Integrate Snapchat Ads Data into Power Automate Desktop using CData Connect

Jerod Johnson
Director, Technology Evangelism

CData Connect for Snapchat Ads Data enables you to integrate Snapchat Ads data into workflows built using Microsoft Power Automate Desktop.

CData Connect enables you to access live Snapchat Ads data in workflow automation tools like Power Automate. This article shows how to integrate Snapchat Ads data into a simple workflow, saving Snapchat Ads data into a CSV file.

CData Connect provides a live interface for Snapchat Ads, allowing you to integrate with live Snapchat Ads data in Power Automate — without replicating the data. Connect uses optimized data processing out of the box to push all supported SQL operations (filters, JOINs, etc) directly to Snapchat Ads, leveraging server-side processing to quickly return Snapchat Ads data.

Configure Snapchat Ads Connectivity for Power Automate

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

Log into Connect AI, click Sources, and then click Add Connection

👁 Adding a Connection

Select "Snapchat Ads" from the Add Connection panel

👁 Selecting a data source

Enter the necessary authentication properties to connect to Snapchat Ads.
Create an OAuth application to connect to Snapchat Ads. See the online Help documentation for an authentication guide.

Additionally, you can optionally set AccountId to provide a default Account ID (meaning it won't need to be manually provided in the WHERE clause). If the AccountId is not specified, the first account in the Accounts view is used.
👁 Configuring a connection (Salesforce is shown)
Click Save & Test
Navigate to the Permissions tab in the Add Snapchat Ads Connection page and update the User-based permissions. 👁 Updating permissions

Add a Personal Access Token

When connecting to Connect AI through the REST API, the OData API, or the Virtual SQL Server, a Personal Access Token (PAT) is used to authenticate the connection to Connect AI. It is best practice to create a separate PAT for each service to maintain granularity of access.

Click on the Gear icon () at the top right of the Connect AI app to open the settings page.
On the Settings page, go to the Access Tokens section and click Create PAT.
Give the PAT a name and click Create. 👁 Creating a new PAT
The personal access token is only visible at creation, so be sure to copy it and store it securely for future use.

With the connection configured and a PAT generated, you are ready to connect to Snapchat Ads data from Power Automate Desktop.

Integrate Snapchat Ads Data into Power Automate Workflows

After configuring CData Connect with Snapchat Ads, you are ready to integrate Snapchat Ads data into your Power Automate workflows. Open Microsoft Power Automate, add a new flow, and name the flow.

👁 A new flow in Power Automate

In the flow editor, you can add the options to connect to Snapchat Ads, query Snapchat Ads using SQL, and write the query results to a CSV document.

Add an Open SQL Connection Action

Add an "Open SQL connection" action (Action -> Database) and click the option to build the Connection string. In the Data Link Properties wizard:

On the Provider tab: select Microsoft OLE DB Driver for SQL Server
On the Connection tab:
1. Select or enter a server name: set to tds.cdata.com,14333
2. Enter information to lag onto the server: select "Use a specific username and password"
  - Set User name to your CData Connect AI user name (e.g. [email protected])
  - Set Password to your PAT
  - Select the database: use the database configured above (e.g. SnapchatAds1)
Click "Test Connection" to ensure the connection is configured properly
Click "OK" 👁 A configured connection to CData Connect

After building the connection string in the Data Link Properties wizard, save the action.

👁 A configured 'Open SQL connection' action

Add an Execute SQL Statement Action

Add an "Execute SQL statement" action (Action -> Database) and configure the properties.

Get connection by: SQL connection variable
SQL connection: %SQLConnection% (the variable from the "Open SQL connection" action above)
SQL statement: SELECT * FROM Campaigns

After configuring the properties, save the action.

👁 A configured 'Execute SQL statement' action

Add a Write to CSV File Action

Add a "Write to CSV file" action (Action -> File) and configure the properties.

Variable to write to: %QueryResult% (the variable from the "Execute SQL statement" action above)
File path: set to a file on disk
Configure Advanced settings as needed.

After configuring the properties, save the action.

👁 A configured 'Write to CSV file' action

Add a Close SQL Connection Action

Add a "Close SQL connection" action (Action -> Database) and configure the properties.

SQL Connection: %SQLConnection% (the variable from the "Open SQL connection" action above)

After configuring the properties, save the action.

👁 A configured 'Close SQL connection' action

Save & Run the Flow

Once you have configured all the options for the flow, click the disk icon to save the flow. Click the play icon to run the flow.

👁 A fully configured workflow

Now you have a workflow to save Snapchat Ads data into a CSV file.

👁 Application data in a CSV file (Salesforce is shown)

With CData Connect AI, you get live connectivity to Snapchat Ads data within your Microsoft Power Automate workflows.

SQL Access to Snapchat Ads Data from Cloud Applications

Now you have a direct connection to live Snapchat Ads data from Power Automate tasks. You can create more connections and workflows to drive business — all without replicating Snapchat Ads data.

To get SQL data access to hundreds of SaaS, Big Data, and NoSQL sources directly from your cloud applications, sign up for a free trial of CData Connect AI.

URL: https://www.cdata.com/kb/tech/snapchatads-cloud-power-automate-desktop.rst