Dropbox Extract
Overview
The Dropbox Extract component calls the Dropbox API to retrieve and store data to be either referenced by an external table or loaded into a table, depending on your cloud data warehouse. You can then use transformation components to enrich and manage the data in permanent tables.
Using this component may return structured data that requires flattening. For help with flattening such data, we recommend using the following components:
- Extract Nested Data for Snowflake or Google BigQuery.
- Nested Data Load for Amazon Redshift.
Properties
Name = string
A human-readable name for the component.
Data Source = drop-down
Select the Dropbox data source from the available options.
OAuth = drop-down
Select an OAuth entry to authenticate this component. An OAuth entry must be set up in advance. To learn how to create and authorize an OAuth entry, please read our Dropbox Extract authentication guide.
Path = string
The path for the files you wish to retrieve. Only required when using the Files or Shared Links data sources.
Recursive = boolean
When set to true, Matillion ETL will recursively retrieve the contents of Dropbox folders in the defined parent folder. The default setting is true. Only required when using the Files data source.
Folder ID = string
The ID of a specific shared folder. Only required when using the Shared Members data source.
Account ID = string
Your Dropbox account ID. This is a user's account identifier used by the Dropbox API v2. Only required when using the Users data source.
Page Limit = integer
Integer value for the limit of pages to stage.
Location = filepath
Provide an Amazon S3 bucket path, Google Cloud Storage (GCS) bucket path, or Azure Blob Storage path that will be used to store the data. The data can then be referenced by an external table. A folder will be created at this location with the same name as the target table.
Integration = drop-down
(GCP only) Choose your Google Cloud Storage Integration. Integrations are required to permit Snowflake to read data from and write to a Google Cloud Storage bucket. Integrations must be set up in advance of selecting them in Matillion ETL. To learn more about setting up a storage integration, read our Storage Integration setup guide.
Warehouse = drop-down
The Snowflake warehouse used to run the queries. The special value, [Environment Default], will use the warehouse defined in the environment. Read Overview of Warehouses to learn more.
Database = drop-down
The Snowflake database. The special value, [Environment Default], will use the database defined in the environment. Read Databases, Tables and Views - Overview to learn more.
Schema = drop-down
The Snowflake schema. The special value, [Environment Default], will use the schema defined in the environment. Read Database, Schema, and Share DDL to learn more.
Target Table = string
A name for the new table. Upon running the job, this table will be recreated and will drop any existing table of the same name.
Name = string
A human-readable name for the component.
Data Source = drop-down
Select the Dropbox data source from the available options.
OAuth = drop-down
Select an OAuth entry to authenticate this component. An OAuth entry must be set up in advance. To learn how to create and authorize an OAuth entry, please read our Dropbox Extract authentication guide.
Path = string
The path for the files you wish to retrieve. Only required when using the Files or Shared Links data sources.
Recursive = boolean
When set to true, Matillion ETL will recursively retrieve the contents of Dropbox folders in the defined parent folder. The default setting is true. Only required when using the Files data source.
Folder ID = string
The ID of a specific shared folder. Only required when using the Shared Members data source.
Account ID = string
Your Dropbox account ID. This is a user's account identifier used by the Dropbox API v2. Only required when using the Users data source.
Page Limit = integer
Integer value for the limit of pages to stage.
Location = filepath
Provide an Amazon S3 bucket path that will be used to store the data. The data can then be referenced by an external table. A folder will be created at this location with the same name as the target table.
Type = drop-down
- External: The data will be put into your chosen S3 bucket and referenced by an external table.
- Standard: The data will be staged on your chosen S3 bucket before being loaded into a table. This is the default setting.
Standard Schema = drop-down
The Redshift schema. The special value, [Environment Default], will use the schema defined in the Matillion ETL environment.
External Schema = drop-down
The table's external schema. Read Getting Started with Amazon Redshift Spectrum to learn more.
Target Table = string
A name for the new table. Upon running the job, this table will be recreated and will drop any existing table of the same name.
Name = string
A human-readable name for the component.
Data Source = drop-down
Select the Dropbox data source from the available options.
OAuth = drop-down
Select an OAuth entry to authenticate this component. An OAuth entry must be set up in advance. To learn how to create and authorize an OAuth entry, please read our Dropbox Extract authentication guide.
Path = string
The path for the files you wish to retrieve. Only required when using the Files or Shared Links data sources.
Recursive = boolean
When set to true, Matillion ETL will recursively retrieve the contents of Dropbox folders in the defined parent folder. The default setting is true. Only required when using the Files data source.
Folder ID = string
The ID of a specific shared folder. Only required when using the Shared Members data source.
Account ID = string
Your Dropbox account ID. This is a user's account identifier used by the Dropbox API v2. Only required when using the Users data source.
Page Limit = integer
Integer value for the limit of pages to stage.
Table Type = drop-down
Select whether the table is Native (by default in BigQuery) or an external table.
Project = drop-down
Select the Google Cloud project. The special value, [Environment Default], will use the project defined in the environment. For more information, read Creating and managing projects.
Dataset = drop-down
Select the Google BigQuery dataset to load data into. The special value, [Environment Default], will use the dataset defined in the environment. For more information, read Introduction to datasets.
Target Table = string
A name for the new table. Upon running the job, this table will be recreated and will drop any existing table of the same name.
New Target Table = string
A name for the new external table. Only available when the table type is External.
Cloud Storage Staging Area = Google Cloud Storage bucket
The URL and path of the target Google Cloud Storage bucket to be used for staging the queried data. Only available when the table type is Native.
Location = Google Cloud Storage bucket
The URL and path of the target Google Cloud Storage bucket. Only available when the table type is External.
Load Options = multiple drop-downs
- Clean Cloud Storage Files: Destroy staged files on Google Cloud Storage after loading data. Default is On.
- Cloud Storage File Prefix: Give staged file names a prefix of your choice. The default setting is an empty field.
- Recreate Target Table: Choose whether the component recreates its target table before the data load. If Off, the component will use an existing table or create one if it does not exist. Default is On.
- Use Grid Variable: Check this checkbox to use a grid variable. This box is unchecked by default.
| Snowflake | Delta Lake on Databricks | Amazon Redshift | Google BigQuery | Azure Synapse Analytics |
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