Visualize Live SendGrid Data in Power BI (via CData Connect AI)

Power BI transforms your company's data into rich visuals for you to collect and organize so you can focus on what matters to you. When paired with CData Connect AI, you get access to SendGrid data for visualizations, dashboards, and more. This article shows how to use CData Connect to create a live connection to SendGrid, connect to SendGrid data from Power BI and then create reports on SendGrid data in Power BI.

Configure SendGrid Connectivity for Power BI

Connectivity to SendGrid from Power BI is made possible through CData Connect AI. To work with SendGrid data from Power BI, we start by creating and configuring a SendGrid connection.

1. Log into Connect AI, click Sources, and then click Add Connection
👁 Adding a Connection

2. Select "SendGrid" from the Add Connection panel
👁 Selecting a data source

3. Enter the necessary authentication properties to connect to SendGrid.

   To make use of all the available features, provide the User and Password connection properties.

   To connect with limited features, you can set the APIKey connection property instead. See the "Getting Started" chapter of the help documentation for a guide to obtaining the API key.

   👁 Configuring a connection (Salesforce is shown)
   
4. Click Save & Test
5. Navigate to the Permissions tab in the Add SendGrid Connection page and update the User-based permissions. 👁 Updating permissions
   

With the connection configured, you are ready to connect to SendGrid data from Power BI.

Query SendGrid Tables

Follow the steps below to build a query to pull SendGrid data into the report:

1. Open Power BI Desktop and click Get Data -> Online Services -> CData Connect AI and click "Connect"
2. Click "Sign in" and authenticate with your CData Connect AI account 👁 Authenticating with Connect AI
   
3. After signing in, click "Connect" 👁 Connecting to Connect AI
   
4. Select tables in the Navigator dialog 👁 The available tables. (Salesforce tables are shown)
   
5. Click Load to establish the connection to your SendGrid data from Power BI

Create SendGrid Data Visualizations

After connecting to the data into Power BI, you can create data visualizations in the Report view by dragging fields from the Fields pane onto the canvas. Select the dimensions and measures you wish to visualize along with the chart type.

Click Refresh to synchronize your report with any changes to the data.

Live Access to SendGrid Data from Data Applications

With CData Connect AI you have a direct connection to SendGrid data from Power BI. You can import more data, create new visualizations, build reports, and more — all without replicating SendGrid data.

To get SQL data access to hundreds of SaaS, Big Data, and NoSQL sources (including SendGrid) directly from your on-premise BI, reporting, ETL and other data applications, visit the CData Connect AI page and start a free trial.