How-to Guide for Mysql using SQLExecuteQueryOperator¶

Use the SQLExecuteQueryOperator to execute SQL commands in a MySql database.

Warning

Previously, MySqlOperator was used to perform this kind of operation. But at the moment MySqlOperator is deprecated and will be removed in future versions of the provider. Please consider to switch to SQLExecuteQueryOperator as soon as possible.

Using the Operator¶

Use the conn_id argument to connect to your MySql instance where the connection metadata is structured as follows:

MySql Airflow Connection Metadata¶
Parameter	Input
Host: string	MySql hostname
Schema: string	Set schema to execute Sql operations on by default
Login: string	MySql user
Password: string	MySql user password
Port: int	MySql port

An example usage of the SQLExecuteQueryOperator is as follows:

tests/system/mysql/example_mysql.py[source]

    drop_table_mysql_task = SQLExecuteQueryOperator(
        task_id="drop_table_mysql", sql=r"""DROP TABLE table_name;""", dag=dag
    )

You can also use an external file to execute the SQL commands. Script folder must be at the same level as DAG.py file.

tests/system/mysql/example_mysql.py[source]

    mysql_task = SQLExecuteQueryOperator(
        task_id="drop_table_mysql_external_file",
        sql="/scripts/drop_table.sql",
        dag=dag,
    )

Note

Parameters that can be passed onto the operator will be given priority over the parameters already given in the Airflow connection metadata (such as schema, login, password and so forth).