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The CData ODBC Driver for Coinbase enables you to integrate Coinbase data into workflows built using Microsoft Power Automate Desktop.
The CData ODBC Driver for Coinbase enables you to access live Coinbase data in workflow automation tools like Power Automate. This article shows how to integrate Coinbase data into a simple workflow, moving Coinbase data into a CSV file.
Through optimized data processing, CData ODBC Drivers offer unmatched performance for interacting with live Coinbase data in Microsoft Power Automate. When you issue complex SQL queries from Power Automate to Coinbase, the driver pushes supported SQL operations, like filters and aggregations, directly to Coinbase and utilizes the embedded SQL engine to process unsupported operations client-side (e.g. SQL functions and JOIN operations).
Connect to Coinbase as an ODBC Data Source
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.
Start by setting the Profile connection property to the location of the Coinbase Profile on disk (e.g. C:\profiles\Coinbase.apip). Next, set the ProfileSettings connection property to the connection string for Coinbase (see below).
Coinbase API Profile Settings
Coinbase uses OAuth-based authentication.
First you need to register an OAuth app with Coinbase. This is done from your account under 'Settings' > 'API Access' > 'New OAuth2 Application'.
After setting the following connection properties, you are ready to connect:
- AuthScheme: Set this to OAuth.
- InitiateOAuth: Set this to GETANDREFRESH. You can use InitiateOAuth to manage the process to obtain the OAuthAccessToken.
- OAuthClientId: Set this to the ClientID that is specified in you app settings.
- OAuthClientSecret: Set this to the ClientSecret that is specified in you app settings.
- CallbackURL: Set this to the Redirect URI you specified in your app settings.
- InitiateOAuth: Set this to GETANDREFRESH. You can use InitiateOAuth to manage the process to obtain the OAuthAccessToken.
When you configure the DSN, you may also want to set the Max Rows connection property. This will limit the number of rows returned, which is especially helpful for improving performance when designing workflows.
Integrate Coinbase Data into Power Automate Workflows
After configuring the DSN for Coinbase, you are ready to integrate Coinbase data into your Power Automate workflows. Open Microsoft Power Automate, add a new flow, and name the flow.
![A new flow in Power Automate](../articles/odbc-power-automate-1.png)
In the flow editor, you can add the actions to connect to Coinbase, query Coinbase using SQL, and write the query results to a CSV document.
Add an Open SQL Connection Action
Add an "Open SQL connection" action (Actions -> Database) and configure the properties.
- Connection string: DSN=CData Coinbase Source
After configuring the action, click Save.
![A configured 'Open SQL connection' action](../articles/odbc-power-automate-2.png)
Add an Execute SQL Statement Action
Add an "Execute SQL statement" action (Actions -> 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 Deposits
After configuring the action, click Save.
![A configured 'Execute SQL statement' action](../articles/odbc-power-automate-3.png)
Add a Write to CSV File Action
Add a "Write to CSV file" action (Actions -> 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 action, click Save.
![A configured 'Write to CSV file' action](../articles/odbc-power-automate-4.png)
Add a Close SQL Connection Action
Add a "Close SQL connection" action (Actions -> Database) and configure the properties.
- SQL Connection: %SQLConnection% (the variable from the "Open SQL connection" action above)
After configuring the action, click Save.
![A configured 'Close SQL connection' action](../articles/odbc-power-automate-5.png)
Save & Run the Flow
Once you have configured all the actions for the flow, click the disk icon to save the flow. Click the play icon to run the flow.
![A fully configured workflow](../articles/odbc-power-automate-6.png)
Now you have a workflow to move Coinbase data into a CSV file.
![Application data in a CSV file (Salesforce is shown)](../articles/odbc-power-automate-7.png)
With the CData ODBC Driver for Coinbase, you get live connectivity to Coinbase data within your Microsoft Power Automate workflows.
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