Facebook Integration Guides and Tutorials

Jerod Johnson
Director, Technology Evangelism

A list of guides and tutorials for connecting to and working with live Facebook data.

CData Software's connectivity tools enable users to connect directly to live Facebook data data from widely-used BI, analytics, ETL, and custom applications, ensuring that our customers can access their data wherever they desire. Below, you'll find a collection of guides and tutorials on integrating with live Facebook data.

Integration Use-Cases

Click below to jump to articles related to specific integration use-case.

Artificial Intelligence - agents, chatbots, and workflows (Claude, ChatGPT, n8n, crewAI, etc.)
Business Intelligence & Analytics - charting, reports, and more (Tableau, Power BI, Amazon QuickSight, etc.)
ETL & Replication - moving and replicating data (CData Sync, AWS Glue, Oracle Data Integrator, etc.)
Data Virtualization - retrieving and manipulating data (DbVisualizer, SQL Server PolyBase, etc.)
Software Development - developing custom applications (.NET, AngularJS, Ruby, Python, etc.)
Data Management - managing data (DBArtisan, RazorSQL, SQuirreL, etc.)
Workflow Automation - building automated workflows (SSIS, Power Automate, etc.)

Artificial Intelligence

Product	Technology	Article Title
Agentforce	Connect AI	Connecting Agentforce with Facebook Data
Agno	Connect AI	Use Agno to Talk to Your Facebook Data
Sourcegraph Amp	Connect AI	How to Connect to Live Facebook Data from Sourcegraph Amp
Antigravity	Connect AI	Integrate Google's Antigravity Agent with Live Facebook Data
Boomi AgentStudio	Connect AI	Integrating Boomi AgentStudio with Facebook Data
ChatGPT	Connect AI	Connect Facebook Data to ChatGPT
Claude Agent SDK	Connect AI	How to Connect to Live Facebook Data from Claude Agent SDK
Claude Code	Connect AI	How to Query Live Facebook in Claude Code
Claude.ai	Connect AI	Use Claude.ai to Talk to Your Facebook Data
Cline	Connect AI	Integrate Cline with Live Facebook Data
MS Copilot Studio	Connect AI	Connect Facebook Data to Microsoft Copilot Studio
crewAI	Connect AI	How to Connect to Live Facebook Data from crewAI Agents
Cursor	Connect AI	Integrate Cursor with Live Facebook Data
Databricks Agent Bricks	Connect AI	Use Databricks Agent Bricks to Talk to Facebook Data
Dataiku	Connect AI	Integrating Dataiku with Facebook Data
Dify	Connect AI	Integrate Dify with Live Facebook Data via CData Connect AI
ElevenLabs	Connect AI	Build Voice Agents in ElevenLabs with Access to Live Facebook Data
Emergent	Connect AI	Access Live Facebook Data in Emergent
Flowise	Connect AI	How to Connect Flowise AI Agents to Live Facebook Data
Azure AI Foundry	Connect AI	Use Azure AI Foundry to Talk to Your Facebook Data
Gemini Enterprise	Connect AI	How to Connect to Live Facebook Data from Gemini Enterprise
Gemini (CLI)	Connect AI	How to Connect to Live Facebook Data from Gemini CLI
GenSpark	Connect AI	Connecting GenSpark with Facebook Data
Google ADK	Connect AI	How to Connect to Live Facebook Data from Google ADK Agents
Google Vertex AI	Connect AI	Integrate Google Vertex AI Agents with Live Facebook Data
Goose	Connect AI	Integrate Goose with Live Facebook Data via CData Connect AI
Grok	Connect AI	Use Grok to Talk to Your Facebook Data
Gumloop	Connect AI	Integrating Gumloop with Facebook Data
IBM watsonx Orchestrate	Connect AI	Build AI Agents with Facebook Data in IBM watsonx Orchestrate
Langchain	Connect AI	Integrating LangChain with Facebook Data
LangGraph	Connect AI	Integrating LangGraph with Facebook Data
LibreChat	Connect AI	Integrate LibreChat with Live Facebook Data
LlamaIndex	Connect AI	Integrating LlamaIndex with Facebook Data
Manus AI	Connect AI	Use Manus AI to Talk to Your Facebook Data
Mastra	Connect AI	Connecting Mastra with Facebook Data
Mistral (Le Chat)	Connect AI	Connect Facebook Data to Mistral
Moonlit	Connect AI	Connecting Moonlit Workflow with Facebook Data
n8n	Connect AI	Build Facebook-Connected Workflows and AI Agents in n8n
OpenAI SDK (Python)	Connect AI	How to Connect to Live Facebook Data from OpenAI Python Applications
OpenCode	Connect AI	Integrate OpenCode with Live Facebook Data via CData Connect AI
Open WebUI	Connect AI	Integrate Open WebUI with Live Facebook Data
Relevance AI	Connect AI	Build Agents in Relevance AI with Access to Live Facebook Data
Roo Code	Connect AI	Access Live Facebook Data in Roo Code
Theia IDE	Connect AI	Integrate Theia IDE with Live Facebook Data
Windsurf	Connect AI	Integrate Live Facebook Data in the Windsurf IDE
Zed	Connect AI	Query Live Facebook Data in Zed Editor
Python MCP Server	Python	Connect Facebook to AI Assistants With the CData Python MCP Server

