How to Query PayPal Data in MySQL Workbench

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

Connect to PayPal 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.

The provider surfaces tables from two PayPal APIs. The APIs use different authentication methods.

• The REST API uses the OAuth standard. To authenticate to the REST API, set the OAuthClientId, OAuthClientSecret, and CallbackURL properties.
• The Classic API requires Signature API credentials. To authenticate to the Classic API, obtain an API username, password, and signature.

See the "Getting Started" chapter of the help documentation for a guide to obtaining the necessary API credentials.

To select the API you want to work with, you can set the Schema property to REST or SOAP. By default the SOAP schema will be used.

For testing purposes you can set UseSandbox to true and use sandbox credentials.

Configure the SQL Gateway

See the SQL Gateway Overview to set up connectivity to PayPal 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 PayPal from MySQL Workbench

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

Connect to PayPal through the SQL Gateway

1. In MySQL Workbench, click to add a new MySQL connection.
2. Name the connection (CData SQL Gateway for PayPal).
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 PayPal Data

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

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