Connect to Coinbase Data in DBArtisan

The CData ODBC Driver for Coinbase seamlessly integrates Coinbase data into database management tools like DBArtisan by enabling you to access Coinbase data as a database. This article shows how to create an data source for Coinbase in DBArtisan and execute queries. You can then edit data visually and execute standard SQL.

Integrate Coinbase Data into DBArtisan Projects

If you have not already, first specify connection properties in an ODBC DSN (data source name). This is the last step of the driver installation. You can use the Microsoft ODBC Data Source Administrator to create and configure ODBC DSNs.

Start by setting the Profile connection property to the location of the Coinbase Profile on disk (e.g. C:\profiles\Coinbase.apip). Next, set the ProfileSettings connection property to the connection string for Coinbase (see below).

Coinbase API Profile Settings

Coinbase uses OAuth-based authentication.

First you need to register an OAuth app with Coinbase. This is done from your account under 'Settings' > 'API Access' > 'New OAuth2 Application'.

After setting the following connection properties, you are ready to connect:

• AuthScheme: Set this to OAuth.
• InitiateOAuth: Set this to GETANDREFRESH. You can use InitiateOAuth to manage the process to obtain the OAuthAccessToken.
• OAuthClientId: Set this to the ClientID that is specified in you app settings.
• OAuthClientSecret: Set this to the ClientSecret that is specified in you app settings.
• CallbackURL: Set this to the Redirect URI you specified in your app settings.

You can then follow the steps below to register Coinbase data as a database instance in your project:

1. In DBArtisan, click Data Source -> Register Datasource.
2. Select Generic ODBC.
3. Enter a name for the data source and select the DSN. 👁 The DSN of the data source to be registered. (Salesforce is shown.)
   
4. Finish the wizard to connect to Coinbase data. Coinbase entities are displayed in the Datasource Explorer. 👁 The Datasource Explorer. (Salesforce is shown.)
   

You can now work with Coinbase data as you work with any other database. See the driver help documentation for more information on the queries supported by the Coinbase API.