How to Query Facebook Ads Data in MySQL Workbench

You can use the SQL Gateway from the ODBC Driver for Facebook Ads to query Facebook Ads data through a MySQL interface. Follow the procedure below to start the MySQL remoting service of the SQL Gateway and work with live Facebook Ads data in MySQL Workbench.

Connect to Facebook Ads Data

If you have not already done so, provide values for the required connection properties in the data source name (DSN). You can use the built-in Microsoft ODBC Data Source Administrator to configure the DSN. This is also the last step of the driver installation. See the "Getting Started" chapter in the help documentation for a guide to using the Microsoft ODBC Data Source Administrator to create and configure a DSN.

Most tables require user authentication as well as application authentication. Facebook uses the OAuth authentication standard. To authenticate to Facebook, you can use the embedded OAuthClientId, OAuthClientSecret, and CallbackURL or you can obtain your own by registering an app with Facebook.

See the Getting Started chapter of the help documentation for a guide to using OAuth.

Configure the SQL Gateway

See the SQL Gateway Overview to set up connectivity to Facebook Ads data as a virtual MySQL database. You will configure a MySQL remoting service that listens for MySQL requests from clients. The service can be configured in the SQL Gateway UI.

👁 Creating a MySQL Remoting Service in SQL Gateway (Salesforce is shown)

Query Facebook Ads from MySQL Workbench

The steps below outline connecting to the virtual Facebook Ads database created in the SQL Gateway from MySQL Workbench and issuing basic queries to work with live Facebook Ads data.

Connect to Facebook Ads through the SQL Gateway

1. In MySQL Workbench, click to add a new MySQL connection.
2. Name the connection (CData SQL Gateway for Facebook Ads).
3. Set the Hostname, Port, and Username parameters to connect to the SQL Gateway.
4. Click Store in Vault to set and store the password.
5. Click Test Connection to ensure the connection is configured properly and click OK.

NOTE: When we refer to Username and Password, we mean the credentials for the user(s) created for the SQL Gateway.

Query Facebook Ads Data

1. Open the connection you just created (CData SQL Gateway for Facebook Ads).
2. Click File -> New Query Tab.
3. Write a SQL query to retrieve Facebook Ads data, like SELECT * FROM `CData FacebookAds Sys`.AdAccounts;

With access to live Facebook Ads data from MySQL Workbench, you can easily work with Facebook Ads, just like you would a MySQL database. Get started now with a free, 30-day trial of the CData ODBC Driver for Facebook Ads and the CData SQL Gateway.