How to connect to Productboard Data from IntelliJ

The CData JDBC Driver for Productboard enables you to access Productboard 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 Productboard data in IntelliJ.

Create a JBDC Data Source for Productboard

Follow the steps below to add the driver JAR and define connection properties required to connect to Productboard 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.api.jar, located in the installation directory.
   • JDBC Driver Class: In this menu, select cdata.jdbc.api.APIDriver from the list.

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

     Authentication

     To authenticate to ProductBoard, and connect to your own data or to allow other users to connect to their data, you can use API Key authentication.

     Using API Key Authentication

     To authenticate using an API Key, you need to obtain your API Key from your ProductBoard workspace settings.

     You can then connect by setting the AuthScheme to APIKey and providing your API key:

     • AuthScheme: Set this to APIKey.
     • APIKey: Set this to your API key from ProductBoard.

     Built-in Connection String Designer

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

     java -jar cdata.jdbc.api.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:api:Profile=C:\profiles\Productboard.apip;AuthScheme=APIKey;ProfileSettings='APIKey=your_api_key';

Edit and Save Productboard 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.