GraphQL Drivers & Connectors
for Data Integration

The GraphQL driver acts like a bridge that facilitates communication between various applications and GraphQL, allowing the application to read data as if it were a relational database. The GraphQL driver abstracts the complexities of GraphQL APIs, authentication methods, and data types, making it simple for any application to connect to GraphQL data in real-time via standard SQL queries.

Working with a GraphQL Driver is different than connecting with GraphQL through other means. GraphQL API integrations require technical experience from a software developer or IT resources. Additionally, due to the constant evolution of APIs and services, once you build your integration you have to constantly maintain GraphQL integration code moving forward.

By comparison, our GraphQL Drivers offer codeless access to live GraphQL data for both technical and non-technical users alike. Any user can install our drivers and begin working with live GraphQL data from any client application. Because our drivers conform to standard data interfaces like ODBC, JDBC, ADO.NET etc. they offer a consistent, maintenance-free interface to GraphQL data. We manage all of the complexities of GraphQL integration within each driver and deploy updated drivers as systems evolve so your applications continue to run seamlessly.

If you need truly zero-maintenance integration, check out connectivity to GraphQL via CData Connect Cloud. With Connect Cloud you can configure all of your data connectivity in one place and connect to GraphQL from any of the available Cloud Drivers and Client Applications. Connectivity to GraphQL is managed in the cloud, and you never have to worry about installing new drivers when GraphQL is updated.

Many organizations draw attention to their library of connectors. After all, data connectivity is a core capability needed for applications to maximize their business value. However, it is essential to understand exactly what you are getting when evaluating connectivity. Some vendors are happy to offer connectors that implement basic proof-of-concept level connectivity. These connectors may highlight the possibilities of working with GraphQL, but often only provide a fraction of capability. Finding real value from these connectors usually requires additional IT or development resources.

Unlike these POC-quality connectors, every CData GraphQL driver offers full-featured GraphQL data connectivity. The CData GraphQL drivers support extensive GraphQL integration, providing access to all of the GraphQL data and meta-data needed by enterprise integration or analytics projects. Each driver contains a powerful embedded SQL engine that offers applications easy and high-performance access to all GraphQL data. In addition, our drivers offer robust authentication and security capabilities, allowing users to connect securely across a wide range of enterprise configurations. Compare drivers and connectors to read more about some of the benefits of CData's driver connectivity.

With our drivers and connectors, every data source is essentially SQL-based. The CData GraphQL driver contains a full SQL-92 compliant engine that translates standard SQL queries into GraphQL API calls dynamically. Queries are parsed and optimized for each data source, pushing down as much of the request to GraphQL as possible. Any logic that can not be pushed to GraphQL is handled transparently client-side by the driver/connector engine. Ultimately, this means that GraphQL looks and acts exactly like a database to any client application or tool. Users can integrate live GraphQL connectivity with ANY software solution that can talk to a standard database.

Using the CData GraphQL drivers and connectors, GraphQL can be easily integrated with almost any application. Any software or technology that can integrate with a database or connect with standards-based drivers like ODBC, JDBC, ADO.NET, etc., can use our drivers for live GraphQL data connectivity. Explore some of the more popular GraphQL data integrations online.

Additionally, since GraphQL supported by CData Connect Cloud, we enable all kinds of new GraphQL cloud integrations.

GraphQL Analytics and GraphQL Cloud BI integration is universally supported for BI and data science. In addition, CData provides native client connectors for popular analytics applications like Power BI, Tableau, and Excel that simplify GraphQL data integration. Additionally, native Python connectors are widely available for data science and data engineering projects that integrate seamlessly with popular tools like Pandas, SQLAlchemy, Dash, and Petl.

GraphQL data integration is typically enabled with CData Sync, a robust any-to-any data pipeline solution that is easy to set up, runs everywhere, and offers comprehensive enterprise-class features for data engineering. CData Sync makes it easy to replicate GraphQL data any database or data warehouse, and maintain parity between systems with automated incremental GraphQL replication. In addition, our GraphQL drivers and connectors can be easily embedded into a wide range of data integration tools to augment existing solutions.

Absolutely. The best way to integrate GraphQL with Excel is by using the CData Connect Cloud Excel Add-In. The GraphQL Excel Add-In provides easy GraphQL integration directly from Microsoft Excel Desktop, Mac, or Web (Excel 365). Simply configure your connection to GraphQL from the easy-to-use cloud interface, and access GraphQL just like you would another native Excel data source.