A base connection represents the authenticated connection between a source and Adobe Experience Platform.
This tutorial walks you through the steps to create a base connection for Amazon S3 (hereinafter referred to as “S3”) using the Flow Service API.
This guide requires a working understanding of the following components of Adobe Experience Platform:
The following sections provide additional information that you will need to know in order to successfully connect to an S3 storage using the Flow Service API.
In order for Flow Service to connect with your S3 storage, you must provide values for the following connection properties:
Credential | Description |
---|---|
s3AccessKey |
The access key ID for your S3 bucket. |
s3SecretKey |
The secret key ID for your S3 bucket. |
serviceUrl |
(Optional) The custom S3 endpoint to connect to. This field is required when your S3 bucket is region-specific. The format for serviceUrl is: https://s3.{REGION}.amazonaws.com/) . |
bucketName |
The S3 bucket contains your data and its corresponding descriptive metadata. Your S3 bucket name must be between three and 63 characters long and must begin and end with either a letter or a number. The bucket name can only have lowercase letters, numbers, or hyphens (- ), and cannot be formatted as an IP address. |
folderPath |
The path to the folder in your S3 bucket where your data is stored. This credential is required when the user has restricted access. |
s3SessionToken |
(Optional) A short-term, temporary token that allows you to provide temporary access to your S3 resources to users in untrusted environments. See the S3 overview for more information. |
connectionSpec.id |
The connection specification returns a source’s connector properties, including authentication specifications related to creating the base and source connections. The connection specification ID for S3 is: ecadc60c-7455-4d87-84dc-2a0e293d997b . |
For more information on getting started, visit this Amazon Web Services document.
For information on how to successfully make calls to Platform APIs, see the guide on getting started with Platform APIs.
A base connection retains information between your source and Platform, including your source’s authentication credentials, the current state of the connection, and your unique base connection ID. The base connection ID allows you to explore and navigate files from within your source and identify the specific items that you want to ingest, including information regarding their data types and formats.
To create a base connection ID, make a POST request to the /connections
endpoint while providing your S3 authentication credentials as part of the request parameters.
API format
POST /connections
Request
The following request creates a base connection for S3:
curl -X POST \
'https://platform.adobe.io/data/foundation/flowservice/connections' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer {ACCESS_TOKEN}' \
-H 'x-api-key: {API_KEY}' \
-H 'x-gw-ims-org-id: {ORG_ID}' \
-H 'x-sandbox-name: {SANDBOX_NAME}' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{
"name": "Amazon S3 base connection",
"description": "Amazon S3 base connection with temporary session token",
"auth": {
"specName": "Access Key",
"params": {
"s3AccessKey": "{S3_ACCESS_KEY}",
"s3SecretKey": "{S3_SECRET_KEY}",
"s3SessionToken": "{S3_SESSION_TOKEN}
}
},
"connectionSpec": {
"id": "ecadc60c-7455-4d87-84dc-2a0e293d997b",
"version": "1.0"
}
}'
Property | Description |
---|---|
auth.params.s3AccessKey |
The access key associated with your S3 bucket. |
auth.params.s3SecretKey |
Your secret key associated with your S3 bucket. |
auth.params.s3SessionToken |
(Optional) The short-term, temporary S3 token used to access your bucket. |
connectionSpec.id |
The S3 connection specification ID: ecadc60c-7455-4d87-84dc-2a0e293d997b |
Response
A successful response returns details of the newly created connection, including its unique identifier (id
). This ID is required to explore your storage in the next tutorial.
{
"id": "4cb0c374-d3bb-4557-b139-5712880adc55",
"etag": "\"1700d77b-0000-0200-0000-5e3b41a10000\""
}
By following this tutorial, you have created an S3 connection using APIs and a unique ID was obtained as part of the response body. You can use this connection ID to explore cloud storages using the Flow Service API.
The following section provides additional information on using the S3 source.
The s3SessionToken
is temporary and must be updated when it expires. You can update the session token associated with your base connection by making a PATCH request to Flow Service API. See the S3 overview for more information on temporary security credentials for S3.
The If-Match
header is required when making a PATCH request. The value for this header is the unique etag of the connection you want to update.
API format
PATCH /connections
Request
The following request creates a base connection for S3:
curl -X PATCH \
'https://platform.adobe.io/data/foundation/flowservice/connections/4cb0c374-d3bb-4557-b139-5712880adc55' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer {ACCESS_TOKEN}' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'x-api-key: {API_KEY}' \
-H 'x-gw-ims-org-id: {ORG_ID}' \
-H 'x-sandbox-name: {SANDBOX_NAME}' \
-H 'If-Match: "1700d77b-0000-0200-0000-5e3b41a10000"'
-d '[
{
"op": "replace",
"path": "/auth/params/s3SessionToken",
"value": "{SESSION_TOKEN}"
}
]'
Parameter | Description |
---|---|
op |
The operation call used to define the action needed to update the connection. Operations include: add , replace , and remove . |
path |
The path of the parameter to be updated. |
value |
The new value you want to update your parameter with. |
Response
A successful response returns your base connection ID and an updated etag. You can verify the update by making a GET request to the Flow Service API, while providing your connection ID.
{
"id": "4cb0c374-d3bb-4557-b139-5712880adc55",
"etag": "\"3600e378-0000-0200-0000-5f40212f0000\""
}