Cheat Sheet: Connectors with KNIME Analytics Platform

MODELS
ACCESS FILE SYSTEMS DATABASES WEB SERVICES
Model Reader

Reads KNIME formatted models

Environments Files Dedicated Connector nodes connect to a specific SQL, noSQL, or big
Services
generated with any of the Learner
data platform, and require a limited number of settings e.g., hostname nodes. The PMML Reader node
Reads PNG and SVG and credentials. reads PMML formatted models.
Creates a fully functional local Reads data from a .table file. .table
images, as well as ZIP Calls a REST service in the
Create Local big data environment including Table Reader files are saved using a KNIME Image Reader Reads a Keras deep learning
Big Data Environment files containing images, GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, Connect to Keras Network
Apache Hive, Apache Spark, and proprietary format, include the file Reader network. A pre-trained network
by browsing over the file DB Connector or PATCH mode. Can Twitter's API,
HDFS. Allows opening Spark structure, and are optimized for Creates a connection to a JDBC database of can be read from an HDF5 (.h5)
system. Similar reader send one single service retrieve tweets,
WebUI and sharing Spark space and speed. Other nodes are your choice. Requires you to upload an KNIME Twitter
file. A network specification
nodes read images from KNIME REST
request set in the Connector Extension users, or post new
contexts between KNIME available to read tabular formatted appropriate driver and provide the JDBC URL.
Client Extension
without weights can be read
URLs, URIs, or Paths in configuration window, or tweets. Require
workflows. Ideal for test runs. files, e.g., Parquet or ORC files. from JSON or YAML files.
Create Databricks the input table. PostgreSQL
multiple service requests credentials for the TensorFlow Network
Environment
Creates a Databricks Reads all text files, particularly
Oracle Connector Snowflake Connector
Connector
MySQL Connector
stored in a column of the Twitter's Reader Reads a TensorFlow deep
File Reader List Audio Files Reads audio files into a input table. Options to set Developer learning network of the
Environment connected to an character separated files, such O S P

SQL
data cell. It is often used authentication, request account. SavedModel format from a
existing Databricks cluster. as CSV files. Other similar reader
together with the Audio header, & response directory or zip file.
nodes are dedicated to reading
Viewer node to play header are available.
special file formats, like Excel or Microsoft Access Microsoft SQL
audio files. H2 Connector SQLite Connector Reads a TensorFlow 2 deep
Creates a new Spark context via CSV files.
Connector Server Connector
SPARQL Endpoint Triple File Reader TensorFlow 2
Create Spark Context
Connects to a Reads triples Network Reader learning network from a file or
(Livy) Apache Livy. Requires access to Parses textual content and A S SPARQL endpoint. stored in a file folder. The model should be
a remote file system in order to Tika Parser
metadata and extracts
Network Reader
Reads and creates a
S
Can be then used with (.ttl, .rdf. .rj, .nt, saved as an HDF5 (.h5) file, a
exchange temporary files embedded files and attachments network saved to a Semantic Web nodes. .trig, .trix). SavedModel file, or zip file of a
between KNIME and the Spark from more than 280 file formats. graph file with the SavedModel.
context running on the cluster.
ON PREMISE

Also provides an authentication Network Writer node. Interact with

Word Vector
option for encrypted files. MongoDB Connector OrientDB Connection Neo4j Connection Provides an in-memory KNIME Salesforce
Salesforce's Model Reader Reads word vector models saved

NoSQL
Memory Endpoint
Tess4J Viz Input Connector Semantic Web endpoint. Integration REST API by the Word Vector Writer Node,
Reads textual data straight out N j Supports default and
Reads networks from M
performing models in .txt, .csv, or .bin.gz
Most Reader nodes can of document copies or photos named graphs and authentication formats.
visone and Cytoscape.
read both local and using the Tesseract OCR library. works with all offered and SOQL queries
Reader Reader
remote data. They Semantic Web nodes. execution. BERT Model Selector Downloads BERT models from
connect to remote data
Reads either the whole JSON Reads the Vertica Connector Impala Connector Hive Connector TensorFlow Hub and HuggingFace
sources via dynamic JSON Reader MDF Reader BERT

Big Data
document or the selected part of measurement data of to the disk. The cashed model can
ports. These can be
the document, specified with a one or more channels V I be then used with the BERT
activated by clicking the
of an ASAM MDF file, Classification Learner node.
three dots in the node JSONPath query. The XML Reader
either fully or in part.
Web
lower left corner. node reads XML documents. OpenNLP NER Model
Reader

