How to connect to Google Search Results from IntelliJ

The CData JDBC Driver for Google Search enables you to access Google Search 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 Google Search results in IntelliJ.

Create a JBDC Data Source for Google Search

Follow the steps below to add the driver JAR and define connection properties required to connect to Google Search results.

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.googlesearch.jar, located in the installation directory.
   • JDBC Driver Class: In this menu, select cdata.jdbc.googlesearch.GoogleSearchDriver from the list.

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

     To search with a Google custom search engine, you need to set the CustomSearchId and ApiKey connection properties.

     To obtain the CustomSearchId property, sign into Google Custom Search Engine and create a new search engine.

     To obtain the ApiKey property, you must enable the Custom Search API in the Google API Console.

     Built-in Connection String Designer

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

     java -jar cdata.jdbc.googlesearch.jar

     Fill in the connection properties and copy the connection string to the clipboard.

     A typical JDBC URL is the following:

     jdbc:googlesearch:CustomSearchId=def456;ApiKey=abc123;

Edit and Save Google Search Results

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.