The tap-pinterest-ads Meltano extractor pulls data from Pinterest Ads that can then be sent to a destination using a loader.

Getting Started #

Prerequisites #

If you haven't already, follow the initial steps of the Getting Started guide:

  1. Install Meltano
  2. Create your Meltano project

Installation and configuration #

Using the Command Line Interface #

  1. Add the tap-pinterest-ads extractor to your project using meltano add : 

    meltano add extractor tap-pinterest-ads
  2. Configure the settings below using meltano config .

Next steps #

Follow the remaining steps of the Getting Started guide:

  1. Select entities and attributes to extract
  2. Add a loader to send data to a destination
  3. Run a data integration (EL) pipeline

If you run into any issues, learn how to get help.

Capabilities #

Settings #

tap-pinterest-ads 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 at the top of the page.

Client ID (client_id) #

App ID for your Pinterest App

How to use #

Manage this setting using meltano config or an environment variable: 

meltano config tap-pinterest-ads set client_id <client_id>

export TAP_PINTEREST_ADS_CLIENT_ID=<client_id>

Client Secret (client_secret) #

App secret key

How to use #

Manage this setting using meltano config or an environment variable: 

meltano config tap-pinterest-ads set client_secret <client_secret>

export TAP_PINTEREST_ADS_CLIENT_SECRET=<client_secret>

Refresh Token (refresh_token) #

Refresh token obtained from the OAuth user flow, described here

How to use #

Manage this setting using meltano config or an environment variable: 

meltano config tap-pinterest-ads set refresh_token <refresh_token>

export TAP_PINTEREST_ADS_REFRESH_TOKEN=<refresh_token>

Start Date (start_date) #

Start date to collect ad analytics from

How to use #

Manage this setting using meltano config or an environment variable: 

meltano config tap-pinterest-ads set start_date <start_date>

export TAP_PINTEREST_ADS_START_DATE=<start_date>

Looking for help? #

If you're having trouble getting the tap-pinterest-ads extractor to work, look for an existing issue in its repository, file a new issue, or join the Meltano Slack community and ask for help in the #plugins-general channel.

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