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Connecting to cloud data sources

Honeycomb Maps supports connecting to common cloud data services using OAuth. Once connected, data sources can be selected from these providers.

Here is a list of supported services:

ServiceStatusSupports SQL
Google DriveAvailable
DropboxAvailable
BoxAvailable
OneDriveComing Soon
SnowflakeComing Soon
BigQueryComing Soon
DatabricksComing Soon

Adding a connection

Click on Connections on the left-hand sidebar to view the connections page. Connections page showing available cloud services with Connect buttons

Click on Connect next to the service that you want to connect to. This will initiate an OAuth flow where you will log into the cloud service, and it will ask whether you want to allow Honeycomb Maps to access some of the data in your account.

Google sign-in page for authenticating with Honeycomb Maps

Google OAuth consent page requesting permission for Honeycomb Maps to access your Google Account

Once the connection process is complete, you will be redirected to the Connections page, where you should now see the service listed as an Active Connection.

Connections page showing Google Drive as an active connection

Removing a connection

You can remove a connection by going to the Connections page, clicking Manage next to an active connection, and then clicking on the red Remove Connection button.

Connection detail page for Google Drive with the Remove Connection button highlighted

Once a connection is removed, all data sources that depend on that connection will fail to load.

Most cloud services also offer functionality to remove connections to third-party tools like Honeycomb Maps from their side.