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Set up a connection to Metabase

Metabase is an open-source business intelligence tool that allows users to explore, visualize, and share data through dashboards, charts, and reports using a simple interface.

Important

The Metabase connector is in BETA and may be subject to changes.

Set up a connection

After you start the connection, configure it in the Create connection panel and complete all of the required * authentication settings:

Setting

Instructions

Name your connection * 

Enter a clear and distinguishable name.

Throughout integrator.io imports and exports, you will have the option to choose this new connection. A unique identifier will prove helpful later when selecting it from a list of the connections in your account.

Mode * 

Choose your Metabase account mode (Cloud or On-premise).

API key * 

Enter your Metabase API key.

Multiple layers of protection are in place, including AES 256 encryption, to keep your connection’s API key safe. When editing this form later, you must enter this key again; it is stored only when the connection is saved and never displayed as text.

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Mode: Cloud 

Domain * 

Enter your Metabase account domain.

For example, if your account URL is https://metabase.yourcompany.com, then metabase.yourcompany.com is the domain. For more information, see Domain.

Mode: On-premise 

Agent * 

Choose your Metabase account agent. For more information, see Install the agent.

Instance URL * 

Enter the instance URL of your Metabase server. For example, if your local host is http://localhost:3000, then http://localhost:3000 is your instance URL.

Tip

This connector documentation describes only the settings shown for the Simple view. For the corresponding HTTP settings, see the Token auth universal connector documentation.

How to retrieve the API key

  1. Sign in to your Metabase account.

  2. Navigate to SettingsAdmin settings > SettingsAuthenticationAPI keys.

  3. Click Manage.

  4. Click Create API keys.

  5. Enter a Key name.

  6. Select a Group and click Create.

  7. Copy the API keys.

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