# Fastly
The tap-fastly
extractor pulls data from the Fastly API.
- Repository: https://gitlab.com/meltano/tap-fastly
- Maintainer: Meltano community
- Maintenance status: Active
# Getting Started
# Prerequisites
If you haven't already, follow the initial steps of the Getting Started guide:
# Installation and configuration
# Using the Command Line Interface
Add the
tap-fastly
extractor to your project usingmeltano add
:meltano add extractor tap-fastly
Configure the settings below using
meltano config
.
# Using Meltano UI
Start Meltano UI using
meltano ui
:meltano ui
Open the Extractors interface at http://localhost:5000/extractors.
Click the "Add to project" button for "Fastly".
Configure the settings below in the "Configuration" interface that opens automatically.
# Next steps
Follow the remaining steps of the Getting Started guide:
- Select entities and attributes to extract
- Add a loader to send data to a destination
- Run a data integration (EL) pipeline
If you run into any issues, learn how to get help.
# Settings
tap-fastly
requires the configuration of the following settings:
These and other supported settings are documented below. To quickly find the setting you're looking for, use the Table of Contents in the sidebar.
# Minimal configuration
A minimal configuration of tap-fastly
in your meltano.yml
project file will look like this:
plugins:
extractors:
- name: tap-fastly
variant: meltano
config:
start_date: '2020-10-01T00:00:00Z'
Sensitive values are most appropriately stored in the environment or your project's .env
file:
export TAP_FASTLY_API_TOKEN=my_api_token
# API Token
- Name:
api_token
- Environment variable:
TAP_FASTLY_API_TOKEN
API token
# How to use
Manage this setting using Meltano UI, meltano config
, or an environment variable:
meltano config tap-fastly set api_token <token>
export TAP_FASTLY_API_TOKEN=<token>
# Start Date
- Name:
start_date
- Environment variable:
TAP_FASTLY_START_DATE
This property determines how much historical data will be extracted.
Please be aware that the larger the time period and amount of data, the longer the initial extraction can be expected to take.
# How to use
Manage this setting using Meltano UI, meltano config
, or an environment variable:
meltano config tap-fastly set start_date YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ
export TAP_FASTLY_START_DATE=YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ
# For example:
meltano config tap-fastly set start_date 2020-10-01T00:00:00Z
export TAP_FASTLY_START_DATE=2020-10-01T00:00:00Z