MySQL Integration Guides and Tutorials

Jerod Johnson
Director, Technology Evangelism

A list of guides and tutorials for connecting to and working with live MySQL data.

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

Integration Use-Cases

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Artificial Intelligence - agents, chatbots, and workflows (Claude, ChatGPT, n8n, crewAI, etc.)
Business Intelligence & Analytics - charting, reports, and more (Tableau, Power BI, Amazon QuickSight, etc.)
ETL & Replication - moving and replicating data (CData Sync, AWS Glue, Oracle Data Integrator, etc.)
Data Virtualization - retrieving and manipulating data (DbVisualizer, SQL Server PolyBase, etc.)
Software Development - developing custom applications (.NET, AngularJS, Ruby, Python, etc.)
Data Management - managing data (DBArtisan, RazorSQL, SQuirreL, etc.)
Workflow Automation - building automated workflows (SSIS, Power Automate, etc.)

Artificial Intelligence

Product	Technology	Article Title
Agentforce	Connect AI	Connecting Agentforce with MySQL Data
Azure AI Foundry	Connect AI	Use Azure AI Foundry to Talk to Your MySQL Data
Boomi AgentStudio	Connect AI	Integrating Boomi AgentStudio with MySQL Data
ChatGPT	Connect AI	Connect MySQL Data to ChatGPT
Claude Desktop	MCP Server	How to Query Live MySQL Data in Claude Desktop
Claude Code	Connect AI	How to Query Live MySQL in Claude Code
Claude.ai	Connect AI	Use Claude.ai to Talk to Your MySQL Data
Cline (VS Code)	MCP Server	How to Access Live MySQL Data in Visual Studio Code via Cline
crewAI	Connect AI	How to Connect to Live MySQL Data from crewAI Agents
Cursor	Connect AI	Integrate Cursor with Live MySQL Data
Databricks Agent Bricks	Connect AI	Use Databricks Agent Bricks to Talk to MySQL Data
Dataiku	Connect AI	Integrating Dataiku with MySQL Data
Flowise	Connect AI	How to Connect Flowise AI Agents to Live MySQL Data
Gemini (CLI)	Connect AI	How to Connect to Live MySQL Data from Gemini CLI
Gemini Enterprise	Connect AI	How to Connect to Live MySQL Data from Gemini Enterprise
Google ADK	Connect AI	How to Connect to Live MySQL Data from Google ADK Agents
Google Vertex AI	Connect AI	Integrate Google Vertex AI Agents with Live MySQL Data
Gumloop	Connect AI	Integrating Gumloop with MySQL Data
IBM watsonx Orchestrate	Connect AI	Build AI Agents with MySQL Data in IBM watsonx Orchestrate
Langchain	Connect AI	Integrating LangChain with MySQL Data
LangGraph	Connect AI	Integrating LangGraph with MySQL Data
Mastra	Connect AI	Connecting Mastra with MySQL Data
Mistral (Le Chat)	Connect AI	Connect MySQL Data to Mistral
MS Copilot Studio	Connect AI	Connect MySQL Data to Microsoft Copilot Studio
n8n	Connect AI	Build MySQL-Connected Workflows and AI Agents in n8n
OpenAI SDK (Python)	Connect AI	How to Connect to Live MySQL Data from OpenAI Python Applications
Python MCP Server	Python	Connect MySQL to AI Assistants With the CData Python MCP Server
Relevance AI	Connect AI	Build Agents in Relevance AI with Access to Live MySQL Data
Sourcegraph Amp	Connect AI	How to Connect to Live MySQL Data from Sourcegraph Amp

