Authenticate to destination

The first step in connecting to a destination is to authenticate to the destination platform.

Depending on the destination that you are connecting to, you might be taken to the destination partner’s page to authenticate, or you might be asked to input authentication credentials directly in the Experience Platform workflow. Below is an example of required input to authenticate to an Amazon S3 destination. Detailed instructions about the required input is provided in each destination documentation page (see, for example, the authentication section for Amazon S3 and for Facebook).

Amazon S3 required and optional authentication parameters

Image showing the required and optional input parameters when authenticating to an Amazon S3 destination.

Set up connection parameters

If you have already set up authentication to the destination, you can continue with the existing account or you can set up a new account.

Depending on the destination that you are connecting to, you might be asked to input different types of connection parameters. For example, when connecting to an Amazon S3 destination, you are asked to provide details regarding the Amazon S3 bucket name and folder path where files will be deposited. Below are two examples of required inputs for an Amazon S3 destination and a Trade Desk destination. Detailed instructions about the required input is provided in each destination documentation page.

IMPORTANT
The images below are used for illustration purposes only. The destination connection details vary between destinations. For detailed information about the connection details for your destination, read the Connect to the destination section in each destination catalog page (for example, Google Customer Match, Trade Desk, or Amazon S3).

Amazon S3 required and optional input parameters

Image showing the required and optional input parameters when connecting to an Amazon S3 destination.

The Trade Desk required and optional input parameters

Image showing the required and optional input parameters when connecting to a Trade Desk destination.

Set up file formatting options for exported files

For file-based destinations, you can configure various settings related to how the exported files are formatted and compressed. For more information about all the available formatting and compression options, read the Configure file formatting options for file-based destinations tutorial.

Image showing the file type selection and various options for CSV files.

Set up destination connection for audience activation, account activation, prospects activation, or dataset exports

Some file-based destinations support audience activation to known customers, account customers, or prospects, as well as dataset exports. For those destinations, you can choose whether to create a connection that enables you to activate audiences, accounts, prospects, or export datasets.

WARNING
When exporting datasets, note that exports to JSON files are supported in a compressed mode only. Exports to Parquet files are supported in a compressed and uncompressed mode.

Image showing the data type selection control which allows users to select between audience activation and dataset exports.

Enable destination alerts

  1. (Optional) Select the destination dataflow alerts that you want to subscribe to. You can subscribe to alerts when creating a dataflow to receive alert messages regarding the status, success, or failure of your flow run. The available alerts differ based on the destination type (file-based or streaming) that you are connecting to. Read Subscribe to in-context destination alerts for detailed information on destination dataflow alerts.

    The Configure new destination dialog with the in-context destination alerts subscription options highlighted.

  2. Select Next.

    The Configure new destination dialog with the Next control highlighted, allowing the user to proceed to the next step in the workflow.