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How to connect Metabase to a data source via an API instead of a direct DB connection?

Community & CultureParades & CivicsCommunity & Culture / Parades & Civics
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CasualGeneral PublicPublic
When:
July 6, 2026 · 10:59 AM
Where:
Metabase Discussion
Source:
Metabase Discussion

I’ve used Progress JDBC to front a REST API (not with Metabase) but it’s doing a lot of caching. I’m sure it’s possible to wrap that for Metabase but if you own the database, it’s a nuisance.

CasualGeneral PublicPublic

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    Chicago, IL

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    Metabase Discussion

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    Community & Culture, Parades & Civics, Community & Culture / Parades & Civics

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