MySQL Integration Guides and Tutorials

Jerod Johnson
Director, Technology Evangelism

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

CData Software's connectivity tools enable users to connect directly to live MySQL 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 MySQL data.

Integration Use-Cases

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

Business Intelligence & Analytics

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

ETL & Replication

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

Data Virtualization

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

Software Development

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

Data Management

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

Workflow Automation

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

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