Business Intelligence & Analytics

Product	Technology	Article Title
LINQPad	ADO.NET	Working with Facebook in LINQPad
TIBCO Spotfire	ADO.NET	Visualize Facebook in TIBCO Spotfire through ADO.NET
Microsoft SSAS	ADO.NET	Build an OLAP Cube in SSAS from Facebook
Azure Analysis Services	Connect AI	Model Facebook Data Using Azure Analysis Services
ACL Analytics	Connect AI	Connect to Facebook Data in ACL Analytics
Alteryx Designer	Connect AI	Work with Live Facebook Data in Alteryx Designer (Connect AI)
Cognos Analytics (On-Prem)	Connect AI	Analyze Facebook Data in Cognos Analytics
SAP Crystal Reports	Connect AI	Publish Reports with Facebook in Crystal Reports (Connect AI)
Geckoboard	Connect AI	Create Dashboards and Visualize Live Facebook Data in Geckoboard
Looker Studio	Connect AI	Create Reports from Facebook Data in Looker Studio
Grafana	Connect AI	Create Facebook-Connected Dashboards in Grafana
Infragistics Reveal	Connect AI	Analyze Facebook Data in Infragistics Reveal
Klipfolio	Connect AI	Create Facebook-Connected Visualizations in Klipfolio
Looker	Connect AI	Analyze Facebook Data in Looker
Metabase	Connect AI	Create Interactive Facebook-Connected Metabase Dashboards
MicroStrategy	Connect AI	Connect to Live Facebook Data in MicroStrategy through Connect AI
Mode Analytics	Connect AI	Create Facebook-Connected Visualizations in Mode
Power Pivot	Connect AI	Access Facebook Data in Microsoft Power Pivot
Power Query	Connect AI	Access Facebook Data in Microsoft Power Query
Power BI Service	Connect AI	Visualize Live Facebook Data in the Power BI Service
Qlik Cloud	Connect AI	Create Apps from Facebook Data in Qlik Sense Cloud
Amazon QuickSight	Connect AI	Build Interactive Dashboards from Facebook Data in Amazon QuickSight
Redash	Connect AI	Query, Visualize, and Share live Facebook Data in Redash
SAP Analytics Cloud	Connect AI	Analyze Facebook Data in SAP Analytics Cloud
Amazon SageMaker	Connect AI	Integrate Live Facebook data into Amazon SageMaker Canvas
SAS Viya	Connect AI	Analyze Live Facebook Data in SAS Viya
Tableau	Connect AI	Visualize Facebook in Tableau Desktop (Connect AI)
Tableau Cloud	Connect AI	Build Facebook Visualizations in Tableau Cloud
ThoughtSpot	Connect AI	Model, Search, and Visualize Live Facebook Data in ThoughtSpot
Zoho Analytics	Connect AI	Create Facebook-Connected Dashboards in Zoho Analytics
Aqua Data Studio	JDBC	Connect to Facebook in Aqua Data Studio
AWS Databricks	JDBC	Process & Analyze Facebook Data in Databricks (AWS)
