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.

  1. In Catalog > Datasets, click on the New dataset button.
  2. In the wizard that opens, select the desired service under the Configure a remote service section.
  3. 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.

  1. From the preview of the first 20 records that appears, configure the source.
  2. 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

❌

❌

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