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  1. Step-by-step guides
  2. Working with PXF
  3. Creating external data sources
  4. JDBC

Creating an external JDBC data source

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Yandex Cloud
Updated at January 27, 2026

In Yandex MPP Analytics for PostgreSQL, you can use the following as an external data source with the JDBC connection type:

  • ClickHouse®
  • HBase
  • MySQL®
  • Oracle
  • PostgreSQL
  • SQL Server

This list contains managed Yandex Cloud DBs and third-party DBs.

Create an external data sourceCreate an external data source

Management console
CLI
REST API
gRPC API
  1. Open the folder dashboard.
  2. Navigate to the Yandex MPP Analytics for PostgreSQL service.
  3. Open the page of the Greenplum® cluster in question.
  4. In the left-hand panel, select  PXF.
  5. Click Create data source.
  6. Select the JDBC connection type.
  7. Enter a source name.
  8. Configure at least one optional setting.
  9. Click Create.

If you do not have the Yandex Cloud CLI installed yet, install and initialize it.

By default, the CLI uses the folder specified when creating the profile. To change the default folder, use the yc config set folder-id <folder_ID> command. You can also set a different folder for any specific command using the --folder-name or --folder-id parameter.

To create an external JDBC data source:

  1. View the description of the CLI command for creating a data source:

    yc managed-greenplum pxf-datasource create jdbc --help
    
  2. Configure the data source:

    yc managed-greenplum pxf-datasource create jdbc <external_data_source_name> \
       --cluster-id=<cluster_ID> \
       --driver=<driver_address> \
       --url=<database_URL> \
       --user=<username> \
       --password=<password>
    

    Where:

    • cluster-id: Cluster ID. You can get it with the list of clusters in the folder.

    • driver: JDBC driver class in Java. The possible values are:

      • com.simba.athena.jdbc.Driver
      • com.clickhouse.jdbc.ClickHouseDriver
      • com.ibm.as400.access.AS400JDBCDriver
      • com.microsoft.sqlserver.jdbc.SQLServerDriver
      • com.mysql.cj.jdbc.Driver
      • org.postgresql.Driver
      • oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleDriver
      • net.snowflake.client.jdbc.SnowflakeDriver
      • io.trino.jdbc.TrinoDriver
    • url: Database URL. Examples:

      • jdbc:mysql://mysqlhost:3306/testdb: For a local MySQL® DB.
      • jdbc:postgresql://c-<cluster_ID>.rw.mdb.yandexcloud.net:6432/db1: For a Yandex Managed Service for PostgreSQL cluster. The address contains a special FQDN of the master host in the cluster.
      • jdbc:oracle:thin:@host.example:1521:orcl: For an Oracle DB.
    • user: DB owner username.

    • password: DB user password.

    You can also configure advanced settings.

  1. Get an IAM token for API authentication and put it in an environment variable:

    export IAM_TOKEN="<IAM_token>"
    
  2. Use the PXFDatasource.Create method and send the following request, e.g., via cURL:

    curl \
        --request POST \
        --header "Authorization: Bearer $IAM_TOKEN" \
        --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
        --url 'https://mdb.api.cloud.yandex.net/managed-greenplum/v1/clusters/<cluster_ID>/pxf_datasources' \
        --data '{
                  "datasource": {
                    "name": "<external_data_source_name>",
                    "jdbc": {
                      "driver": "<driver_address>",
                      "url": "<database_URL>",
                      "user": "<user_login>",
                      "password": "<user_password>",
                      ...
                    }
                  }
                }'
    

    Where:

    • name: External data source name.
    • jdbc: External data source settings. Configure at least one optional setting.

    You can get the cluster ID with the list of clusters in the folder.

  3. View the server response to make sure your request was successful.

  1. Get an IAM token for API authentication and put it in an environment variable:

    export IAM_TOKEN="<IAM_token>"
    
  2. Clone the cloudapi repository:

    cd ~/ && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/yandex-cloud/cloudapi
    

    Below, we assume that the repository contents reside in the ~/cloudapi/ directory.

  3. Use the PXFDatasourceService.Create call and send the following request, e.g., via gRPCurl:

    grpcurl \
        -format json \
        -import-path ~/cloudapi/ \
        -import-path ~/cloudapi/third_party/googleapis/ \
        -proto ~/cloudapi/yandex/cloud/mdb/greenplum/v1/pxf_service.proto \
        -rpc-header "Authorization: Bearer $IAM_TOKEN" \
        -d '{
              "cluster_id": "<cluster_ID>"
              "datasource": {
                "name": "<external_data_source_name>",
                "jdbc": {
                  "driver": "<driver_address>",
                  "url": "<database_URL>",
                  "user": "<user_login>",
                  "password": "<user_password>",
                  ...
                }
              }
            }' \
        mdb.api.cloud.yandex.net:443 \
        yandex.cloud.mdb.greenplum.v1.PXFDatasourceService.Create
    

    Where:

    • name: External data source name.
    • jdbc: External data source settings. Configure at least one optional setting.

    You can get the cluster ID with the list of clusters in the folder.

  4. View the server response to make sure your request was successful.

Greenplum® and Greenplum Database® are registered trademarks or trademarks of Broadcom Inc. in the United States and/or other countries.

ClickHouse® is a registered trademark of ClickHouse, Inc.

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