OData Integration Guides and Tutorials

Jerod Johnson
Director, Technology Evangelism

A list of guides and tutorials for connecting to and working with live OData services.

CData Software's connectivity tools enable users to connect directly to live OData services 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 OData services.

Integration Use-Cases

Click below to jump to articles related to specific integration use-case.

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

Business Intelligence & Analytics

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

ETL & Replication

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

Data Virtualization

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

Software Development

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

Data Management

Product	Technology	Article Title
Apache Solr	JDBC	Import OData Data into Apache Solr
Coginiti Pro	JDBC	Access Live OData Data in Coginiti Pro
DataGrip	JDBC	Qeury OData Data in DataGrip
HeidiSQL	Connect AI	Connect to OData Data in HeidiSQL
Informatica Enterprise Data Catalog	JDBC	Add OData to Informatica Enterprise Data Catalog
MySQL Workbench	ODBC	Query OData in MySQL Workbench (ODBC)
QuerySurge	JDBC	Validate OData Data with QuerySurge
RazorSQL	JDBC	Connect to OData in RazorSQL
SQuirreL	JDBC	Connect to OData in Squirrel SQL Client

Workflow Automation

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

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