BigQuery Integration Guides and Tutorials

Jerod Johnson
Director, Technology Evangelism

A list of guides and tutorials for connecting to and working with live BigQuery data.

CData Software's connectivity tools enable users to connect directly to live BigQuery data data from widely-used BI, analytics, ETL, and custom applications, ensuring that our customers can access their data wherever they desire. Below, you'll find a collection of guides and tutorials on integrating with live BigQuery data.

Integration Use-Cases

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Artificial Intelligence - agents, chatbots, and workflows (Claude, ChatGPT, n8n, crewAI, etc.)
Business Intelligence & Analytics - charting, reports, and more (Tableau, Power BI, Amazon QuickSight, etc.)
ETL & Replication - moving and replicating data (CData Sync, AWS Glue, Oracle Data Integrator, etc.)
Data Virtualization - retrieving and manipulating data (DbVisualizer, SQL Server PolyBase, etc.)
Software Development - developing custom applications (.NET, AngularJS, Ruby, Python, etc.)
Data Management - managing data (DBArtisan, RazorSQL, SQuirreL, etc.)
Workflow Automation - building automated workflows (SSIS, Power Automate, etc.)

Artificial Intelligence

Product	Technology	Article Title
Agentforce	Connect AI	Connecting Agentforce with BigQuery Data
Azure AI Foundry	Connect AI	Use Azure AI Foundry to Talk to Your BigQuery Data
Boomi AgentStudio	Connect AI	Integrating Boomi AgentStudio with BigQuery Data
ChatGPT	Connect AI	Connect BigQuery Data to ChatGPT
Claude Desktop	MCP Server	How to Query Live BigQuery Data in Claude Desktop
Claude Code	Connect AI	How to Query Live BigQuery in Claude Code
Claude.ai	Connect AI	Use Claude.ai to Talk to Your BigQuery Data
Cline (VS Code)	MCP Server	How to Access Live BigQuery Data in Visual Studio Code via Cline
crewAI	Connect AI	How to Connect to Live BigQuery Data from crewAI Agents
Cursor	Connect AI	Integrate Cursor with Live BigQuery Data
Databricks Agent Bricks	Connect AI	Use Databricks Agent Bricks to Talk to BigQuery Data
Dataiku	Connect AI	Integrating Dataiku with BigQuery Data
Flowise	Connect AI	How to Connect Flowise AI Agents to Live BigQuery Data
Gemini (CLI)	Connect AI	How to Connect to Live BigQuery Data from Gemini CLI
Gemini Enterprise	Connect AI	How to Connect to Live BigQuery Data from Gemini Enterprise
Google ADK	Connect AI	How to Connect to Live BigQuery Data from Google ADK Agents
Google Vertex AI	Connect AI	Integrate Google Vertex AI Agents with Live BigQuery Data
Gumloop	Connect AI	Integrating Gumloop with BigQuery Data
IBM watsonx Orchestrate	Connect AI	Build AI Agents with BigQuery Data in IBM watsonx Orchestrate
Langchain	Connect AI	Integrating LangChain with BigQuery Data
LangGraph	Connect AI	Integrating LangGraph with BigQuery Data
Mastra	Connect AI	Connecting Mastra with BigQuery Data
Mistral (Le Chat)	Connect AI	Connect BigQuery Data to Mistral
MS Copilot Studio	Connect AI	Connect BigQuery Data to Microsoft Copilot Studio
n8n	Connect AI	Build BigQuery-Connected Workflows and AI Agents in n8n
OpenAI SDK (Python)	Connect AI	How to Connect to Live BigQuery Data from OpenAI Python Applications
Python MCP Server	Python	Connect BigQuery to AI Assistants With the CData Python MCP Server
Relevance AI	Connect AI	Build Agents in Relevance AI with Access to Live BigQuery Data
Sourcegraph Amp	Connect AI	How to Connect to Live BigQuery Data from Sourcegraph Amp

