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Connectors

Dataddo is very flexible when it comes to connecting to various online data sources. Thanks to our unique and robust data transformation middleware, Dataddo can connect to almost any online service providing it has JSON/CSV/XML-based API (most API...

Source

A Source is a dynamic collection of snapshots from a service or system connected via a Dataddo Connector. Data within the Sources are automatically refreshed based on the snapshotting frequency and snapshot retention. Creating a Source Dataddo...

Database as a Data Source

The difference is to create a destination first and then continue with creating a data source, followed by creating a flow. Step 1 - Connect a Data Destination Sign in to your Dataddo account and click on Destinations at the top of the p...

How to Edit a Data Source

Editing your data source may result in broken source and flow, data errors such as duplicates. We recommend you clone your data source and set up a new configuration. What can be edited: Basic info Data typ...

How to Duplicate/Clone a Data Source

Cloning an existing data source takes just a few clicks. Sign in to your Dataddo account and click on Sources at the top of the page. Click on the three dots to the right of the source you want to duplicate. Select an option to Cl...

Dataddo Source ID & Extraction ID

Where to Find Source ID / Extraction ID Sign in to your Dataddo account and click on Sources at the top of the page. Click on the three dots next to the source you want to edit and click on Edit . Under the Basic Info tab...

Loading Historical Data

Dataddo enables you to load historical data on an ad-hoc basis to be sent to your data destination. If you need to add historical data from a specific date range, you can do it simply by a one-time request in the Dataddo app depending on your de...

Snapshot

What is Snapshot It is a product of a connector representing the data footprint of a system or service at a particular point in time. Snapshot vs. Source The source is a dynamic collection of Snapshots. The final dataset within a Source depend...

Snapshotting Frequency

Dataddo takes data snapshots on hourly, daily, weekly, and monthly periods. The period is specified using multiple parameters including timezone, minute, hour, day in week, and day in a month, allowing fine-grained definition. Setting Snapshotting...

Data Sources Statuses

In the Dataddo app there are four different statuses/modes of sources: Live (green) Reconnecting (orange) Broken (red) Inactive (gray) When you create a source, it is live . If Dataddo tries to extract data...

Setting Date Range

When setting up a new source, for connectors with time-dependent data, you can pick a date range. Understanding the meaning of this date range is essential for correct functioning of your source. The date range specifies the snapshot's date range...

Dynamic Date Range

Dataddo is able to define a dynamic date range relative to the current date. When is The Dynamic Range Needed? Imagine a situation where date-related params must be defined as part of the API call. https://api.service.com/endpoint?startDate=2...

Data Sampling

In data analysis, sampling is the practice of analyzing a subset of all data in order to uncover meaningful information in the larger data set. Although data sampling is a technique used in statistics, you may have experienced it in Google Analyt...

Missing a Metric or an Attribute

If you feel like the selection of metrics and attributes is missing some, do not worry. When setting up a Data source , you are able to select the dimensions, metrics, and attributes that you need for further data processing. The Dataddo app incl...

Why is My Source Broken?

There are many reasons behind a broken source. Here are the most common ones: No Data If you are trying to connect or synchonize data from your source and you do not have any data (for example daily synchronization of Google ads when you do not ...

How to Fix a Broken Source

When a source is in the Broken state, the system no longer attempts to take a data snapshot from the service. To recover the source from this state you must r un the Debug command and restart the source. Sign in to your Dataddo account and ...

Multi-Account Extraction FAQ

What is multi-account extraction? If you manage multiple accounts for some applications, e.g. Facebook, you can get many ads accounts connected to the Facebook account, or for the Dataddo Facebook Page connector, we can extract data from many page...

Data Sources FAQ

How to change an existing source? To edit an existing source, go to Sources and click on the three dots next to the source you wish to edit. You can edit scheduling, snapshot retention policy, and write mode (on the backend). More information can ...

Data Duplicity

Check Records in Your Source If one record has multiple values from fields, that are usually for single value, such as two email adresses, phone numbers or orders, the record will be recorded twice in the table but the second one will contain the ...

Snapshot Retention

Replace This is the default snapshot retention policy. When a snapshot is taken, newly extracted data from the 3rd-party service (like Google Analytics or Salesforce CRM) fully replaces the data from all previous snapshots (data from all historic ...