macOS DSN Configuration

This section shows how to set up ODBC connectivity and configure DSNs on macOS.

Minimum macOS Version

The CData ODBC Driver for YouTube Analytics driver requires macOS Sierra (10.12) or above.

Licensing the Driver

In a terminal, run the following commands to license the driver. To activate a trial, omit the <key> input.

cd "/Applications/CData ODBC Driver for YouTube Analytics/bin"
sudo ./install-license.sh <key>

You'll be prompted for a name and password. These refer to your name and your machine's password.

Connecting to YouTube Analytics

Provide the following connection properties before adding the authentication properties.

ChannelId: Set to the Id of a YouTube channel. If not specified, data is returned for the authenticated user's channel.
ContentOwnerId: Set if you want to generate content owner reports.

Authenticating to YouTube Analytics

All connections to YouTube Analytics are authenticated using OAuth. The driver supports using user accounts, service accounts and GCP instance accounts for authentication.

User Accounts

AuthScheme must be set to OAuth in all of the user account flows. For desktop applications, the driver's embedded application is the simplest way to authenticate.

When the driver starts, it will open a browser and YouTube Analytics will request your login information. The driver will use the credentials you provide to access your YouTube Analytics data. These credentials will be saved and automatically refreshed as needed. For desktop applications, the driver's default application is the simplest way to authenticate.

Service Accounts

To authenticate using a service account, you must create a new service account and have a copy of the accounts certificate.

For a JSON file, you will need to set these properties:

AuthScheme: Required. Set this to OAuthJWT.
OAuthJWTCertType: Required. Set this to GOOGLEJSON.
OAuthJWTCert: Required. Set this to the path to the .json file provided by Google.
OAuthJWTSubject: Optional. Only set this value if the service account is part of a GSuite domain and you want to enable delegation. The value of this property should be the email address of the user whose data you want to access.

For a PFX file, you will need to set these properties instead:

AuthScheme: Required. Set this to OAuthJWT.
OAuthJWTCertType: Required. Set this to PFXFILE.
OAuthJWTCert: Required. Set this to the path to the .pfx file provided by Google.
OAuthJWTCertPassword: Optional. Set this to the .pfx file password. In most cases this will need to be provided since Google encrypts PFX certificates.
OAuthJWTCertSubject: Optional. Set this only if you are using a OAuthJWTCertType which stores multiple certificates. Should not be set for PFX certificates generated by Google.
OAuthJWTIssuer: Required. Set this to the email address of the service account. This address will usually include the domain iam.gserviceaccount.com.
OAuthJWTSubject: Optional. Only set this value if the service account is part of a GSuite domain and you want to enable delegation. The value of this property should be the email address of the user whose data you want to access.

If you do not already have a service account, you can create one by following the procedure in Creating a Custom AzureAD App.

GCP Instance Accounts

When running on a GCP virtual machine, the driver can authenticate using a service account tied to the virtual machine. To use this mode, set AuthScheme to GCPInstanceAccount.

Uninstalling the Driver

The easiest way to uninstall the driver is to open a terminal and run the included uninstall.sh script, located in the installation directory. For example:

cd "/Applications/CData ODBC Driver for YouTube Analytics"
sudo ./uninstall.sh

Note: The script needs to be run from the installation directory.