Business Intelligence & Analytics

Product	Technology	Article Title
Alteryx Designer	ODBC	Prepare, Blend, and Analyze BigQuery in Alteryx Designer (ODBC)
Alteryx Designer	Connect AI	Work with Live BigQuery Data in Alteryx Designer (Connect AI)
Amazon QuickSight	Connect AI	Build Interactive Dashboards from BigQuery Data in Amazon QuickSight
Amazon SageMaker	Connect AI	Integrate Live BigQuery data into Amazon SageMaker Canvas
Aqua Data Studio	JDBC	Connect to BigQuery in Aqua Data Studio
AWS Databricks	JDBC	Process & Analyze BigQuery Data in Databricks (AWS)
Azure Analysis Services	Connect AI	Model BigQuery Data Using Azure Analysis Services
Birst	JDBC	Build Visualizations of BigQuery in Birst
BIRT	JDBC	Design BIRT Reports on BigQuery
Clear Analytics	ODBC	Build Charts with BigQuery in Clear Analytics
Cognos Analytics (On-Prem)	Connect AI	Analyze BigQuery Data in Cognos Analytics
DBxtra	ODBC	Build Dashboards with BigQuery in DBxtra
Domo	ODBC	Create Datasets from BigQuery in Domo Workbench
Dundas BI	ODBC	Build Dashboards with BigQuery in Dundas BI
FineReport	JDBC	Feed BigQuery into FineReport
Gecokboard	Connect AI	Create Dashboards and Visualize Live BigQuery Data in Geckoboard
Google Sheets	Connect Spreadsheets	Access Live BigQuery Data in Google Sheets
Grafana	Connect AI	Create BigQuery-Connected Dashboards in Grafana
IBM Cognos BI	ODBC	Create Data Visualizations in Cognos BI with BigQuery
Infragistics Reveal	Connect AI	Analyze BigQuery Data in Infragistics Reval
JasperServer	JDBC	Create BigQuery Reports on JasperReports Server
Jaspersoft BI Suite	JDBC	Connect to BigQuery in Jaspersoft Studio
JReport Designer	JDBC	Integrate with BigQuery in JReport Designer
Klipfolio	Connect AI	Create BigQuery-Connected Visualizations in Klipfolio
KNIME	JDBC	Enable the BigQuery JDBC Driver in KNIME
LINQPad	ADO.NET	Working with BigQuery in LINQPad
Looker	Connect AI	Analyze BigQuery Data in Looker
Looker Studio	Connect AI	Create Reports from BigQuery Data in Looker Studio
Metabase	Connect AI	Create Interactive BigQuery-Connected Metabase Dashboards
Microsoft Excel	Connect Spreadsheets	Access Live BigQuery Data in Excel Desktop
Microsoft Excel for the Web	Connect Spreadsheets	Access Live BigQuery Data in Excel for the Web
Microsoft SSAS	ADO.NET	Build an OLAP Cube in SSAS from BigQuery
MicroStrategy	Connect AI	Connect to Live BigQuery Data in MicroStrategy through Connect AI
MicroStrategy	JDBC	Use the CData JDBC Driver for BigQuery in MicroStrategy
Microstrategy Desktop	JDBC	Use the CData JDBC Driver for BigQuery in MicroStrategy Desktop
Microstrategy Web	JDBC	Use the CData JDBC Driver for BigQuery in MicroStrategy Web
Mode Analytics	Connect AI	Create BigQuery-Connected Visualizations in Mode
OBIEE	JDBC	BigQuery Reporting in OBIEE with the BigQuery JDBC Driver
pandas	Python	Use pandas to Visualize BigQuery in Python
Pentaho Report Designer	JDBC	Integrate BigQuery in the Pentaho Report Designer
Power BI Desktop	Power BI	Author Power BI Reports on Real-Time BigQuery
Power BI Service	Connect AI	Visualize Live BigQuery Data in the Power BI Service
Power Pivot	Connect AI	Access BigQuery Data in Microsoft Power Pivot
Power Query	Connect AI	Access BigQuery Data in Microsoft Power Query
Qlik Cloud	Connect AI	Create Apps from BigQuery Data in Qlik Sense Cloud
QlikView	ODBC	Connect to and Query BigQuery in QlikView over ODBC
R	JDBC	Analyze BigQuery in R (JDBC)
R	ODBC	Analyze BigQuery in R (ODBC)
RapidMiner	JDBC	Connect to BigQuery in RapidMiner
Redash	Connect AI	Query, Visualize, and Share live BigQuery Data in Redash
SAP Analytics Cloud	Connect AI	Analyze BigQuery Data in SAP Analytics Cloud
SAP Business Objects	JDBC	Create an SAP BusinessObjects Universe on the CData JDBC Driver for BigQuery
SAP Crystal Reports	JDBC	Publish Reports with BigQuery in Crystal Reports (JDBC)
SAP Crystal Reports	Connect AI	Publish Reports with BigQuery in Crystal Reports (Connect AI)
SAS	ODBC	Use the CData ODBC Driver for BigQuery in SAS for Real-Time Reporting and Analytics
SAS JMP	ODBC	Use the CData ODBC Driver for BigQuery in SAS JMP
SAS Viya	Connect AI	Analyze Live BigQuery Data in SAS Viya
Sisense	JDBC	Visualize Live BigQuery in Sisense
Spago BI	JDBC	Connect to BigQuery in SpagoBI
Tableau	Connect AI	Visualize BigQuery in Tableau Desktop (Connect AI)
Tableau Cloud	Connect AI	Build BigQuery Visualizations in Tableau Cloud
ThoughtSpot	Connect AI	Model, Search, and Visualize Live BigQuery Data in ThoughtSpot
TIBCO Spotfire	ADO.NET	Visualize BigQuery in TIBCO Spotfire through ADO.NET
TIBCO Spotfire Server	JDBC	Operational Reporting on BigQuery from Spotfire Server
Visio	ODBC	Link Visio Shapes to BigQuery
Zoho Analytics	Connect AI	Create BigQuery-Connected Dashboards in Zoho Analytics

