC Driver for Microsoft Ads and see the CData difference in your Mule Applications today.