Birst	JDBC	Build Visualizations of Facebook in Birst
BIRT	JDBC	Design BIRT Reports on Facebook
SAP Crystal Reports	JDBC	Publish Reports with Facebook in Crystal Reports (JDBC)
FineReport	JDBC	Feed Facebook into FineReport
JasperServer	JDBC	Create Facebook Reports on JasperReports Server
Jaspersoft BI Suite	JDBC	Connect to Facebook in Jaspersoft Studio
JReport Designer	JDBC	Integrate with Facebook in JReport Designer
KNIME	JDBC	Enable the Facebook JDBC Driver in KNIME
Microstrategy Desktop	JDBC	Use the CData JDBC Driver for Facebook in MicroStrategy Desktop
Microstrategy Web	JDBC	Use the CData JDBC Driver for Facebook in MicroStrategy Web
MicroStrategy	JDBC	Use the CData JDBC Driver for Facebook in MicroStrategy
OBIEE	JDBC	Facebook Reporting in OBIEE with the Facebook JDBC Driver
Pentaho Report Designer	JDBC	Integrate Facebook in the Pentaho Report Designer
R	JDBC	Analyze Facebook in R (JDBC)
RapidMiner	JDBC	Connect to Facebook in RapidMiner
SAP Business Objects	JDBC	Create an SAP BusinessObjects Universe on the CData JDBC Driver for Facebook
Sisense	JDBC	Visualize Live Facebook in Sisense
Spago BI	JDBC	Connect to Facebook in SpagoBI
TIBCO Spotfire Server	JDBC	Operational Reporting on Facebook from Spotfire Server
Alteryx Designer	ODBC	Prepare, Blend, and Analyze Facebook in Alteryx Designer (ODBC)
Clear Analytics	ODBC	Build Charts with Facebook in Clear Analytics
IBM Cognos BI	ODBC	Create Data Visualizations in Cognos BI with Facebook
DBxtra	ODBC	Build Dashboards with Facebook in DBxtra
Domo	ODBC	Create Datasets from Facebook in Domo Workbench
Dundas BI	ODBC	Build Dashboards with Facebook in Dundas BI
QlikView	ODBC	Connect to and Query Facebook in QlikView over ODBC
R	ODBC	Analyze Facebook in R (ODBC)
SAS JMP	ODBC	Use the CData ODBC Driver for Facebook in SAS JMP
SAS	ODBC	Use the CData ODBC Driver for Facebook in SAS for Real-Time Reporting and Analytics
Visio	ODBC	Link Visio Shapes to Facebook
Power BI Desktop	Power BI	Author Power BI Reports on Real-Time Facebook
pandas	Python	Use pandas to Visualize Facebook in Python
Microsoft Excel for the Web	Connect Spreadsheets	Access Live Facebook Data in Excel for the Web
Microsoft Excel	Connect Spreadsheets	Access Live Facebook Data in Excel Desktop
Google Sheets	Connect Spreadsheets	Access Live Facebook Data in Google Sheets
Tableau	Tableau	Visualize Facebook in Tableau Desktop
Tableau Server	Tableau	Publish Facebook-Connected Dashboards in Tableau Server

