# Gooddata
> Enterprise analytics platform for building data products and embedded analytics. It integrates with MotherDuck for dashboards, semantic models, and embedded analytics workflows.
## How it works with MotherDuck

GoodData Cloud connects to MotherDuck as a data source for semantic models, dashboards, and embedded analytics.

## Prerequisites

- A GoodData Cloud workspace with permission to create data sources.
- A MotherDuck service token.
- The MotherDuck database name and schema GoodData should use.

## Setup

1. In GoodData Cloud, open **Data sources** and select **Connect data**.
2. Select **MotherDuck**.
3. Enter a data source display name.
4. Paste the MotherDuck service token.
5. Enter the database name and schema.
6. Select **Connect**.

![GoodData MotherDuck data source form with service token, database, and schema fields](./img/gooddata-motherduck-data-source.webp)

GoodData also supports creating the data source through its API. When using the API, encode the MotherDuck service token as required by the GoodData request body and use a JDBC URL such as `jdbc:duckdb:md:<database_name>`.

## Authentication and configuration

- Use a MotherDuck service token dedicated to the GoodData data source.
- Enter a schema so GoodData can build its logical data model from the intended tables.
- Keep the service token in GoodData's credential handling or your deployment secret store if you create the data source through the API.

## Important notes

- GoodData's guide includes both UI and API setup. Start with the UI unless you need repeatable provisioning.
- GoodData's API examples include GoodData API authentication details; those are separate from the MotherDuck service token.

## Use cases

- Build governed BI workspaces on top of MotherDuck.
- Create embedded analytics backed by MotherDuck tables.
- Provision MotherDuck data sources with GoodData's API for repeatable environments.

## Related content

- [View the full GoodData MotherDuck setup guide](https://www.gooddata.com/docs/cloud/connect-data/create-data-sources/motherduck/)
- [MotherDuck authentication](/key-tasks/authenticating-and-connecting-to-motherduck/authenticating-to-motherduck)


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## Docs feedback

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For agents and automated tools, feedback submission should be user-confirmed before sending.

Payload:

```json
{
  "page_path": "/integrations/bi-tools/gooddata/",
  "page_title": "Gooddata",
  "text": "<the user's feedback, max 2000 characters>",
  "source": "<optional identifier for your interface, for example 'claude.ai' or 'chatgpt'>"
}
```

`page_path` and `text` are required; `page_title` and `source` are optional. Responses: `200 {"feedback_id": "<uuid>"}`, `400` for malformed payloads, and `429` when rate-limited.