Salesforce Integration Guides and Tutorials

Jerod Johnson
Jerod Johnson
Director, Technology Evangelism
A list of guides and tutorials for connecting to and working with live Salesforce data.

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

Integration Use-Cases

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Artificial Intelligence


ProductTechnologyArticle Title
AgnoConnect AIUse Agno to Talk to Your Salesforce Data
Sourcegraph AmpConnect AIHow to Connect to Live Salesforce Data from Sourcegraph Amp
AntigravityConnect AIIntegrate Google's Antigravity Agent with Live Salesforce Data
Boomi AgentStudioConnect AIIntegrating Boomi AgentStudio with Salesforce Data
ChatGPTConnect AIConnect Salesforce Data to ChatGPT
Claude Agent SDKConnect AIHow to Connect to Live Salesforce Data from Claude Agent SDK
Claude CodeConnect AIHow to Query Live Salesforce in Claude Code
Claude.aiConnect AIUse Claude.ai to Talk to Your Salesforce Data
ClineConnect AIIntegrate Cline with Live Salesforce Data
MS Copilot StudioConnect AIConnect Salesforce Data to Microsoft Copilot Studio
crewAIConnect AIHow to Connect to Live Salesforce Data from crewAI Agents
CursorConnect AIIntegrate Cursor with Live Salesforce Data
Databricks Agent BricksConnect AIUse Databricks Agent Bricks to Talk to Salesforce Data
DataikuConnect AIIntegrating Dataiku with Salesforce Data
DifyConnect AIIntegrate Dify with Live Salesforce Data via CData Connect AI
ElevenLabsConnect AIBuild Voice Agents in ElevenLabs with Access to Live Salesforce Data
EmergentConnect AIAccess Live Salesforce Data in Emergent
FlowiseConnect AIHow to Connect Flowise AI Agents to Live Salesforce Data
Azure AI FoundryConnect AIUse Azure AI Foundry to Talk to Your Salesforce Data
Gemini EnterpriseConnect AIHow to Connect to Live Salesforce Data from Gemini Enterprise
Gemini (CLI)Connect AIHow to Connect to Live Salesforce Data from Gemini CLI
GenSparkConnect AIConnecting GenSpark with Salesforce Data
Google ADKConnect AIHow to Connect to Live Salesforce Data from Google ADK Agents
Google Vertex AIConnect AIIntegrate Google Vertex AI Agents with Live Salesforce Data
GooseConnect AIIntegrate Goose with Live Salesforce Data via CData Connect AI
GrokConnect AIUse Grok to Talk to Your Salesforce Data
GumloopConnect AIIntegrating Gumloop with Salesforce Data
IBM watsonx OrchestrateConnect AIBuild AI Agents with Salesforce Data in IBM watsonx Orchestrate
LangchainConnect AIIntegrating LangChain with Salesforce Data
LangGraphConnect AIIntegrating LangGraph with Salesforce Data
LibreChatConnect AIIntegrate LibreChat with Live Salesforce Data
LlamaIndexConnect AIIntegrating LlamaIndex with Salesforce Data
Manus AIConnect AIUse Manus AI to Talk to Your Salesforce Data
MastraConnect AIConnecting Mastra with Salesforce Data
Mistral (Le Chat)Connect AIConnect Salesforce Data to Mistral
MoonlitConnect AIConnecting Moonlit Workflow with Salesforce Data
n8nConnect AIBuild Salesforce-Connected Workflows and AI Agents in n8n
OpenAI SDK (Python)Connect AIHow to Connect to Live Salesforce Data from OpenAI Python Applications
OpenCodeConnect AIIntegrate OpenCode with Live Salesforce Data via CData Connect AI
Open WebUIConnect AIIntegrate Open WebUI with Live Salesforce Data
Relevance AIConnect AIBuild Agents in Relevance AI with Access to Live Salesforce Data
Roo CodeConnect AIAccess Live Salesforce Data in Roo Code
Theia IDEConnect AIIntegrate Theia IDE with Live Salesforce Data
WindsurfConnect AIIntegrate Live Salesforce Data in the Windsurf IDE
ZedConnect AIQuery Live Salesforce Data in Zed Editor
Python MCP ServerPythonConnect Salesforce to AI Assistants With the CData Python MCP Server

