Get Started with Hasura Cloud & MS SQL Server¶

Step 1: Create an account on Hasura Cloud and create a new Hasura Project¶

Navigate to cloud.hasura.io, and create a new Hasura Cloud account.

Once you create a project on Hasura Cloud, hit the “Launch Console” button to open the Hasura Console for your project.

Step 2: Add your SQL Server database as a source to Hasura¶

Head to the Data > Manage databases section on the console to add your MS SQL Server as a source to Hasura. You’ll need your ODBC connection string. Make sure that your ODBC driver is set to version 17.

Here’s an example of what your connection strings might look like with a SQL server database on Azure SQL Serverless:

Once you add the database, you’ll see your database pop up on the sidebar.

Step 3: Option 1: Track existing tables¶

If you have existing tables, head to the database page by clicking on the database name on the sidebar. You should see a list of tables.

Track tables selectively or all of them so that Hasura can introspect the tables and create the corresponding GraphQL schema.

If you have foreign keys, you’ll also see suggested relationships. Again, you can choose to track them selectively or all at once.

Step 3: Option 2: Create new tables¶

If you don’t have existing tables, head to the Run SQL window to run SQL against your SQL Server database and create tables or hit the Create Table button to create a table.

If you’re running raw SQL queries to create your tables, Don’t forget to check “track metadata” at the bottom of the Run SQL window to make sure Hasura tracks your new database objects in its GraphQL schema.

Step 4: Try out a GraphQL query¶

Head to the GraphiQL tab in the console and try running a GraphQL query! Use the explorer sidebar on GraphQL to get help in creating a GraphQL query.