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Flight SQL Data Connector

Connect to any Flight SQL compatible server (e.g. Influx 3.0, CnosDB, other Spice runtimes!) as a connector for federated SQL queries.

- from: flightsql:my_catalog.good_schemas.cool_dataset
name: cool_dataset
params:
flightsql_endpoint: http://127.0.0.1:50051
flightsql_username: spicy
flightsql_password: ${secrets:my_flightsql_pass}

Configuration​

from​

The from field takes the form flightsql:dataset where dataset is the fully qualified name of the dataset to read from.

name​

The dataset name. This will be used as the table name within Spice.

params​

Parameter nameDescription
flightsql_endpointThe Apache Flight endpoint used to connect to the Flight SQL server.
flightsql_usernameOptional. The username to use in the underlying Apache flight Handshake Request to authenticate to the server (see reference).
flightsql_passwordOptional. The password to use in the underlying Apache flight Handshake Request to authenticate to the server. Use the secret replacement syntax to load the password from a secret store, e.g. ${secrets:my_flightsql_pass}.

Secrets​

Spice integrates with multiple secret stores to help manage sensitive data securely. For detailed information on supported secret stores, refer to the secret stores documentation. Additionally, learn how to use referenced secrets in component parameters by visiting the using referenced secrets guide.