ETL & Replication

Product	Technology	Article Title
Azure Data Factory	Connect AI	Import Facebook Data Using Azure Data Factory
Airbyte	Connect AI	Connect to Facebook Data in Airbyte ELT Pipelines
Google Data Fusion	Connect AI	Build Pipelines with Live Facebook Data in Google Cloud Data Fusion (CData Connect AI)
AWS Glue	Connect AI	Build ETL Jobs with Facebook Data in AWS Glue Jobs
SQL Server Linked Server	Connect AI	Connect to Facebook Data as a SQL Server Linked Server
petl (Python)	Connect AI	How to Build an ETL App for Facebook Data in Python with petl
Microsoft Power Automate	Connect AI	Build Facebook-Connected Automated Tasks with Power Automate (Desktop)
SnapLogic	Connect AI	Integration with Facebook Data in SnapLogic (Connect AI)
Workato	Connect AI	Build Automated Workflows with Live Facebook Data in Workato
Zapier	Connect AI	Build Automated Facebook-Connected Workflows in Zapier
Microsoft Excel	Excel	Transfer Data from Excel to Facebook
Apache Airflow	JDBC	Bridge Facebook Connectivity with Apache Airflow
Apache Camel	JDBC	Integrate with Facebook using Apache Camel
Apache NiFi Batch Operations	JDBC	Perform Batch Operations with Facebook Data in Apache NiFi
Apache NiFi	JDBC	Bridge Facebook Connectivity with Apache NiFi
CloverDX	JDBC	Connect to Facebook in CloverDX (formerly CloverETL)
ETL Validator	JDBC	How to Work with Facebook in ETL Validator
Google Data Fusion	JDBC	Build Facebook-Connected ETL Processes in Google Data Fusion
HULFT Integrate	JDBC	Connect to Facebook in HULFT Integrate
Informatica Cloud	JDBC	Integrate Facebook in Your Informatica Cloud Instance
Informatica PowerCenter	JDBC	Create Informatica Mappings From/To a JDBC Data Source for Facebook
Jaspersoft ETL	JDBC	Connect to Facebook in Jaspersoft Studio
Oracle Data Integrator	JDBC	ETL Facebook in Oracle Data Integrator
Pentaho Data Integration	JDBC	Integrate Facebook in Pentaho Data Integration
SnapLogic	JDBC	Integrate Facebook with External Services using SnapLogic (JDBC)
Talend	JDBC	Connect to Facebook and Transfer Data in Talend
FoxPro	ODBC	Work with Facebook in FoxPro
UiPath Studio	ODBC	Create an RPA Flow that Connects to Facebook in UiPath Studio
petl	Python	Extract, Transform, and Load Facebook in Python
BIML	SSIS	Use Biml to Build SSIS Tasks to Replicate Facebook to SQL Server
Google AlloyDB	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Facebook Replication to Google AlloyDB
Microsoft Azure Tables	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Facebook Replication to Azure SQL
Azure Data Lake	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Facebook Replication to Azure Data Lake
Azure Synapse	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Facebook Replication to Azure Synapse
Google BigQuery	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Facebook Replication to Google BigQuery
Apache Cassandra	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Facebook Replication to Apache Cassandra
Couchbase	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Facebook Replication to Couchbase
CSV	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Facebook Replication to Local Delimited Files
Databricks	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Facebook Replication to Databricks
IBM DB2	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Facebook Replication to IBM DB2
Google Cloud SQL	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Facebook Replication to Google Cloud SQL
Heroku / Salesforce Connect	CData Sync	Replicate Facebook for Use in Salesforce Connect
Apache Kafka	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Facebook Replication to Apache Kafka
MongoDB	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Facebook Replication to MongoDB
MySQL	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Facebook Replication to MySQL
Microsoft OneLake	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Facebook Replication to Microsoft OneLake (Fabric)
Oracle Database	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Facebook Replication to Oracle
PostgreSQL	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Facebook Replication to PostgreSQL
Amazon Redshift	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Facebook Replication to Amazon Redshift
Amazon S3	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Facebook Replication to Amazon S3
SAP HANA	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Facebook Replication to SAP HANA
SingleStore	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Facebook Replication to SingleStore
Snowflake	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Facebook Replication to Snowflake
SQLite	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Facebook Replication to SQLite
SQL Server	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Facebook Replication to SQL Server
Vertica	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Facebook Replication to a Vertica Database