ETL & Replication

Product	Technology	Article Title
Airbyte	Connect AI	Connect to BigQuery Data in Airbyte ELT Pipelines
Apache Airflow	JDBC	Bridge BigQuery Connectivity with Apache Airflow
Apache Camel	JDBC	Integrate with BigQuery using Apache Camel
Apache NiFi	JDBC	Bridge BigQuery Connectivity with Apache NiFi
Apache NiFi Batch Operations	JDBC	Perform Batch Operations with BigQuery Data in Apache NiFi
AWS Glue	Connect AI	Build ETL Jobs with BigQuery Data in AWS Glue Jobs
Azure Data Factory	Connect AI	Import BigQuery Data Using Azure Data Factory
BIML	SSIS	Use Biml to Build SSIS Tasks to Replicate BigQuery to SQL Server
CloverDX	JDBC	Connect to BigQuery in CloverDX (formerly CloverETL)
Couchbase	CData Sync	Automated Continuous BigQuery Replication to Couchbase
ETL Validator	JDBC	How to Work with BigQuery in ETL Validator
FoxPro	ODBC	Work with BigQuery in FoxPro
HULFT Integrate	JDBC	Connect to BigQuery in HULFT Integrate
Informatica Cloud	JDBC	Integrate BigQuery in Your Informatica Cloud Instance
Informatica PowerCenter	JDBC	Create Informatica Mappings From/To a JDBC Data Source for BigQuery
Jaspersoft ETL	JDBC	Connect to BigQuery in Jaspersoft Studio
Microsoft Excel	Excel	Transfer Data from Excel to BigQuery
Microsoft Power Automate	Connect AI	Build BigQuery-Connected Automated Tasks with Power Automate (Desktop)
Oracle Data Integrator	JDBC	ETL BigQuery in Oracle Data Integrator
Pentaho Data Integration	JDBC	Integrate BigQuery in Pentaho Data Integration
petl	Python	Extract, Transform, and Load BigQuery in Python
Replicate to MySQL	PowerShell	Replicate BigQuery to MySQL with PowerShell
SnapLogic	JDBC	Integrate BigQuery with External Services using SnapLogic (JDBC)
SnapLogic	Connect AI	Integration with BigQuery Data in SnapLogic (Connect AI)
SQL Server Linked Server	Connect AI	Connect to BigQuery Data as a SQL Server Linked Server
Talend	JDBC	Connect to BigQuery and Transfer Data in Talend
UiPath Studio	ODBC	Create an RPA Flow that Connects to BigQuery in UiPath Studio
Workato	Connect AI	Build Automated Workflows with Live BigQuery Data in Workato
Zapier	Connect AI	Build Automated BigQuery-Connected Workflows in Zapier

