Using Platform APIs

For information on how to successfully make calls to Platform APIs, see the guide on getting started with Platform APIs.

Create a source connection

You can create a source connection by making a POST request to the Flow Service API. A source connection consists of a connection ID, a path to the source data file, and a connection spec ID.

To create a source connection, you must also define an enum value for the data format attribute.

Use the following the enum values for file-based connectors:

Data formatEnum value
Delimiteddelimited
JSONjson
Parquetparquet

For all table-based connectors, set the value to tabular.

API format

POST /sourceConnections

Request

curl -X POST \
    'https://platform.adobe.io/data/foundation/flowservice/sourceConnections' \
    -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": "Google AdWords source connection",
        "baseConnectionId": "2484f2df-c057-4ab5-84f2-dfc0577ab592",
        "description": "Google AdWords source connection",
        "data": {
            "format": "tabular",
        },
        "params": {
            "tableName": "v201809.AD_PERFORMANCE_REPORT",
            "columns": [
                {
                    "name": "CallOnlyPhoneNumber",
                    "type": "string",
                    "xdm": {
                        "type": "string"
                    }
                },
                {
                    "name": "AdGroupId",
                    "type": "long",
                    "xdm": {
                        "type": "integer",
                        "minimum": -9007199254740992,
                        "maximum": 9007199254740991
                    }
                },
                {
                    "name": "AdGroupName",
                    "type": "string",
                    "xdm": {
                        "type": "string"
                    }
                },
                {
                    "name": "Date",
                    "type": "string",
                    "meta:xdmType": "date-time",
                    "xdm": {
                        "type": "string",
                        "format": "date-time"
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        "connectionSpec": {
            "id": "d771e9c1-4f26-40dc-8617-ce58c4b53702",
            "version": "1.0"
        }
    }'
PropertyDescription
baseConnectionIdThe unique connection ID of the advertising application you are accessing.
params.pathThe path of the source file.
connectionSpec.idThe connection spec ID associated with your advertising application.

Response

A successful response returns the unique identifier (id) of the newly created source connection. Store this value as it is required in later steps for creating a target connection.

{
    "id": "ca7b8baa-587e-4223-bb8b-aa587e4223e3",
    "etag": "\"5701cdf0-0000-0200-0000-5e9680af0000\""
}

Create a target XDM schema

In order for the source data to be used in Platform, a target schema must be created to structure the source data according to your needs. The target schema is then used to create a Platform dataset in which the source data is contained.

A target XDM schema can be created by performing a POST request to the Schema Registry API.

For detailed steps on how to create a target XDM schema, see the tutorial on creating a schema using the API.

Create a target dataset

A target dataset can be created by performing a POST request to the Catalog Service API, providing the ID of the target schema within the payload.

For detailed steps on how to create a target dataset, see the tutorial on creating a dataset using the API.

Create a target connection

A target connection represents the connection to the destination where the ingested data lands in. To create a target connection, you must provide the fixed connection spec ID associated to the Data Lake. This connection spec ID is: c604ff05-7f1a-43c0-8e18-33bf874cb11c.

You now have the unique identifiers a target schema a target dataset and the connection spec ID to data lake. Using the Flow Service API, you can create a target connection by specifying these identifiers along with the dataset that will contain the inbound source data.

API format

POST /targetConnections

Request

curl -X POST \
    'https://platform.adobe.io/data/foundation/flowservice/targetConnections' \
    -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": "Google AdWords target connection,
        "description": "Google AdWords target connection,
        "data": {
            "schema": {
                "id": "https://ns.adobe.com/{TENANT_ID}/schemas/b9bf50e91f28528e5213c7ed8583018f48970d69040c37dc",
                "version": "application/vnd.adobe.xed-full+json;version=1"
            }
        },
        "params": {
            "dataSetId": "5e9681e389b80418ad4b3df0"
        },
        "connectionSpec": {
            "id": "c604ff05-7f1a-43c0-8e18-33bf874cb11c",
            "version": "1.0"
        }
    }'
PropertyDescription
data.schema.idThe $id of the target XDM schema.
data.schema.versionThe version of the schema. This value must be set application/vnd.adobe.xed-full+json;version=1, which returns the latest minor version of the schema.
params.dataSetIdThe ID of the target dataset generated in the previous step. Note: You must provide a valid dataset ID when creating a target connection. An invalid dataset ID will result in an error.
connectionSpec.idThe connection spec ID used to connect to the data lake. This ID is: c604ff05-7f1a-43c0-8e18-33bf874cb11c.
{
    "id": "41af25df-cd99-4372-af25-dfcd99b37291",
    "etag": "\"4d01178a-0000-0200-0000-5e9683380000\""
}

Create a mapping

In order for the source data to be ingested into a target dataset, it must first be mapped to the target schema that the target dataset adheres to.

To create a mapping set, make a POST request to the mappingSets endpoint of the Data Prep API while providing your target XDM schema $id and the details of the mapping sets you want to create.

API format

POST /conversion/mappingSets

Request

curl -X POST \
    'https://platform.adobe.io/data/foundation/conversion/mappingSets' \
    -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 '{
        "version": 0,
        "xdmSchema": "https://ns.adobe.com/{TENANT_ID}/schemas/b9bf50e91f28528e5213c7ed8583018f48970d69040c37dc",
        "xdmVersion": "1.0",
        "id": null,
        "mappings": [
            {
                "destinationXdmPath": "person.name.firstName",
                "sourceAttribute": "first_name",
                "identity": false,
                "identityGroup": null,
                "namespaceCode": null,
                "version": 0
            },
            {
                "destinationXdmPath": "person.name.lastName",
                "sourceAttribute": "last_name",
                "identity": false,
                "identityGroup": null,
                "namespaceCode": null,
                "version": 0
            },
            {
                "destinationXdmPath": "personalEmail.address",
                "sourceAttribute": "email",
                "identity": false,
                "identityGroup": null,
                "namespaceCode": null,
                "version": 0
            }
        ]
    }'
PropertyDescription
xdmSchemaThe ID of the target XDM schema.

Response

A successful response returns details of the newly created mapping including its unique identifier (id). This value is required in a later step to create a dataflow.

{
    "id": "febec6a6785e45ea9ed594422cc483d7",
    "version": 0,
    "createdDate": 1589398562232,
    "modifiedDate": 1589398562232,
    "createdBy": "{CREATED_BY}",
    "modifiedBy": "{MODIFIED_BY}"
}