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Business Intelligence & Analytics


ProductTechnologyArticle Title
LINQPadADO.NETWorking with Salesforce in LINQPad
TIBCO SpotfireADO.NETVisualize Salesforce in TIBCO Spotfire through ADO.NET
Microsoft SSASADO.NETBuild an OLAP Cube in SSAS from Salesforce
Azure Analysis ServicesConnect AIModel Salesforce Data Using Azure Analysis Services
ACL AnalyticsConnect AIConnect to Salesforce Data in ACL Analytics
Alteryx DesignerConnect AIWork with Live Salesforce Data in Alteryx Designer (Connect AI)
Cognos Analytics (On-Prem)Connect AIAnalyze Salesforce Data in Cognos Analytics
SAP Crystal ReportsConnect AIPublish Reports with Salesforce in Crystal Reports (Connect AI)
GeckoboardConnect AICreate Dashboards and Visualize Live Salesforce Data in Geckoboard
Looker StudioConnect AICreate Reports from Salesforce Data in Looker Studio
GrafanaConnect AICreate Salesforce-Connected Dashboards in Grafana
Infragistics RevealConnect AIAnalyze Salesforce Data in Infragistics Reveal
KlipfolioConnect AICreate Salesforce-Connected Visualizations in Klipfolio
LookerConnect AIAnalyze Salesforce Data in Looker
MetabaseConnect AICreate Interactive Salesforce-Connected Metabase Dashboards
MicroStrategyConnect AIConnect to Live Salesforce Data in MicroStrategy through Connect AI
Mode AnalyticsConnect AICreate Salesforce-Connected Visualizations in Mode
Power PivotConnect AIAccess Salesforce Data in Microsoft Power Pivot
Power QueryConnect AIAccess Salesforce Data in Microsoft Power Query
Power BI ServiceConnect AIVisualize Live Salesforce Data in the Power BI Service
Qlik CloudConnect AICreate Apps from Salesforce Data in Qlik Sense Cloud
Amazon QuickSightConnect AIBuild Interactive Dashboards from Salesforce Data in Amazon QuickSight
RedashConnect AIQuery, Visualize, and Share live Salesforce Data in Redash
SAP Analytics CloudConnect AIAnalyze Salesforce Data in SAP Analytics Cloud
Amazon SageMakerConnect AIIntegrate Live Salesforce data into Amazon SageMaker Canvas
SAS ViyaConnect AIAnalyze Live Salesforce Data in SAS Viya
TableauConnect AIVisualize Salesforce in Tableau Desktop (Connect AI)
Tableau CloudConnect AIBuild Salesforce Visualizations in Tableau Cloud
ThoughtSpotConnect AIModel, Search, and Visualize Live Salesforce Data in ThoughtSpot
Zoho AnalyticsConnect AICreate Salesforce-Connected Dashboards in Zoho Analytics
Aqua Data StudioJDBCConnect to Salesforce in Aqua Data Studio
