Creating a dataset using dedicated connectors

You can create datasets based on data from remote services for which we have created dedicated connectors.

For a list of available connectors, see the table of connectors to remote services below. Some connectors are only available on-demand and may be subject to pricing.

In Catalog > Datasets, click on the New dataset button.
In the wizard that opens, select the desired service under the Configure a remote service section.
Configure the connection to your source.

For some remote services, you can select a saved connection or configure a new connection.

If you configure a new connection, select the Save connection information check box to save your connection.

From the preview of the first 20 records that appears, configure the source.
Configure the dataset information or use the prefilled values:
- In the Dataset name field, enter the title for this dataset.
- In the Dataset technical identifier field, enter a meaningful identifier for this dataset.
- If you want anyone with access to your domain to be able to explore the dataset, toggle off Access restricted to allowed users and groups.

After creating a dataset, an editing interface opens. Only users granted with the right permissions, either "Create dataset" or "Edit dataset," can use this interface.

Using this interface you can process the data, configure the datasets and their visualizations, and manage the publishing of the dataset. For more information, see Processing data, Configuring metadata, Configuring visualizations, and Publishing a dataset.

Connectors to remote services

Opendatasoft can connect to a variety of remote services.

Contact your local support team to get on-demand connectors activated on your domain. Some of them are subject to pricing.

Connector	Description	Availability	Can retrieve data from a folder	Incremental updates possible	Can be saved and shared
Airtable	Retrieves data from an Airtable base	On demand	N/A	✅	✅
Amazon S3	Retrieves data from a file stored in an Amazon S3 bucket	On demand	Files only	❌	✅
ArcGIS	Retrieves data from an ArcGIS server	Default	N/A	❌	❌
Azure Blob storage	Retrieves data from a file stored in a Blob storage	On demand	N/A	❌	✅
Census	Retrieves data using the US Census Bureau's API	On demand	N/A	❌	❌
Dataset of datasets	Creates a dataset from the catalog of an Opendatasoft domain	Default	N/A	❌	❌
Denodo	Retrieves data from a Denodo table	On demand	N/A	❌	❌
Eco Counter	Retrieves data about Eco Counter counters and counting sites	On demand	N/A	✅	❌
Feed	Retrieves data from Atom and RSS feeds	Default	N/A	✅	❌
Google BigQuery	Retrieves data from a Google BigQuery table	On demand	N/A	✅	❌
Google Drive	Retrieves files located in Google Drive	On demand	Files only	❌	✅
JCDecaux	Retrieves the state of JCDecaux bike stations	On demand	N/A	✅	❌
Netatmo	Retrieves data using the Netatmo API	On demand	N/A	✅	❌
OpenAgenda	Retrieves events from OpenAgenda agendas	On demand	N/A	✅	❌
Realtime	Pushes real-time data to the platform	On demand	N/A	✅	❌
Salesforce	Retrieves data using the Salesforce API	On demand	N/A	✅	❌
SharePoint	Retrieves files located in SharePoint	On demand	Files only	❌	✅
Snowflake	Retrieves data from a Snowflake table	On demand	N/A	❌	❌
Waze	Retrieves data from a Waze flow	On demand	N/A	❌	✅
WFS	Retrieves data from a WFS service	On demand	N/A	❌	❌