Harvest
Connect Harvest to sanda: what to prepare, the fields the connection form asks for, and how its data lands in your warehouse.
Connect Harvest
- Open the catalogue. In the console, go to Data · Connections and press New connection.
- Choose Harvest. It is listed under product and operations; you can also search for it by name.
- Fill in the form. Enter the fields below. Credentials go straight to sanda’s sync engine and are never stored in sanda’s database.
- Choose what to sync. Pick the streams you want, and a sync mode for each. See choose what to sync.
- Run the first sync. sanda tests the connection, then lands each stream as a table in your warehouse.
Configuration fields
What the connection form asks for. Required fields are marked; the rest are optional.
| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Authentication mechanism | one of 2 options | No | Choose how to authenticate to Harvest. |
| Account ID | string, secret | Yes | Harvest account ID. Required for all Harvest requests in pair with Personal Access Token. |
| Start Date | string | Yes | UTC date and time in the format 2017-01-25T00:00:00Z. Any data before this date will not be replicated. |
| Number of Concurrent Threads | integer | No | Number of concurrent threads for syncing. Higher values can speed up syncs but may increase API rate limit usage. Adjust based on your Harvest API plan. Default 4. |
Authentication mechanism
Choose how to authenticate to Harvest.
Choose one of the following. Each asks for its own fields.
Authenticate via Harvest (OAuth)
| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Client ID | string | Yes | The Client ID of your Harvest developer application. |
| Client Secret | string, secret | Yes | The Client Secret of your Harvest developer application. |
| Refresh Token | string, secret | Yes | Refresh Token to renew the expired Access Token. |
Authenticate with Personal Access Token
| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal Access Token | string, secret | Yes | Log into Harvest and then create new personal access token. |
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