The tap-stackexchange Meltano extractor pulls data from StackExchange 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-stackexchange extractor to your project using meltano add : 

    meltano add extractor tap-stackexchange
  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-stackexchange 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.

Question tags (tags) #

Question tags to retrieve.

How to use #

Manage this setting using meltano config or an environment variable: 

meltano config tap-stackexchange set tags <tags>

export TAP_STACKEXCHANGE_TAGS=<tags>

Site (site) #

StackExchange site to look for questions.

How to use #

Manage this setting using meltano config or an environment variable: 

meltano config tap-stackexchange set site <site>

export TAP_STACKEXCHANGE_SITE=<site>

Stack App key (key) #

Key to receive a higher request quota.

How to use #

Manage this setting using meltano config or an environment variable: 

meltano config tap-stackexchange set key <key>

export TAP_STACKEXCHANGE_KEY=<key>

Start date (start_date) #

The earliest record date to sync

How to use #

Manage this setting using meltano config or an environment variable: 

meltano config tap-stackexchange set start_date 1234

export TAP_STACKEXCHANGE_START_DATE=1234

Looking for help? #

If you're having trouble getting the tap-stackexchange 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.

Found an issue on this page? #

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