AWS DatabricksJDBCProcess & Analyze Salesforce Data in Databricks (AWS)
BirstJDBCBuild Visualizations of Salesforce in Birst
BIRTJDBCDesign BIRT Reports on Salesforce
SAP Crystal ReportsJDBCPublish Reports with Salesforce in Crystal Reports (JDBC)
FineReportJDBCFeed Salesforce into FineReport
JasperServerJDBCCreate Salesforce Reports on JasperReports Server
Jaspersoft BI SuiteJDBCConnect to Salesforce in Jaspersoft Studio
JReport DesignerJDBCIntegrate with Salesforce in JReport Designer
KNIMEJDBCEnable the Salesforce JDBC Driver in KNIME
Microstrategy DesktopJDBCUse the CData JDBC Driver for Salesforce in MicroStrategy Desktop
Microstrategy WebJDBCUse the CData JDBC Driver for Salesforce in MicroStrategy Web
MicroStrategyJDBCUse the CData JDBC Driver for Salesforce in MicroStrategy
OBIEEJDBCSalesforce Reporting in OBIEE with the Salesforce JDBC Driver
Pentaho Report DesignerJDBCIntegrate Salesforce in the Pentaho Report Designer
RJDBCAnalyze Salesforce in R (JDBC)
RapidMinerJDBCConnect to Salesforce in RapidMiner
SAP Business ObjectsJDBCCreate an SAP BusinessObjects Universe on the CData JDBC Driver for Salesforce
SisenseJDBCVisualize Live Salesforce in Sisense
Spago BIJDBCConnect to Salesforce in SpagoBI
TIBCO Spotfire ServerJDBCOperational Reporting on Salesforce from Spotfire Server
Alteryx DesignerODBCPrepare, Blend, and Analyze Salesforce in Alteryx Designer (ODBC)
Clear AnalyticsODBCBuild Charts with Salesforce in Clear Analytics
IBM Cognos BIODBCCreate Data Visualizations in Cognos BI with Salesforce
DBxtraODBCBuild Dashboards with Salesforce in DBxtra
DomoODBCCreate Datasets from Salesforce in Domo Workbench
Dundas BIODBCBuild Dashboards with Salesforce in Dundas BI
QlikViewODBCConnect to and Query Salesforce in QlikView over ODBC
RODBCAnalyze Salesforce in R (ODBC)
SAS JMPODBCUse the CData ODBC Driver for Salesforce in SAS JMP
SASODBCUse the CData ODBC Driver for Salesforce in SAS for Real-Time Reporting and Analytics
VisioODBCLink Visio Shapes to Salesforce
Power BI DesktopPower BIAuthor Power BI Reports on Real-Time Salesforce
pandasPythonUse pandas to Visualize Salesforce in Python
Microsoft Excel for the WebConnect SpreadsheetsAccess Live Salesforce Data in Excel for the Web
Microsoft ExcelConnect SpreadsheetsAccess Live Salesforce Data in Excel Desktop
Google SheetsConnect SpreadsheetsAccess Live Salesforce Data in Google Sheets
TableauTableauVisualize Salesforce in Tableau Desktop
Tableau ServerTableauPublish Salesforce-Connected Dashboards in Tableau Server

