--- title: "Sprout Social" slug: "sprout-social" description: "Sprout Social data integration from with Dataddo. Easily access Facebook, LinkedIn & Twitter post & profile analytics, customer profiles & more. Start now!" updated: 2024-02-19T12:28:29Z published: 2024-02-19T12:28:29Z --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.dataddo.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Sprout Social **Sprout Social** is a social media management platform that enables businesses to manage and analyze their social media presence. It provides tools for scheduling posts, monitoring social media channels, engaging with audiences, and analyzing performance, helping organizations enhance their social media strategies. Refer to our website for [the list of metrics and attributes available in Dataddo](https://www.dataddo.com/connector/sprout_social). Refer to Sprout's official documentation to see [all available endpoints from the Sprout Social API](https://api.sproutsocial.com/docs/#endpoints). ## Authorize Connection to Sprout Social ### In Sprout Social To authorize your Sprout Social account, you will need **an API token**. 1. In your Sprout account, navigate to the **Settings** page. 2. Unde the **Reporting** section, click on **API Tokens**. 3. Accept Sprout’s Analytics API Terms of Service and click on **Create API Token**. 4. Name your token, click on **Create Token** to finalize. 5. Copy the value. ### In Dataddo 1. On the **Authorizers** page, click on [Authorize New Service](https://app.dataddo.com/service/new) and select Sprout Social. 2. Fill in the Sprout Social **API Token**. 3. Rename your ***authorizer*** for easier identification and click on **Save**. ## How to Create a Sprout Social Data Source 1. On the **Sources** page, click on the [**Create Source**](https://app.dataddo.com/sources/new) button. 2. Select the connector from the list and name your ***data source***. 3. On the **Dataset** step, select your **dataset**. **DATADDO TIP** If you're unsure which dataset to select, use the search bar to look for datasets with the desired attributes or metrics. 4. On the **Account** step select your ***authorizer*** from the drop-down menu. **Didn't find your authorizer?** Click on **Add new Account** at the bottom of the drop-down and follow the on-screen prompts. You can also go to the **Authorizers** tab and click on [**Add New Service**](https://app.dataddo.com/service/new). 5. On the **Attributes and Metrics** step, select the **metrics and attributes** you want to extract. ![Create a source using a custom-schema connector.](https://cdn.document360.io/084ed225-3f99-4644-a2da-39ca0cd5ef45/Images/Documentation/Create%20Source%20-%20Custom-Schema%20Connector.png) 6. On the **Metadata** step, select which [**metadata fields**](/docs/metadata-inclusion) such as extraction time to add to your data. 7. On the **Snapshot** step: 1. Configure your [**sync frequency**](/docs/extraction#extraction-frequency) or click **Show advanced settings** to set the exact synchronization time. **DATADDO TIP** To **load historical data**, refer to the [**Data Backfilling**](https://docs.dataddo.com/docs/data-backfilling) article. 2. [Optional] Enable the **Allow Empty Data Extractions** toggle to allow the extraction when no data is available. 8. In the top-right corner, click **Test Data** button to preview extracted data. **Adjust the date range** for specific time frame. 9. Click on **Save** and **congratulations, your new data source is ready!** --- ## Troubleshooting ### Data Preview Unavailable No data preview when you click on **Test Data** might be caused by an issue with your ***source*** configuration. The most common causes are: - **Date range**: Try a smaller date range. You can load the rest of your data afterward via [manual data load](https://docs.dataddo.com/docs/data-backfilling). - **Insufficient permissions**: Please make sure your authorized account has at least admin-level permissions. ### Twitter Data: Twitter Content End User License Agreement To retrieve Twitter data via Sprout Analytics API, you're required to undergo a brief Twitter review and approval. 1. Contact your Sprout Social account representative to initiate the Twitter review process. 2. Once your use case is approved, go to the **API Tokens** settings page and accept the **Analytics API Twitter Content End User License Agreement**. ## Related Articles Now that you have successfully created a ***data source***, see how you can connect your data to a dashboarding app or a data storage. **Sending Data to Dashboarding Apps** - [Simple Data Integration to Dashboards](https://docs.dataddo.com/docs/simple-data-integration-to-dashboards) - [Data Backfilling to Dashboarding Apps](https://docs.dataddo.com/docs/data-backfilling-to-dashboarding-apps) **Sending Data to Data Storages** - [Batch Ingestion to Data Warehouses](https://docs.dataddo.com/docs/ingestion-to-data-warehouses) - [Data Backfilling to Storages](https://docs.dataddo.com/docs/data-backfilling-to-storages) **Other Resources** - [Troubleshooting](https://docs.dataddo.com/docs/troubleshooting) - [Extraction Logs](https://docs.dataddo.com/docs/extraction-logs) - [Data Duplication](https://docs.dataddo.com/docs/data-duplication) An API token is a code snippet used to secure API access. It's sent to API servers as identification, confirming whether the user or application has access, and provides both authentication and user/application information to the API server. Authorizers act as credentials for external services (e.g. Facebook or Google). To enable Dataddo to access and retrieve your data, you need to grant access to accounts that possess admin-level permissions or higher within these services.