Data Virtualization

Product	Technology	Article Title
Access Linked Tables	ODBC	Update BigQuery with a Microsoft Access Linked Table
APOS Live Data Gateway	JDBC	Build Semantic Layer Views for BigQuery (JDBC)
APOS Live Data Gateway	Connect AI	Build Semantic Layer Views for BigQuery Data (Connect AI)
Denodo	JDBC	Create A Data Source for BigQuery in Denodo Platform
Dremio	JDBC	Connect to BigQuery as an External Source in Dremio
MySQL Federated Tables	ODBC	Connect to BigQuery as Federated Tables in MySQL
Oracle Database	ODBC	Access BigQuery as a Remote Oracle Database
PostgreSQL FDW	JDBC	A PostgreSQL Interface for BigQuery
Salesforce Connect	Connect AI	Edit and Search BigQuery External Objects in Salesforce Connect
Salesforce External Services	Connect AI	Connect to BigQuery through External Services in Salesforce
SQL Server Linked Servers	ODBC	Connect to BigQuery as a Linked Server
SQL Server PolyBase	Connect AI	Connect to BigQuery Data using PolyBase with Connect AI
SQL Server PolyBase	ODBC	Connect to BigQuery as an External Data Source using PolyBase

Software Development

Product	Technology	Article Title
AWS Lambda	JDBC	Access Live BigQuery Data in AWS Lambda
Axios	Connect AI	Build BigQuery-Connected Web Apps with Axios and CData Connect AI
.NET Charts	ADO.NET	DataBind Charts to BigQuery
.NET QueryBuilder	ODBC	Rapidly Develop BigQuery-Driven Apps with Active Query Builder
Apache Spark	JDBC	Work with BigQuery in Apache Spark Using SQL
AppSheet	Connect AI	Create BigQuery-Connected Business Apps in AppSheet
Bubble.io	Connect AI	Build BigQuery-Connected Apps in Bubble
C++Builder	ODBC	DataBind Controls to BigQuery Data in C++Builder
Choreo	Connect AI	Build Custom Apps on BigQuery Data in Choreo
Claude Code	MCP Server	Build BigQuery-Powered Applications in Claude Code with CData Code Assist MCP
ColdFusion	JDBC	Query BigQuery in ColdFusion Using JDBC
ColdFusion	ODBC	Query BigQuery in ColdFusion Using ODBC
Cursor	MCP Server	Build BigQuery-Powered Applications in Cursor with CData Code Assist MCP
Dash	Python	Use Dash & Python to Build Web Apps on BigQuery
Delphi	ODBC	DataBind Controls to BigQuery Data in Delphi
DevExpress	ADO.NET	DataBind BigQuery to the DevExpress Data Grid
EF - Code First	ADO.NET	Access BigQuery with Entity Framework 6
EF - LINQ	ADO.NET	LINQ to BigQuery
EF - MVC	ADO.NET	Build MVC Applications with Connectivity to BigQuery
Filemaker Pro	ODBC	Bidirectional Access to BigQuery from FileMaker Pro
Filemaker Pro (on Mac)	JDBC	Bidirectional Access to BigQuery from FileMaker Pro (on Mac)
Gemini Code Assist	MCP Server	Build BigQuery-Powered Applications in Gemini Code Assist with CData Code Assist MCP
GitHub Copilot	MCP Server	Build BigQuery-Powered Applications in GitHub Copilot with CData Code Assist MCP
Go	ODBC	Write a Simple Go Application to work with BigQuery on Linux
Google Apps Script	Connect AI	Connect to BigQuery Data in Google Apps Script
IntelliJ	JDBC	Connect to BigQuery in IntelliJ
JBoss	JDBC	Connect to BigQuery from a Connection Pool in JBoss
JDBI	JDBC	Create a Data Access Object for BigQuery using JDBI
JetBrains RubyMine	JDBC	Integrate BigQuery with JetBrains RubyMine
Jitterbit	Connect AI	Integrate with Live BigQuery Data in Jitterbit
JRuby	JDBC	Connect to BigQuery in JRuby
Lazarus IDE	ODBC	Easily Integrate BigQuery Data in Lazarus Pascal IDE
Mendix	Connect AI	Build BigQuery-Connected Apps in Mendix (Connect AI)
Mendix	JDBC	Build BigQuery-Connected Apps in Mendix (JDBC)
Microsoft Power Apps	Connect AI	Integrate Live BigQuery Data into Custom Business Apps Built in Power Apps
NodeJS	Connect AI	Query BigQuery Data in Node.js (via Connect AI)
NodeJS	ODBC	Query BigQuery through ODBC in Node.js
OutSystems	Connect AI	Create BigQuery-Connected Enterprise Applications in OutSystems
Perplexity Desktop	MCP Server	How to Query Live BigQuery Data in Perplexity Desktop
PHP	ODBC	Natively Connect to BigQuery in PHP
PowerBuilder	ADO.NET	Connect to BigQuery from PowerBuilder
PowerShell	PowerShell	Pipe BigQuery to CSV in PowerShell
PyCharm	ODBC	Using the CData ODBC Driver for BigQuery in PyCharm
Python	ODBC	Connect to BigQuery in Python on Linux/UNIX
Retool	Connect AI	Build BigQuery-Connected Apps in Retool
Ruby	ODBC	Connect to BigQuery in Ruby
RunMyProcess	Connect AI	Connect to BigQuery Data in RunMyProcess
RunMyProcess DSEC	JDBC	Connect to BigQuery in DigitalSuite Studio through RunMyProcess DSEC
Servoy	JDBC	Build BigQuery-Connected Apps in Servoy
Spring Boot	JDBC	Access Live BigQuery Data in Spring Boot Apps
SQLAlchemy	Python	Use SQLAlchemy ORMs to Access BigQuery in Python
Tomcat	JDBC	Configure the CData JDBC Driver for BigQuery in a Connection Pool in Tomcat
Unqork	Connect AI	Create BigQuery-Connected Applications in Unqork
VCL App (RAD Studio)	ODBC	Build a Simple VCL Application for BigQuery
WebLogic	JDBC	Connect to BigQuery from a Connection Pool in WebLogic