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ETL & Replication


ProductTechnologyArticle Title
Azure Data FactoryConnect AIImport Salesforce Data Using Azure Data Factory
AirbyteConnect AIConnect to Salesforce Data in Airbyte ELT Pipelines
Google Data FusionConnect AIBuild Pipelines with Live Salesforce Data in Google Cloud Data Fusion (CData Connect AI)
AWS GlueConnect AIBuild ETL Jobs with Salesforce Data in AWS Glue Jobs
SQL Server Linked ServerConnect AIConnect to Salesforce Data as a SQL Server Linked Server
petl (Python)Connect AIHow to Build an ETL App for Salesforce Data in Python with petl
Microsoft Power AutomateConnect AIBuild Salesforce-Connected Automated Tasks with Power Automate (Desktop)
SnapLogicConnect AIIntegration with Salesforce Data in SnapLogic (Connect AI)
WorkatoConnect AIBuild Automated Workflows with Live Salesforce Data in Workato
ZapierConnect AIBuild Automated Salesforce-Connected Workflows in Zapier
Microsoft ExcelExcelTransfer Data from Excel to Salesforce
Apache AirflowJDBCBridge Salesforce Connectivity with Apache Airflow
Apache CamelJDBCIntegrate with Salesforce using Apache Camel
Apache NiFi Batch OperationsJDBCPerform Batch Operations with Salesforce Data in Apache NiFi
Apache NiFiJDBCBridge Salesforce Connectivity with Apache NiFi
CloverDXJDBCConnect to Salesforce in CloverDX (formerly CloverETL)
ETL ValidatorJDBCHow to Work with Salesforce in ETL Validator
Google Data FusionJDBCBuild Salesforce-Connected ETL Processes in Google Data Fusion
HULFT IntegrateJDBCConnect to Salesforce in HULFT Integrate
Informatica CloudJDBCIntegrate Salesforce in Your Informatica Cloud Instance
Informatica PowerCenterJDBCCreate Informatica Mappings From/To a JDBC Data Source for Salesforce
Jaspersoft ETLJDBCConnect to Salesforce in Jaspersoft Studio
Oracle Data IntegratorJDBCETL Salesforce in Oracle Data Integrator
Pentaho Data IntegrationJDBCIntegrate Salesforce in Pentaho Data Integration
SnapLogicJDBCIntegrate Salesforce with External Services using SnapLogic (JDBC)
TalendJDBCConnect to Salesforce and Transfer Data in Talend
FoxProODBCWork with Salesforce in FoxPro
UiPath StudioODBCCreate an RPA Flow that Connects to Salesforce in UiPath Studio
petlPythonExtract, Transform, and Load Salesforce in Python
BIMLSSISUse Biml to Build SSIS Tasks to Replicate Salesforce to SQL Server
Google AlloyDBCData SyncAutomated Continuous Salesforce Replication to Google AlloyDB
Microsoft Azure TablesCData SyncAutomated Continuous Salesforce Replication to Azure SQL
Azure Data LakeCData SyncAutomated Continuous Salesforce Replication to Azure Data Lake
Azure SynapseCData SyncAutomated Continuous Salesforce Replication to Azure Synapse
Google BigQueryCData SyncAutomated Continuous Salesforce Replication to Google BigQuery
Apache CassandraCData SyncAutomated Continuous Salesforce Replication to Apache Cassandra
CouchbaseCData SyncAutomated Continuous Salesforce Replication to Couchbase
CSVCData SyncAutomated Continuous Salesforce Replication to Local Delimited Files
DatabricksCData SyncAutomated Continuous Salesforce Replication to Databricks
IBM DB2CData SyncAutomated Continuous Salesforce Replication to IBM DB2
Google Cloud SQLCData SyncAutomated Continuous Salesforce Replication to Google Cloud SQL
Apache KafkaCData SyncAutomated Continuous Salesforce Replication to Apache Kafka
MongoDBCData SyncAutomated Continuous Salesforce Replication to MongoDB
MySQLCData SyncAutomated Continuous Salesforce Replication to MySQL
Microsoft OneLakeCData SyncAutomated Continuous Salesforce Replication to Microsoft OneLake (Fabric)
Oracle DatabaseCData SyncAutomated Continuous Salesforce Replication to Oracle
PostgreSQLCData SyncAutomated Continuous Salesforce Replication to PostgreSQL
Amazon RedshiftCData SyncAutomated Continuous Salesforce Replication to Amazon Redshift
Amazon S3CData SyncAutomated Continuous Salesforce Replication to Amazon S3
SAP HANACData SyncAutomated Continuous Salesforce Replication to SAP HANA
SingleStoreCData SyncAutomated Continuous Salesforce Replication to SingleStore
SnowflakeCData SyncAutomated Continuous Salesforce Replication to Snowflake
SQLiteCData SyncAutomated Continuous Salesforce Replication to SQLite
SQL ServerCData SyncAutomated Continuous Salesforce Replication to SQL Server
VerticaCData SyncAutomated Continuous Salesforce Replication to a Vertica Database

