REST Integration Guides and Tutorials

Jerod Johnson
Director, Technology Evangelism

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

CData Software's connectivity tools enable users to connect directly to live REST 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 REST 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
Python MCP Server	Python	Connect REST to AI Assistants With the CData Python MCP Server

Business Intelligence & Analytics

Product	Technology	Article Title
LINQPad	ADO.NET	Working with REST in LINQPad
TIBCO Spotfire	ADO.NET	Visualize REST in TIBCO Spotfire through ADO.NET
Microsoft SSAS	ADO.NET	Build an OLAP Cube in SSAS from REST
Aqua Data Studio	JDBC	Connect to REST in Aqua Data Studio
AWS Databricks	JDBC	Process & Analyze REST Data in Databricks (AWS)
Birst	JDBC	Build Visualizations of REST in Birst
BIRT	JDBC	Design BIRT Reports on REST
SAP Crystal Reports	JDBC	Publish Reports with REST in Crystal Reports (JDBC)
FineReport	JDBC	Feed REST into FineReport
JasperServer	JDBC	Create REST Reports on JasperReports Server
Jaspersoft BI Suite	JDBC	Connect to REST in Jaspersoft Studio
JReport Designer	JDBC	Integrate with REST in JReport Designer
KNIME	JDBC	Enable the REST JDBC Driver in KNIME
Microstrategy Desktop	JDBC	Use the CData JDBC Driver for REST in MicroStrategy Desktop
Microstrategy Web	JDBC	Use the CData JDBC Driver for REST in MicroStrategy Web
MicroStrategy	JDBC	Use the CData JDBC Driver for REST in MicroStrategy
OBIEE	JDBC	REST Reporting in OBIEE with the REST JDBC Driver
Pentaho Report Designer	JDBC	Integrate REST in the Pentaho Report Designer
R	JDBC	Analyze REST in R (JDBC)
RapidMiner	JDBC	Connect to REST in RapidMiner
SAP Business Objects	JDBC	Create an SAP BusinessObjects Universe on the CData JDBC Driver for REST
Sisense	JDBC	Visualize Live REST in Sisense
Spago BI	JDBC	Connect to REST in SpagoBI
TIBCO Spotfire Server	JDBC	Operational Reporting on REST from Spotfire Server
Alteryx Designer	ODBC	Prepare, Blend, and Analyze REST in Alteryx Designer (ODBC)
Clear Analytics	ODBC	Build Charts with REST in Clear Analytics
IBM Cognos BI	ODBC	Create Data Visualizations in Cognos BI with REST
DBxtra	ODBC	Build Dashboards with REST in DBxtra
Domo	ODBC	Create Datasets from REST in Domo Workbench
Dundas BI	ODBC	Build Dashboards with REST in Dundas BI
QlikView	ODBC	Connect to and Query REST in QlikView over ODBC
R	ODBC	Analyze REST in R (ODBC)
SAS JMP	ODBC	Use the CData ODBC Driver for REST in SAS JMP
SAS	ODBC	Use the CData ODBC Driver for REST in SAS for Real-Time Reporting and Analytics
Visio	ODBC	Link Visio Shapes to REST
Power BI Desktop	Power BI	Author Power BI Reports on Real-Time REST
pandas	Python	Use pandas to Visualize REST in Python
Tableau	Tableau	Visualize REST in Tableau Desktop
Tableau Server	Tableau	Publish REST-Connected Dashboards in Tableau Server

ETL & Replication

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

Data Virtualization

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

Software Development

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

Data Management

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

Workflow Automation

Product	Technology	Article Title
MuleSoft Anypoint	JDBC	Access REST in Anypoint Using SQL
Blue Prism	ODBC	Integrate Live REST Data for Intelligent Robotic Process Automation
SSIS Export	SSIS	Export Data from SQL Server to REST through SSIS
SSIS Import	SSIS	Import REST Data into SQL Server using SSIS
SSIS Lookup	SSIS	Insert New or Update Existing REST Records from SQL Server

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