Data Virtualization

Product	Technology	Article Title
APOS Live Data Gateway	Connect AI	Build Semantic Layer Views for Facebook Data (Connect AI)
SQL Server PolyBase	Connect AI	Connect to Facebook Data using PolyBase with Connect AI
Salesforce Connect	Connect AI	Edit and Search Facebook External Objects in Salesforce Connect
Salesforce External Services	Connect AI	Connect to Facebook through External Services in Salesforce
APOS Live Data Gateway	JDBC	Build Semantic Layer Views for Facebook (JDBC)
Denodo	JDBC	Create A Data Source for Facebook in Denodo Platform
Dremio	JDBC	Connect to Facebook as an External Source in Dremio
PostgreSQL FDW	JDBC	A PostgreSQL Interface for Facebook
Access Linked Tables	ODBC	Update Facebook with a Microsoft Access Linked Table
SQL Server Linked Servers	ODBC	Connect to Facebook as a Linked Server
MySQL Federated Tables	ODBC	Connect to Facebook as Federated Tables in MySQL
Oracle Database	ODBC	Access Facebook as a Remote Oracle Database
SQL Server PolyBase	ODBC	Connect to Facebook as an External Data Source using PolyBase
TIBCO Data Virtualization	TIBCO DV	Access Live Facebook Data in TIBCO Data Virtualization

Software Development

Product	Technology	Article Title
.NET Charts	ADO.NET	DataBind Charts to Facebook
EF - Code First	ADO.NET	Access Facebook with Entity Framework 6
DevExpress	ADO.NET	DataBind Facebook to the DevExpress Data Grid
EF - LINQ	ADO.NET	LINQ to Facebook
EF - MVC	ADO.NET	Build MVC Applications with Connectivity to Facebook
PowerBuilder	ADO.NET	Connect to Facebook from PowerBuilder
Google Apps Script	Connect AI	Connect to Facebook Data in Google Apps Script
AppSheet	Connect AI	Create Facebook-Connected Business Apps in AppSheet
Appsmith	Connect AI	Create Facebook-Connected Applications in Appsmith
Axios	Connect AI	Build Facebook-Connected Web Apps with Axios and CData Connect AI
Bubble.io	Connect AI	Build Facebook-Connected Apps in Bubble
Choreo	Connect AI	Build Custom Apps on Facebook Data in Choreo
Dash (Python)	Connect AI	Use Dash to Build Web Apps on Live Facebook Data
Jitterbit	Connect AI	Integrate with Live Facebook Data in Jitterbit
Mendix	Connect AI	Build Facebook-Connected Apps in Mendix (Connect AI)
NodeJS	Connect AI	Query Facebook Data in Node.js (via Connect AI)
OutSystems	Connect AI	Create Facebook-Connected Enterprise Applications in OutSystems
pandas (Python)	Connect AI	How to Visualize Facebook Data in Python with pandas
Microsoft Power Apps	Connect AI	Integrate Live Facebook Data into Custom Business Apps Built in Power Apps
Python	Connect AI	Getting Started with the CData Connect AI Python SDK for Facebook
Retool	Connect AI	Build Facebook-Connected Apps in Retool
RunMyProcess	Connect AI	Connect to Facebook Data in RunMyProcess
Unqork	Connect AI	Create Facebook-Connected Applications in Unqork
Apache Spark	JDBC	Work with Facebook in Apache Spark Using SQL
AWS Lambda	JDBC	Access Live Facebook Data in AWS Lambda
ColdFusion	JDBC	Query Facebook in ColdFusion Using JDBC
Filemaker Pro (on Mac)	JDBC	Bidirectional Access to Facebook from FileMaker Pro (on Mac)
Hibernate	JDBC	Object-Relational Mapping (ORM) with Facebook Entities in Java
IntelliJ	JDBC	Connect to Facebook in IntelliJ
JBoss	JDBC	Connect to Facebook from a Connection Pool in JBoss
JDBI	JDBC	Create a Data Access Object for Facebook using JDBI
JetBrains RubyMine	JDBC	Integrate Facebook with JetBrains RubyMine
JRuby	JDBC	Connect to Facebook in JRuby
Mendix	JDBC	Build Facebook-Connected Apps in Mendix (JDBC)
RunMyProcess DSEC	JDBC	Connect to Facebook in DigitalSuite Studio through RunMyProcess DSEC
Servoy	JDBC	Build Facebook-Connected Apps in Servoy
Spring Boot	JDBC	Access Live Facebook Data in Spring Boot Apps
Tomcat	JDBC	Configure the CData JDBC Driver for Facebook in a Connection Pool in Tomcat
WebLogic	JDBC	Connect to Facebook from a Connection Pool in WebLogic
.NET QueryBuilder	ODBC	Rapidly Develop Facebook-Driven Apps with Active Query Builder
ColdFusion	ODBC	Query Facebook in ColdFusion Using ODBC
C++Builder	ODBC	DataBind Controls to Facebook Data in C++Builder
Delphi	ODBC	DataBind Controls to Facebook Data in Delphi
Filemaker Pro	ODBC	Bidirectional Access to Facebook from FileMaker Pro
Go	ODBC	Write a Simple Go Application to work with Facebook on Linux
Lazarus IDE	ODBC	Easily Integrate Facebook Data in Lazarus Pascal IDE
NodeJS	ODBC	Query Facebook through ODBC in Node.js
PHP	ODBC	Natively Connect to Facebook in PHP
PyCharm	ODBC	Using the CData ODBC Driver for Facebook in PyCharm
Python	ODBC	Connect to Facebook in Python on Linux/UNIX
VCL App (RAD Studio)	ODBC	Build a Simple VCL Application for Facebook
Ruby	ODBC	Connect to Facebook in Ruby
Dash	Python	Use Dash & Python to Build Web Apps on Facebook
SQLAlchemy	Python	Use SQLAlchemy ORMs to Access Facebook in Python