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Software Development


ProductTechnologyArticle Title
.NET ChartsADO.NETDataBind Charts to Salesforce
EF - Code FirstADO.NETAccess Salesforce with Entity Framework 6
DevExpressADO.NETDataBind Salesforce to the DevExpress Data Grid
EF - LINQADO.NETLINQ to Salesforce
EF - MVCADO.NETBuild MVC Applications with Connectivity to Salesforce
PowerBuilderADO.NETConnect to Salesforce from PowerBuilder
Google Apps ScriptConnect AIConnect to Salesforce Data in Google Apps Script
AppSheetConnect AICreate Salesforce-Connected Business Apps in AppSheet
AppsmithConnect AICreate Salesforce-Connected Applications in Appsmith
AxiosConnect AIBuild Salesforce-Connected Web Apps with Axios and CData Connect AI
Bubble.ioConnect AIBuild Salesforce-Connected Apps in Bubble
ChoreoConnect AIBuild Custom Apps on Salesforce Data in Choreo
Dash (Python)Connect AIUse Dash to Build Web Apps on Live Salesforce Data
JitterbitConnect AIIntegrate with Live Salesforce Data in Jitterbit
MendixConnect AIBuild Salesforce-Connected Apps in Mendix (Connect AI)
NodeJSConnect AIQuery Salesforce Data in Node.js (via Connect AI)
OutSystemsConnect AICreate Salesforce-Connected Enterprise Applications in OutSystems
pandas (Python)Connect AIHow to Visualize Salesforce Data in Python with pandas
Microsoft Power AppsConnect AIIntegrate Live Salesforce Data into Custom Business Apps Built in Power Apps
PythonConnect AIGetting Started with the CData Connect AI Python SDK for Salesforce
RetoolConnect AIBuild Salesforce-Connected Apps in Retool
RunMyProcessConnect AIConnect to Salesforce Data in RunMyProcess
UnqorkConnect AICreate Salesforce-Connected Applications in Unqork
Apache SparkJDBCWork with Salesforce in Apache Spark Using SQL
AWS LambdaJDBCAccess Live Salesforce Data in AWS Lambda
ColdFusionJDBCQuery Salesforce in ColdFusion Using JDBC
Filemaker Pro (on Mac)JDBCBidirectional Access to Salesforce from FileMaker Pro (on Mac)
HibernateJDBCObject-Relational Mapping (ORM) with Salesforce Entities in Java
IntelliJJDBCConnect to Salesforce in IntelliJ
JBossJDBCConnect to Salesforce from a Connection Pool in JBoss
JDBIJDBCCreate a Data Access Object for Salesforce using JDBI
JetBrains RubyMineJDBCIntegrate Salesforce with JetBrains RubyMine
JRubyJDBCConnect to Salesforce in JRuby
MendixJDBCBuild Salesforce-Connected Apps in Mendix (JDBC)
RunMyProcess DSECJDBCConnect to Salesforce in DigitalSuite Studio through RunMyProcess DSEC
ServoyJDBCBuild Salesforce-Connected Apps in Servoy
Spring BootJDBCAccess Live Salesforce Data in Spring Boot Apps
TomcatJDBCConfigure the CData JDBC Driver for Salesforce in a Connection Pool in Tomcat
WebLogicJDBCConnect to Salesforce from a Connection Pool in WebLogic
.NET QueryBuilderODBCRapidly Develop Salesforce-Driven Apps with Active Query Builder
ColdFusionODBCQuery Salesforce in ColdFusion Using ODBC
C++BuilderODBCDataBind Controls to Salesforce Data in C++Builder
DelphiODBCDataBind Controls to Salesforce Data in Delphi
Filemaker ProODBCBidirectional Access to Salesforce from FileMaker Pro
GoODBCWrite a Simple Go Application to work with Salesforce on Linux
Lazarus IDEODBCEasily Integrate Salesforce Data in Lazarus Pascal IDE
NodeJSODBCQuery Salesforce through ODBC in Node.js
PHPODBCNatively Connect to Salesforce in PHP
PyCharmODBCUsing the CData ODBC Driver for Salesforce in PyCharm
PythonODBCConnect to Salesforce in Python on Linux/UNIX
VCL App (RAD Studio)ODBCBuild a Simple VCL Application for Salesforce
RubyODBCConnect to Salesforce in Ruby
DashPythonUse Dash & Python to Build Web Apps on Salesforce
SQLAlchemyPythonUse SQLAlchemy ORMs to Access Salesforce in Python

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