Business Intelligence & Analytics

Product	Technology	Article Title
Alteryx Designer	ODBC	Prepare, Blend, and Analyze MySQL in Alteryx Designer (ODBC)
Alteryx Designer	Connect AI	Work with Live MySQL Data in Alteryx Designer (Connect AI)
Amazon QuickSight	Connect AI	Build Interactive Dashboards from MySQL Data in Amazon QuickSight
Amazon SageMaker	Connect AI	Integrate Live MySQL data into Amazon SageMaker Canvas
Aqua Data Studio	JDBC	Connect to MySQL in Aqua Data Studio
AWS Databricks	JDBC	Process & Analyze MySQL Data in Databricks (AWS)
Azure Analysis Services	Connect AI	Model MySQL Data Using Azure Analysis Services
Birst	JDBC	Build Visualizations of MySQL in Birst
BIRT	JDBC	Design BIRT Reports on MySQL
Clear Analytics	ODBC	Build Charts with MySQL in Clear Analytics
Cognos Analytics (On-Prem)	Connect AI	Analyze MySQL Data in Cognos Analytics
DBxtra	ODBC	Build Dashboards with MySQL in DBxtra
Domo	ODBC	Create Datasets from MySQL in Domo Workbench
Dundas BI	ODBC	Build Dashboards with MySQL in Dundas BI
FineReport	JDBC	Feed MySQL into FineReport
Gecokboard	Connect AI	Create Dashboards and Visualize Live MySQL Data in Geckoboard
Google Sheets	Connect Spreadsheets	Access Live MySQL Data in Google Sheets
Grafana	Connect AI	Create MySQL-Connected Dashboards in Grafana
IBM Cognos BI	ODBC	Create Data Visualizations in Cognos BI with MySQL
Infragistics Reveal	Connect AI	Analyze MySQL Data in Infragistics Reval
JasperServer	JDBC	Create MySQL Reports on JasperReports Server
Jaspersoft BI Suite	JDBC	Connect to MySQL in Jaspersoft Studio
JReport Designer	JDBC	Integrate with MySQL in JReport Designer
Klipfolio	Connect AI	Create MySQL-Connected Visualizations in Klipfolio
KNIME	JDBC	Enable the MySQL JDBC Driver in KNIME
LINQPad	ADO.NET	Working with MySQL in LINQPad
Looker	Connect AI	Analyze MySQL Data in Looker
Looker Studio	Connect AI	Create Reports from MySQL Data in Looker Studio
Metabase	Connect AI	Create Interactive MySQL-Connected Metabase Dashboards
Microsoft Excel	Connect Spreadsheets	Access Live MySQL Data in Excel Desktop
Microsoft Excel for the Web	Connect Spreadsheets	Access Live MySQL Data in Excel for the Web
Microsoft SSAS	ADO.NET	Build an OLAP Cube in SSAS from MySQL
MicroStrategy	Connect AI	Connect to Live MySQL Data in MicroStrategy through Connect AI
MicroStrategy	JDBC	Use the CData JDBC Driver for MySQL in MicroStrategy
Microstrategy Desktop	JDBC	Use the CData JDBC Driver for MySQL in MicroStrategy Desktop
Microstrategy Web	JDBC	Use the CData JDBC Driver for MySQL in MicroStrategy Web
Mode Analytics	Connect AI	Create MySQL-Connected Visualizations in Mode
OBIEE	JDBC	MySQL Reporting in OBIEE with the MySQL JDBC Driver
pandas	Python	Use pandas to Visualize MySQL in Python
Pentaho Report Designer	JDBC	Integrate MySQL in the Pentaho Report Designer
Power BI Desktop	Power BI	Author Power BI Reports on Real-Time MySQL
Power BI Service	Connect AI	Visualize Live MySQL Data in the Power BI Service
Power Pivot	Connect AI	Access MySQL Data in Microsoft Power Pivot
Power Query	Connect AI	Access MySQL Data in Microsoft Power Query
Qlik Cloud	Connect AI	Create Apps from MySQL Data in Qlik Sense Cloud
QlikView	ODBC	Connect to and Query MySQL in QlikView over ODBC
R	JDBC	Analyze MySQL in R (JDBC)
R	ODBC	Analyze MySQL in R (ODBC)
RapidMiner	JDBC	Connect to MySQL in RapidMiner
Redash	Connect AI	Query, Visualize, and Share live MySQL Data in Redash
SAP Analytics Cloud	Connect AI	Analyze MySQL Data in SAP Analytics Cloud
SAP Business Objects	JDBC	Create an SAP BusinessObjects Universe on the CData JDBC Driver for MySQL
SAP Crystal Reports	JDBC	Publish Reports with MySQL in Crystal Reports (JDBC)
SAP Crystal Reports	Connect AI	Publish Reports with MySQL in Crystal Reports (Connect AI)
SAS	ODBC	Use the CData ODBC Driver for MySQL in SAS for Real-Time Reporting and Analytics
SAS JMP	ODBC	Use the CData ODBC Driver for MySQL in SAS JMP
SAS Viya	Connect AI	Analyze Live MySQL Data in SAS Viya
Sisense	JDBC	Visualize Live MySQL in Sisense
Spago BI	JDBC	Connect to MySQL in SpagoBI
Tableau	Tableau	Visualize MySQL in Tableau Desktop
Tableau	Connect AI	Visualize MySQL in Tableau Desktop (Connect AI)
Tableau Cloud	Connect AI	Build MySQL Visualizations in Tableau Cloud
Tableau Server	Tableau	Publish MySQL-Connected Dashboards in Tableau Server
ThoughtSpot	Connect AI	Model, Search, and Visualize Live MySQL Data in ThoughtSpot
TIBCO Spotfire	ADO.NET	Visualize MySQL in TIBCO Spotfire through ADO.NET
TIBCO Spotfire Server	JDBC	Operational Reporting on MySQL from Spotfire Server
Visio	ODBC	Link Visio Shapes to MySQL
Zoho Analytics	Connect AI	Create MySQL-Connected Dashboards in Zoho Analytics

