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Set up your OData connection

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This article outlines the steps to create an OData connection.

Supported authentication types

This OData connector supports the following authentication types for copy and Dataflow Gen2 respectively.

Authentication type Copy Dataflow Gen2
Anonymous √ √
Basic √ √
Organizational account n/a √

Set up your connection in Dataflow Gen2

Data Factory in Microsoft Fabric uses Power Query connectors to connect Dataflow Gen2 to OData. The following links provide the specific Power Query connector information you need to connect to OData in Dataflow Gen2:

In some cases, the Power Query connector article might include advanced options, troubleshooting, known issues and limitations, and other information that could also prove useful.

Set up your connection in a data pipeline

To create a connection in a data pipeline:

  1. From the page header in the Data Factory service, select Settings Settings gear icon. > Manage connections and gateways.

    Screenshot showing how to open the manage gateway resource.

  2. Select New at the top of the ribbon to add a new data source.

    Screenshot showing the ' new' page.

    The New connection pane shows up on the left side of the page.

    Screenshot showing the 'New connection' pane.

Setup connection

Step 1: Specify the new connection name, type, and URL

Screenshot showing how to set a new connection.

In the New connection pane, choose Cloud, and specify the following fields:

  • Connection name: Specify a name for your connection.
  • Connection type: Select OData for your connection type.
  • URL: Enter the root URL of the OData service.

Step 2: Select and set your authentication

Under Authentication method, select your authentication from the drop-down list and complete the related configuration. This OData connector supports the following authentication types:

Screenshot showing the authentication methods for OData.

Anonymous authentication

Under Authentication method, select Anonymous.

Screenshot showing the anonymous authentication method.

Basic authentication

  • Username: The user name to use to access the OData endpoint.
  • Password: The password for the specified username.

Screenshot showing that basic authentication method.

Step 3: Specify the privacy level that you want to apply

In the General tab, select the privacy level that you want apply in the Privacy level drop-down list. Three privacy levels are supported. For more information, go to privacy levels.

Step 4: Create your connection

Select Create. Your creation is successfully tested and saved if all the credentials are correct. If not correct, the creation fails with errors.

Screenshot showing connection page.

Table summary

The connector properties in the following table are supported in pipeline copy:

Name Description Required Property Copy
Connection name A name for your connection. Yes ✓
Connection type Select OData for your connection type. Yes ✓
URL The base URL to the OData server. Yes ✓
Authentication Go to Authentication Yes Go to Authentication
Privacy Level The privacy level that you want to apply. Allowed values are Organizational, Privacy, Public Yes ✓

Authentication

The properties in the following table are the supported authentication type.

Name Description Required Property Copy
Anonymous ✓
Basic ✓
- Username The user name to use to access the OData endpoint. Yes
- Password The password for the specified username. Yes

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