How to connect to TaxJar Data from IntelliJ

The CData JDBC Driver for TaxJar enables you to access TaxJar as a JDBC data source, providing integration with rapid development tools in IDEs. This article shows how to use the data source configuration wizard to connect to TaxJar data in IntelliJ.

Create a JBDC Data Source for TaxJar

Follow the steps below to add the driver JAR and define connection properties required to connect to TaxJar data.

1. In the Data Sources window, right-click and then click Add Data Source -> DB Data Source.

2. In the Data Source Properties dialog that appears, the following properties are required:

   • JDBC Driver Files: Click the button next to this menu to add the JDBC Driver file cdata.jdbc.taxjar.jar, located in the installation directory.
   • JDBC Driver Class: In this menu, select cdata.jdbc.taxjar.TaxJarDriver from the list.

   • Database URL: Enter the connection URL in the JDBC URL property. The URL must start with jdbc:taxjar: and includes connection properties separated with semicolons.

     To authenticate to the TaxJar API, you will need to first obtain the API Key from the TaxJar UI.

     NOTE: the API is available only for Professional and Premium TaxJar plans.

     If you already have a Professional or Premium plan you can find the API Key by logging in the TaxJar UI and navigating to Account -> TaxJar API. After obtaining the API Key, you can set it in the APIKey connection property.

     Additional Notes

     • By default, the CData connector will retrieve data of the last 3 months in cases where the entity support date range filtering. You can set StartDate to specify the minimum creation date of the data retrieved.
     • If the API Key has been created for a sandbox API account please set UseSandbox to true, but not all endpoints will work as expected. For more information, refer to the TaxJar developer documentation.

     Built-in Connection String Designer

     For assistance in constructing the JDBC URL, use the connection string designer built into the TaxJar JDBC Driver. Either double-click the JAR file or execute the jar file from the command-line.

     java -jar cdata.jdbc.taxjar.jar

     Fill in the connection properties and copy the connection string to the clipboard.

     A typical JDBC URL is the following:

     jdbc:taxjar:APIKey=3bb04218ef8t80efdf1739abf7257144;

Edit and Save TaxJar Data

To discover schema information, right-click the data source you just created and click Refresh Tables. To query a table, right-click it and then click Open Tables Editor. You can also modify records in the Table Editor.