ETL & Replication

Product	Technology	Article Title
Airbyte	Connect AI	Connect to MySQL Data in Airbyte ELT Pipelines
Amazon Redshift	CData Sync	Automated Continuous MySQL Replication to Amazon Redshift
Amazon S3	CData Sync	Automated Continuous MySQL Replication to Amazon S3
Apache Airflow	JDBC	Bridge MySQL Connectivity with Apache Airflow
Apache Camel	JDBC	Integrate with MySQL using Apache Camel
Apache Cassandra	CData Sync	Automated Continuous MySQL Replication to Apache Cassandra
Apache Kafka	CData Sync	Automated Continuous MySQL Replication to Apache Kafka
Apache NiFi	JDBC	Bridge MySQL Connectivity with Apache NiFi
Apache NiFi Batch Operations	JDBC	Perform Batch Operations with MySQL Data in Apache NiFi
AWS Glue	Connect AI	Build ETL Jobs with MySQL Data in AWS Glue Jobs
Azure Data Factory	Connect AI	Import MySQL Data Using Azure Data Factory
Azure Data Lake	CData Sync	Automated Continuous MySQL Replication to Azure Data Lake
Azure Synapse	CData Sync	Automated Continuous MySQL Replication to Azure Synapse
BIML	SSIS	Use Biml to Build SSIS Tasks to Replicate MySQL to SQL Server
CloverDX	JDBC	Connect to MySQL in CloverDX (formerly CloverETL)
Couchbase	CData Sync	Automated Continuous MySQL Replication to Couchbase
CSV	CData Sync	Automated Continuous MySQL Replication to Local Delimited Files
Databricks	CData Sync	Automated Continuous MySQL Replication to Databricks
ETL Validator	JDBC	How to Work with MySQL in ETL Validator
FoxPro	ODBC	Work with MySQL in FoxPro
Google AlloyDB	CData Sync	Automated Continuous MySQL Replication to Google AlloyDB
Google BigQuery	CData Sync	Automated Continuous MySQL Replication to Google BigQuery
Google Cloud SQL	CData Sync	Automated Continuous MySQL Replication to Google Cloud SQL
Google Data Fusion	JDBC	Build MySQL-Connected ETL Processes in Google Data Fusion
Google Data Fusion	Connect AI	Build Pipelines with Live MySQL Data in Google Cloud Data Fusion (CData Connect AI)
Heroku / Salesforce Connect	CData Sync	Replicate MySQL for Use in Salesforce Connect
HULFT Integrate	JDBC	Connect to MySQL in HULFT Integrate
IBM DB2	CData Sync	Automated Continuous MySQL Replication to IBM DB2
Informatica Cloud	JDBC	Integrate MySQL in Your Informatica Cloud Instance
Informatica PowerCenter	JDBC	Create Informatica Mappings From/To a JDBC Data Source for MySQL
Jaspersoft ETL	JDBC	Connect to MySQL in Jaspersoft Studio
Microsoft Access	CData Sync	Automated Continuous MySQL Replication to Microsoft Access
Microsoft Azure Tables	CData Sync	Automated Continuous MySQL Replication to Azure SQL
Microsoft Excel	Excel	Transfer Data from Excel to MySQL
Microsoft Power Automate	Connect AI	Build MySQL-Connected Automated Tasks with Power Automate (Desktop)
Microsoft OneLake	CData Sync	Automated Continuous MySQL Replication to Microsoft OneLake (Fabric}
MongoDB	CData Sync	Automated Continuous MySQL Replication to MongoDB
Oracle Data Integrator	JDBC	ETL MySQL in Oracle Data Integrator
Oracle Database	CData Sync	Automated Continuous MySQL Replication to Oracle
Pentaho Data Integration	JDBC	Integrate MySQL in Pentaho Data Integration
petl	Python	Extract, Transform, and Load MySQL in Python
PostgreSQL	CData Sync	Automated Continuous MySQL Replication to PostgreSQL
SAP HANA	CData Sync	Automated Continuous MySQL Replication to SAP HANA
SingleStore	CData Sync	Automated Continuous MySQL Replication to SingleStore
SnapLogic	JDBC	Integrate MySQL with External Services using SnapLogic (JDBC)
SnapLogic	Connect AI	Integration with MySQL Data in SnapLogic (Connect AI)
Snowflake	CData Sync	Automated Continuous MySQL Replication to Snowflake
SQL Server	CData Sync	Automated Continuous MySQL Replication to SQL Server
SQL Server Linked Server	Connect AI	Connect to MySQL Data as a SQL Server Linked Server
SQLite	CData Sync	Automated Continuous MySQL Replication to SQLite
Talend	JDBC	Connect to MySQL and Transfer Data in Talend
UiPath Studio	ODBC	Create an RPA Flow that Connects to MySQL in UiPath Studio
Vertica	CData Sync	Automated Continuous MySQL Replication to a Vertica Database
Workato	Connect AI	Build Automated Workflows with Live MySQL Data in Workato
Zapier	Connect AI	Build Automated MySQL-Connected Workflows in Zapier