Data Management

Product	Technology	Article Title
HeidiSQL	Connect AI	Connect to Facebook Data in HeidiSQL
Apache Solr	JDBC	Import Facebook Data into Apache Solr
Coginiti Pro	JDBC	Access Live Facebook Data in Coginiti Pro
DataGrip	JDBC	Query Facebook Data in DataGrip
DB Artisan	JDBC	Manage Facebook in DBArtisan as a JDBC Source
DbVisualizer	JDBC	Connect to Facebook in DBVisualizer
DBeaver	JDBC	Connect to Facebook in DBeaver
Informatica Enterprise Data Catalog	JDBC	Add Facebook to Informatica Enterprise Data Catalog
QuerySurge	JDBC	Validate Facebook Data with QuerySurge
RazorSQL	JDBC	Connect to Facebook in RazorSQL
SQuirreL	JDBC	Connect to Facebook in Squirrel SQL Client
DB Artisan	ODBC	Connect to Facebook in DBArtisan
MySQL Workbench	ODBC	Query Facebook in MySQL Workbench (ODBC)

Workflow Automation

Product	Technology	Article Title
Nintex Workflow Cloud	Connect AI	Build Facebook-Connected Workflows in Nintex
Pipedream	Connect AI	Connecting Pipedream with Facebook Data via CData Connect AI
Power Automate	Connect AI	Integrate Facebook Data into Power Automate Automated Tasks
MuleSoft Anypoint	JDBC	Access Facebook in Anypoint Using SQL
Blue Prism	ODBC	Integrate Live Facebook Data for Intelligent Robotic Process Automation
SSIS Export	SSIS	Export Data from SQL Server to Facebook through SSIS
SSIS Import	SSIS	Import Facebook Data into SQL Server using SSIS
SSIS Lookup	SSIS	Insert New or Update Existing Facebook Records from SQL Server

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