Set Up Ingestion API Connector
As an admin in Data Cloud, set up an Ingestion API connector source to bring in data from external sources.
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| Available in: All Editions supported by Data Cloud. See Data Cloud edition availability. |
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| To access Data Cloud Setup | System Administrator |
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In Data Cloud , click Setup, and then select Data Cloud Setup.
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Under Salesforce Integrations, select Ingestion API.
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Click New and enter a name for the API source.
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Click Save.
On the details page for the new connector, upload a schema file in OpenAPI (OAS) format with a .yaml file extension. The schema file describes how data from your website is structured. We recommend validating your schema before using a third-party tool for ingestion.
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Click Upload Schema and navigate to the location of the file that you want to use.
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Select the file and click Open.
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Preview all the detected objects and their attributes in your schema.
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Click Save.
The connector page reflects the status as 'Needs Data Stream'. The status changes to 'In Use' when a data stream is created and is active with the connector.
Refer to Share Ingestion API Developer Information and pass along necessary information to your developer. Create an Ingestion API Data Stream to send data from your source system.