Data Virtualization

Product	Technology	Article Title
Access Linked Tables	ODBC	Update MySQL with a Microsoft Access Linked Table
APOS Live Data Gateway	JDBC	Build Semantic Layer Views for MySQL (JDBC)
APOS Live Data Gateway	Connect AI	Build Semantic Layer Views for MySQL Data (Connect AI)
Denodo	JDBC	Create A Data Source for MySQL in Denodo Platform
Dremio	JDBC	Connect to MySQL as an External Source in Dremio
PostgreSQL FDW	JDBC	A PostgreSQL Interface for MySQL
Salesforce Connect	Connect AI	Edit and Search MySQL External Objects in Salesforce Connect
Salesforce External Services	Connect AI	Connect to MySQL through External Services in Salesforce
SQL Server Linked Servers	ODBC	Connect to MySQL as a Linked Server
SQL Server PolyBase	Connect AI	Connect to MySQL Data using PolyBase with Connect AI
TIBCO Data Virtualization	TIBCO DV	Access Live MySQL Data in TIBCO Data Virtualization

Software Development

Product	Technology	Article Title
AWS Lambda	JDBC	Access Live MySQL Data in AWS Lambda
Axios	Connect AI	Build MySQL-Connected Web Apps with Axios and CData Connect AI
.NET Charts	ADO.NET	DataBind Charts to MySQL
.NET QueryBuilder	ODBC	Rapidly Develop MySQL-Driven Apps with Active Query Builder
Apache Spark	JDBC	Work with MySQL in Apache Spark Using SQL
AppSheet	Connect AI	Create MySQL-Connected Business Apps in AppSheet
Bubble.io	Connect AI	Build MySQL-Connected Apps in Bubble
C++Builder	ODBC	DataBind Controls to MySQL Data in C++Builder
Choreo	Connect AI	Build Custom Apps on MySQL Data in Choreo
Claude Code	MCP Server	Build MySQL-Powered Applications in Claude Code with CData Code Assist MCP
ColdFusion	JDBC	Query MySQL in ColdFusion Using JDBC
ColdFusion	ODBC	Query MySQL in ColdFusion Using ODBC
Cursor	MCP Server	Build MySQL-Powered Applications in Cursor with CData Code Assist MCP
Dash	Python	Use Dash & Python to Build Web Apps on MySQL
Delphi	ODBC	DataBind Controls to MySQL Data in Delphi
DevExpress	ADO.NET	DataBind MySQL to the DevExpress Data Grid
EF - Code First	ADO.NET	Access MySQL with Entity Framework 6
EF - LINQ	ADO.NET	LINQ to MySQL
EF - MVC	ADO.NET	Build MVC Applications with Connectivity to MySQL
Filemaker Pro	ODBC	Bidirectional Access to MySQL from FileMaker Pro
Filemaker Pro (on Mac)	JDBC	Bidirectional Access to MySQL from FileMaker Pro (on Mac)
Gemini Code Assist	MCP Server	Build MySQL-Powered Applications in Gemini Code Assist with CData Code Assist MCP
GitHub Copilot	MCP Server	Build MySQL-Powered Applications in GitHub Copilot with CData Code Assist MCP
Go	ODBC	Write a Simple Go Application to work with MySQL on Linux
Google Apps Script	Connect AI	Connect to MySQL Data in Google Apps Script
Hibernate	JDBC	Object-Relational Mapping (ORM) with MySQL Entities in Java
IntelliJ	JDBC	Connect to MySQL in IntelliJ
JBoss	JDBC	Connect to MySQL from a Connection Pool in JBoss
JDBI	JDBC	Create a Data Access Object for MySQL using JDBI