Web Log Reader SDF Reader Retrieves web pages Connects to an RSS Reads OpenNLP named entity
Most Reader nodes have Loads molecules from by issuing HTTP GET Feed URL, parses the tagging models.
Reader
their corresponding Writer
LOG
Reads Apache log files. SDF MDL Structure-Data Webpage Retriever requests and parsing RSS Feed Reader RSS feeds, and
Writer nodes. Similar to Files (SDF). the requested HTML retrieves the metadata.
DB Table Selector DB Reader HTML
webpage from one or The results can be
Reader nodes, most
Writer nodes support more URLs. The saved as String,
writing the data directly output can be Document, XML, or
returned in an XHTML
to remote locations via Integrations or String format.
HTTP response code
columns.
dynamic ports.
Executes a Python Reads H2O Mojo Reader E-Books: KNIME Advanced Luck covers
Python Source
script in a local
R Source (Table)
Reads H2O’s These nodes connect to web
Reader diverse data Generated advanced features & more. Practicing
Python environment. Writer servers and specify a working
sources from MOJO Data Science is a collection of data
Supports Python 2 R Connector directory with a UNIX-like syntax. HTTP(S) Connector SSH Connector FTP Connector
R into a models. science case studies from past projects.
and 3 and Jupyter The downstream nodes can then
KNIME table.
Authentication Connector notebooks import. access the files on the server Both available at knime.com/knime-
Writer
Python Object Reader Reads Python Index Reader SAS7BDAT Reader
(FTP, SSH protocols) or read press
Reads data single files from a server (HTTP(S)
pickle objects. Reads from protocol). The connection is
Supports Python 2 Lucene sas7bdat
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closed when the Connector node
and 3 and Jupyter table index. files. is reset or the workflow is closed. challenges, industry news,
notebooks import. & knowledge nuggets at
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Authentication Cloud Storage Systems Google BigQuery
Connector KNIME Amazon
DynamoDB Nodes
Amazon Redshift
Connector
Amazon Athena
Connector Cloud Services different steps in a data science project
CLOUD

Azure Data Lake Storage

Gen2 Connector
Google Drive
Connector
Amazon S3 Connector BQ R A Connects to Google Sheets. Google Analytics (with exercises & solutions to test your
Dedicated Connector nodes connect to Google Sheets Connection Connects to
Google Authenticates against Google API
Connection
Depending on the knowledge) at www.knime.com
Authentication remote file systems, specify the working Google
services, via the "Authenticate" authentication method, the /knime-self-paced-courses
ON THE CLOUD

directory with a UNIX-like syntax, and Analytics

button's pop-up window. The allow downstream nodes to access the sheet should be either opened
API.
Google Authentication (API Key) remote file system just as a local one, with a Google account or KNIME Hub: Browse and share
Google Cloud Storage SharePoint Online Azure Blob
node performs the same shared with a service account.
e.g., to read or write files and folders, Connector Connector Storage Connector
KNIME Amazon workflows, nodes, and components. Add
authentication via a P12 key. browse, list files, copy, move, etc. The Machine Learning

connection is closed when the Connector

SERVERS Integration
Interacts with AWS AI/ML-Services like AWS
ratings, or comments to other workflows
Microsoft
Authentication Authenticates against Microsoft Comprehend, AWS Translate, and AWS Personalize. The
at hub.knime.com
node is reset or the workflow is closed. KNIME Server
Azure and Office 365 cloud Connector
authentication via Amazon Authentication is required.
MS Connects to a KNIME Server using the server URL &
services via a number of KNIME Forum: Join our global communi-
credentials. Allows downstream nodes to access the
interactive authentication options. ty & engage in
server as a file system.
conversations at forum.knime.com
Amazon
Authentication
Distributed File Systems Connects to a
Accesses and loads data remote SMB
Authenticates against Amazon HDFS Connector Databricks File
SAP Reader
from various SAP
SMB Connector
MESSAGING SYSTEMS KNIME Server: For team-based
AWS
services. Dedicated Connector nodes connect to HDFS Connector
(KNOX) System Connector
(Theobald Software)
server. Allows
a specific distributed file system (HDFS, systems (e.g., SAP downstream Kafka Connector Kafka Consumer
collaboration, automation, management,
WebHDFS, HTTPFS, Databricks, ...), and S/4HANA, SAP BW, SAP nodes to access Consumes Kafka cluster messages & deployment check out
require a limited number of settings e.g., R/3) via the Theobald Connects to a KNIME Server at
the server as a on real time data feeds from sensor
Xtract Universal Server. Kafka cluster.
hostname and credentials. file system. devices and stores them in a table. www.knime.com/knime-server

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