Use the CData ODBC Driver for Databricks in Microsoft Power Query

Jerod Johnson
Director, Technology Evangelism

You can use the CData Databricks ODBC Driver with Microsoft Power Query. In this article, you will use the ODBC driver to import Databricks data into Microsoft Power Query.

The CData ODBC Driver for Databricks enables you to link to Databricks data in Microsoft Power Query, ensuring that you see any updates. This article details how to use the ODBC driver to import Databricks data into Microsoft Power Query.

About Databricks Data Integration

Accessing and integrating live data from Databricks has never been easier with CData. Customers rely on CData connectivity to:

Access all versions of Databricks from Runtime Versions 9.1 - 13.X to both the Pro and Classic Databricks SQL versions.
Leave Databricks in their preferred environment thanks to compatibility with any hosting solution.
Secure authenticate in a variety of ways, including personal access token, Azure Service Principal, and Azure AD.
Upload data to Databricks using Databricks File System, Azure Blog Storage, and AWS S3 Storage.

While many customers are using CData's solutions to migrate data from different systems into their Databricks data lakehouse, several customers use our live connectivity solutions to federate connectivity between their databases and Databricks. These customers are using SQL Server Linked Servers or Polybase to get live access to Databricks from within their existing RDBMs.

Read more about common Databricks use-cases and how CData's solutions help solve data problems in our blog: What is Databricks Used For? 6 Use Cases.

Getting Started

Connect to Databricks as an ODBC Data Source

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.

To connect to a Databricks cluster, set the properties as described below.

Note: The needed values can be found in your Databricks instance by navigating to Clusters, and selecting the desired cluster, and selecting the JDBC/ODBC tab under Advanced Options.

Server: Set to the Server Hostname of your Databricks cluster.
HTTPPath: Set to the HTTP Path of your Databricks cluster.
Token: Set to your personal access token (this value can be obtained by navigating to the User Settings page of your Databricks instance and selecting the Access Tokens tab).

Import Databricks Data

Follow the steps below to import Databricks data using standard SQL:

From the ribbon in Excel, click Power Query -> From Other Data Sources -> From ODBC.
Enter the ODBC connection string. Below is a connection string using the default DSN created when you install the driver:
```
Provider=MSDASQL.1;Persist Security Info=False;DSN=CData Databricks Source
```
Enter the SELECT statement to import data with. For example:
```
 SELECT City, CompanyName FROM Customers WHERE Country = 'US'
 
```
👁 The ODBC connection string and SELECT query. (Salesforce is shown.)
Enter credentials, if required, and click Connect. The results of the query are displayed in the Query Editor Preview. You can combine queries from other data sources or refine the data with Power Query formulas. To load the query to the worksheet, click the Close and Load button.
👁 Tables loaded in Power Query. (Salesforce is shown.)

Ready to get started?

Download a free trial of the Databricks ODBC Driver to get started:

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Databricks ODBC Driver

The Databricks ODBC Driver is a powerful tool that allows you to connect with live data from Databricks, directly from any applications that support ODBC connectivity.

Access Databricks data like you would a database - read, write, and update through a standard ODBC Driver interface.

URL: https://www.cdata.com/kb/tech/databricks-odbc-power-query.rst