How to connect to LinkedIn Ads Data from IntelliJ

The CData JDBC Driver for LinkedIn Ads enables you to access LinkedIn Ads as a JDBC data source, providing integration with rapid development tools in IDEs. This article shows how to use the data source configuration wizard to connect to LinkedIn Ads data in IntelliJ.

Create a JBDC Data Source for LinkedIn Ads

Follow the steps below to add the driver JAR and define connection properties required to connect to LinkedIn Ads data.

1. In the Data Sources window, right-click and then click Add Data Source -> DB Data Source.

2. In the Data Source Properties dialog that appears, the following properties are required:

   • JDBC Driver Files: Click the button next to this menu to add the JDBC Driver file cdata.jdbc.linkedinads.jar, located in the installation directory.
   • JDBC Driver Class: In this menu, select cdata.jdbc.linkedinads.LinkedInAdsDriver from the list.

   • Database URL: Enter the connection URL in the JDBC URL property. The URL must start with jdbc:linkedinads: and includes connection properties separated with semicolons.

     LinkedIn Ads uses the OAuth authentication standard. OAuth requires the authenticating user to interact with LinkedIn using the browser. See the OAuth section in the Help documentation for a guide.

     Built-in Connection String Designer

     For assistance in constructing the JDBC URL, use the connection string designer built into the LinkedIn Ads JDBC Driver. Either double-click the JAR file or execute the jar file from the command-line.

     java -jar cdata.jdbc.linkedinads.jar
     

     Fill in the connection properties and copy the connection string to the clipboard.

     👁 Using the built-in connection string designer to generate a JDBC URL (Salesforce is shown.)
     

     A typical JDBC URL is the following:

     jdbc:linkedinads:OAuthClientId=MyOAuthClientId;OAuthClientSecret=MyOAuthClientSecret;CallbackURL=http://localhost:portNumber;InitiateOAuth=GETANDREFRESH;

Edit and Save LinkedIn Ads Data

To discover schema information, right-click the data source you just created and click Refresh Tables. To query a table, right-click it and then click Open Tables Editor.