Data Management

Product	Technology	Article Title
Apache Solr	JDBC	Import BigQuery Data into Apache Solr
Coginiti Pro	JDBC	Access Live BigQuery Data in Coginiti Pro
DataGrip	JDBC	Qeury BigQuery Data in DataGrip
DB Artisan	JDBC	Manage BigQuery in DBArtisan as a JDBC Source
DB Artisan	ODBC	Connect to BigQuery in DBArtisan
DBeaver	JDBC	Connect to BigQuery in DBeaver
DbVisualizer	JDBC	Connect to BigQuery in DBVisualizer
HeidiSQL	Connect AI	Connect to BigQuery Data in HeidiSQL
MySQL Workbench	ODBC	Query BigQuery in MySQL Workbench (ODBC)
QuerySurge	JDBC	Validate BigQuery Data with QuerySurge
RazorSQL	JDBC	Connect to BigQuery in RazorSQL
SQuirreL	JDBC	Connect to BigQuery in Squirrel SQL Client

Workflow Automation

Product	Technology	Article Title
Blue Prism	ODBC	Integrate Live BigQuery Data for Intelligent Robotic Process Automation
MuleSoft Anypoint	JDBC	Access BigQuery in Anypoint Using SQL
Nintex Workflow Cloud	Connect AI	Build BigQuery-Connected Workflows in Nintex
Power Automate	Connect AI	Integrate BigQuery Data into Power Automate Automated Tasks
SSIS Export	SSIS	Export Data from SQL Server to BigQuery through SSIS
SSIS Import	SSIS	Import BigQuery Data into SQL Server using SSIS
SSIS Lookup	SSIS	Insert New or Update Existing BigQuery Records from SQL Server

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