Connecting to API

Establishing a Connection shows how to authenticate to API and configure any necessary connection properties. You can also configure provider capabilities through the available Connection properties, from data modeling to firewall traversal. The Advanced Settings section shows how to set up more advanced configurations and troubleshoot connection errors.

Connecting from Visual Studio

The CData ADO.NET Provider for API provides a seamless integration with Microsoft Visual Studio. The provider is registered as an ADO.NET provider with Visual Studio, allowing for integration with visual designer tools, Server Explorer, and ADO.NET data source configuration wizards.

Visual Studio Version Support

The CData ADO.NET Provider for API supports Visual Studio versions 2012 and above.

.NET Version Support

The CData ADO.NET Provider for API supports .NET Framework 4.0 and above as well as .NET Standard 2.0.

API Version Support

The provider models local XML/JSON files and remote REST service APIs as read/write tables. In addition to processing XML or JSON data, the provider also abstracts authentication, HTTP, and SSL/TLS: The major authentication schemes are supported, including HTTP Basic, Digest, and NTLM. The provider also facilitates connecting to data sources that use the OAuth authentication standard.

See Also

See the following for information about creating connections, building models, and creating real-time reports:

• See Using ADO.NET to create ADO.NET connection objects from code.
• See Using Entity Framework to build an EF model based on the API connection.
• See Using SSRS to connect to API and create real-time reports.
• See Using DbProviderFactory to connect to API from generic ADO.NET code.