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

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When:
July 6, 2026 · 9:45 AM
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Metabase Discussion
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Metabase Discussion

Hi everyone, I am facing a specific architectural constraint in my corporate environment and I’m looking for guidance or potential workarounds. The Problem: I have access to a Metabase instance hosted on a corporate server. However, due to strict security policies, direct database connections (JDBC/ODBC) are prohibited. Our infrastructure team insists that the data must be accessed exclusively through a REST API layer, rather than a direct connection to the database files or the database server

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