JetBrains RubyMine	JDBC	Integrate MySQL with JetBrains RubyMine
Jitterbit	Connect AI	Integrate with Live MySQL Data in Jitterbit
JRuby	JDBC	Connect to MySQL in JRuby
Lazarus IDE	ODBC	Easily Integrate MySQL Data in Lazarus Pascal IDE
Mendix	Connect AI	Build MySQL-Connected Apps in Mendix (Connect AI)
Mendix	JDBC	Build MySQL-Connected Apps in Mendix (JDBC)
Microsoft Power Apps	Connect AI	Integrate Live MySQL Data into Custom Business Apps Built in Power Apps
OutSystems	Connect AI	Create MySQL-Connected Enterprise Applications in OutSystems
Perplexity Desktop	MCP Server	How to Query Live MySQL Data in Perplexity Desktop
PowerBuilder	ADO.NET	Connect to MySQL from PowerBuilder
PowerShell	PowerShell	Pipe MySQL to CSV in PowerShell
PyCharm	ODBC	Using the CData ODBC Driver for MySQL in PyCharm
Python	ODBC	Connect to MySQL in Python on Linux/UNIX
Retool	Connect AI	Build MySQL-Connected Apps in Retool
Ruby	ODBC	Connect to MySQL in Ruby
RunMyProcess	Connect AI	Connect to MySQL Data in RunMyProcess
RunMyProcess DSEC	JDBC	Connect to MySQL in DigitalSuite Studio through RunMyProcess DSEC
Servoy	JDBC	Build MySQL-Connected Apps in Servoy
Spring Boot	JDBC	Access Live MySQL Data in Spring Boot Apps
SQLAlchemy	Python	Use SQLAlchemy ORMs to Access MySQL in Python
Tomcat	JDBC	Configure the CData JDBC Driver for MySQL in a Connection Pool in Tomcat
Unqork	Connect AI	Create MySQL-Connected Applications in Unqork
VCL App (RAD Studio)	ODBC	Build a Simple VCL Application for MySQL
WebLogic	JDBC	Connect to MySQL from a Connection Pool in WebLogic

Data Management

Product	Technology	Article Title
Apache Solr	JDBC	Import MySQL Data into Apache Solr
Coginiti Pro	JDBC	Access Live MySQL Data in Coginiti Pro
DataGrip	JDBC	Qeury MySQL Data in DataGrip
DB Artisan	JDBC	Manage MySQL in DBArtisan as a JDBC Source
DB Artisan	ODBC	Connect to MySQL in DBArtisan
DBeaver	JDBC	Connect to MySQL in DBeaver
DbVisualizer	JDBC	Connect to MySQL in DBVisualizer
HeidiSQL	Connect AI	Connect to MySQL Data in HeidiSQL
Informatica Enterprise Data Catalog	JDBC	Add MySQL to Informatica Enterprise Data Catalog
QuerySurge	JDBC	Validate MySQL Data with QuerySurge
RazorSQL	JDBC	Connect to MySQL in RazorSQL
SQuirreL	JDBC	Connect to MySQL in Squirrel SQL Client

Workflow Automation

Product	Technology	Article Title
Blue Prism	ODBC	Integrate Live MySQL Data for Intelligent Robotic Process Automation
MuleSoft Anypoint	JDBC	Access MySQL in Anypoint Using SQL
Nintex Workflow Cloud	Connect AI	Build MySQL-Connected Workflows in Nintex
Power Automate	Connect AI	Integrate MySQL Data into Power Automate Automated Tasks
SSIS Export	SSIS	Export Data from SQL Server to MySQL through SSIS
SSIS Import	SSIS	Import MySQL Data into SQL Server using SSIS
SSIS Lookup	SSIS	Insert New or Update Existing MySQL Records from SQL Server

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