Copy data from Azure Database for MariaDB using Azure Data Factory or Synapse Analytics

APPLIES TO: Azure Data Factory Azure Synapse Analytics

This article outlines how to use the Copy Activity in an Azure Data Factory or Synapse Analytics pipeline to copy data from Azure Database for MariaDB. It builds on the copy activity overview article that presents a general overview of copy activity.

Supported capabilities

This Azure Database for MariaDB connector is supported for the following capabilities:

Supported capabilities	IR	Managed private endpoint
Copy activity (source/-)	① ②	✓
Lookup activity	① ②	✓

① Azure integration runtime ② Self-hosted integration runtime

You can copy data from Azure Database for MariaDB to any supported sink data store. For a list of data stores that are supported as sources/sinks by the copy activity, see the Supported data stores table.

The service provides a built-in driver to enable connectivity, therefore you don't need to manually install any driver using this connector.

Getting started

To perform the Copy activity with a pipeline, you can use one of the following tools or SDKs:

• The Copy Data tool
• The Azure portal
• The .NET SDK
• The Python SDK
• Azure PowerShell
• The REST API
• The Azure Resource Manager template

Create a linked service to Azure Database for MariaDB using UI

Use the following steps to create a linked service to Azure Database for MariaDB in the Azure portal UI.

1. Browse to the Manage tab in your Azure Data Factory or Synapse workspace and select Linked Services, then click New:

   • Azure Data Factory
   • Azure Synapse

   

2. Search for Maria and select the Azure Database for MariaDB connector.

   

3. Configure the service details, test the connection, and create the new linked service.

   

Connector configuration details

The following sections provide details about properties that are used to define Data Factory entities specific to Azure Database for MariaDB connector.

Linked service properties

The following properties are supported for Azure Database for MariaDB linked service:

Property	Description	Required
type	The type property must be set to: AzureMariaDB	Yes
connectionString	A connection string to connect to Azure Database for MariaDB. You can find it from the Azure portal -> your Azure Database for MariaDB -> Connection strings -> ADO.NET one. You can also put password in Azure Key Vault and pull the pwd configuration out of the connection string. Refer to the following samples and Store credentials in Azure Key Vault article with more details.	Yes
connectVia	The Integration Runtime to be used to connect to the data store. If not specified, it uses the default Azure Integration Runtime.	No

Example:

{
    "name": "AzureDatabaseForMariaDBLinkedService",
    "properties": {
        "type": "AzureMariaDB",
        "typeProperties": {
            "connectionString": "Server={your_server}.mariadb.database.chinacloudapi.cn; Port=3306; Database={your_database}; Uid={your_user}@{your_server}; Pwd={your_password}; SslMode=Preferred;"
        },
        "connectVia": {
            "referenceName": "<name of Integration Runtime>",
            "type": "IntegrationRuntimeReference"
        }
    }
}

Example: store password in Azure Key Vault

{
    "name": "AzureDatabaseForMariaDBLinkedService",
    "properties": {
        "type": "AzureMariaDB",
        "typeProperties": {
            "connectionString": "Server={your_server}.mariadb.database.chinacloudapi.cn; Port=3306; Database={your_database}; Uid={your_user}@{your_server}; SslMode=Preferred;",
            "pwd": { 
                "type": "AzureKeyVaultSecret", 
                "store": { 
                    "referenceName": "<Azure Key Vault linked service name>", 
                    "type": "LinkedServiceReference" 
                }, 
                "secretName": "<secretName>" 
            }
        },
        "connectVia": {
            "referenceName": "<name of Integration Runtime>",
            "type": "IntegrationRuntimeReference"
        }
    }
}

Dataset properties

For a full list of sections and properties available for defining datasets, see the datasets article. This section provides a list of properties supported by Azure Database for MariaDB dataset.

To copy data from Azure Database for MariaDB, the following properties are supported:

Property	Description	Required
type	The type property of the dataset must be set to: AzureMariaDBTable	Yes
tableName	Name of the table.	No (if "query" in activity source is specified)

Example

{
    "name": "AzureDatabaseForMariaDBDataset",
    "properties": {
        "type": "AzureMariaDBTable",
        "typeProperties": {},
        "schema": [],
        "linkedServiceName": {
            "referenceName": "<Azure Database for MariaDB linked service name>",
            "type": "LinkedServiceReference"
        }
    }
}

Copy activity properties

For a full list of sections and properties available for defining activities, see the Pipelines article. This section provides a list of properties supported by Azure Database for MariaDB source.

Azure Database for MariaDB as source

To copy data from Azure Database for MariaDB, the following properties are supported in the copy activity source section:

Property	Description	Required
type	The type property of the copy activity source must be set to: AzureMariaDBSource	Yes
query	Use the custom SQL query to read data. For example: "SELECT * FROM MyTable".	No (if "tableName" in dataset is specified)

Example:

"activities":[
    {
        "name": "CopyFromAzureDatabaseForMariaDB",
        "type": "Copy",
        "inputs": [
            {
                "referenceName": "<Azure Database for MariaDB input dataset name>",
                "type": "DatasetReference"
            }
        ],
        "outputs": [
            {
                "referenceName": "<output dataset name>",
                "type": "DatasetReference"
            }
        ],
        "typeProperties": {
            "source": {
                "type": "AzureMariaDBSource",
                "query": "SELECT * FROM MyTable"
            },
            "sink": {
                "type": "<sink type>"
            }
        }
    }
]

Lookup activity properties

To learn details about the properties, check Lookup activity.

Related content

For a list of data stores supported as sources and sinks by the copy activity, see supported data stores.