Email files to your destination with the Email connector.
Features
Feature Name | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
Capture deletes | ||
History mode | ||
Custom data | check | |
Data blocking | check | |
Column hashing | check | |
Re-sync | check | |
API configurable | check | API configuration |
Priority-first sync | ||
Fivetran data models | ||
Private networking | ||
Authorization via API | check |
Setup guide
Follow our step-by-step Email connector setup guide to connect your Email account with your destination using Fivetran connectors.
Sync overview
The Email connector is designed for scheduled email reports. It extracts one or more attachments from the email, parses the attachment data, and uploads it into your destination. Emails are deleted once the attachments are extracted from them. Attachments are permanently backed up in an internal S3 bucket in case of a re-sync. You may delete these attachments by deleting your Email connection or contacting [email protected] or our customer support team.
Syncing spreadsheets
To sync Excel files, you must select xls/xlsx/xlsm as the file type in the connection setup form and specify the cell reference during connection configuration. We use the cell reference to sync contiguous data to the right of the cell and below it in the Excel worksheet.
Example:
Let's assume there are 4 excel worksheets in a workbook:
- Data1
- Data2
- Data3
- Data4
You want to sync your data from cell C3 of the "Data2" worksheet, then your cell reference will be "Data2”!C3. So, the connection syncs data from the "Data2" worksheet starting at cell C3.
NOTE:
- We sync the data from the sheet and cell reference you selected. If you want to sync data from multiple sheets, you must set up multiple connections.
- We do not support finding data ranges if the rows contain merged cells. We do not consider the rows with merged cells and skip them while finding data ranges.
(Applicable for append_file
option) Primary keys
Fivetran adds the following columns as composite primary keys for a table:
COLUMN | DATA TYPE | NOTES |
---|---|---|
_file 🔑 | TEXT | The file name received through the email |
_line 🔑 | INT | The line number in the file that was read |
_modified 🔑 | TIMESTAMP | The timestamp when we received an email containing files |
_directory 🔑 | TEXT | The folder path where the file is stored in internal S3 bucket. It follows the pattern groupId/schema/table/attachment/folder_created_to_store_file |