Populate a Custom Big Object

Use Salesforce APIs to populate a custom big object.

You can use a CSV file to load data into a custom big object via Bulk API. The first row in the CSV file must contain the field labels used to map the CSV data to the fields in the custom big object during import.

Bulk API 2.0 supports querying big objects but not creating them.

Note

Reinserting a record with the same index but different data results in behavior similar to an upsert operation. If a record with the index exists, the insert overwrites the index values with the new data. Insertion is idempotent, so inserting data that already exists won't result in duplicates. Reinserting is helpful when uploading millions of records. If an error occurs, the reinsert reuploads the failed uploads without duplicate data. During the reinsertion, if no record exists for the provided index, a new record is inserted.

For example, this CSV file contains data for import into a Customer Interaction big object.

1Play Start,In-Game Purchase,Level Achieved,Lives Used,Platform,Play Stop,Score,Account
22015-01-01T23:01:01Z,A12569,57,7,PC,2015-01-02T02:27:01Z,55736,001R000000302D3
32015-01-03T13:22:01Z,B78945,58,7,PC,2015-01-03T15:47:01Z,61209,001R000000302D3
42015-01-04T15:16:01Z,D12156,43,5,iOS,2015-01-04T16:55:01Z,36148,001R000000302D3

Big Objects Implementation Guide

Populate a Custom Big Object