Connect to Perigon Data in DBArtisan

The CData ODBC Driver for Perigon seamlessly integrates Perigon data into database management tools like DBArtisan by enabling you to access Perigon data as a database. This article shows how to create an data source for Perigon in DBArtisan and execute queries. You can then edit data visually and execute standard SQL.

Integrate Perigon Data into DBArtisan Projects

If you have not already, first specify connection properties in an ODBC DSN (data source name). This is the last step of the driver installation. You can use the Microsoft ODBC Data Source Administrator to create and configure ODBC DSNs.

Using API Key Authentication

To use the Perigon API, you need to obtain an API key from your Perigon account. Navigate to the Perigon dashboard and generate an API key from your account settings.

After setting the following connection properties, you are ready to connect:

• AuthScheme: Set this to APIKey.
• APIKey: Set this to your Perigon API key.

Example connection string:

Profile=C:\profiles\Perigon.apip;AuthScheme=APIKey;ProfileSettings="APIKey=your_api_key"

Available Tables

The Perigon profile provides access to the following tables:

• Articles - News articles retrieved from the Perigon news intelligence API
• Headlines - Story clusters grouping related headline articles
• Sources - News sources tracked by the Perigon news intelligence API
• Journalists - Journalist profiles tracked by the Perigon news intelligence API

You can then follow the steps below to register Perigon data as a database instance in your project:

1. In DBArtisan, click Data Source -> Register Datasource.
2. Select Generic ODBC.
3. Enter a name for the data source and select the DSN. 👁 The DSN of the data source to be registered. (Salesforce is shown.)
   
4. Finish the wizard to connect to Perigon data. Perigon entities are displayed in the Datasource Explorer. 👁 The Datasource Explorer. (Salesforce is shown.)
   

You can now work with Perigon data as you work with any other database. See the driver help documentation for more information on the queries supported by the Perigon API.