- Introduction
- Getting Started
- Creating an Account in Hevo
- Subscribing to Hevo via AWS Marketplace
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Connection Options
- Connecting Through SSH
- Connecting Through Reverse SSH Tunnel
- Connecting Through VPN
- Connecting Through Mongo PrivateLink
- Connecting Through AWS Transit Gateway
- Connecting Through AWS VPC Endpoint
- Connecting Through AWS VPC Peering
- Using Google Account Authentication
- How Hevo Authenticates Sources and Destinations using OAuth
- Reauthorizing an OAuth Account
- Familiarizing with the UI
- Creating your First Pipeline
- Data Loss Prevention and Recovery
- Data Ingestion
- Data Loading
- Loading Data in a Database Destination
- Loading Data to a Data Warehouse
- Optimizing Data Loading for a Destination Warehouse
- Deduplicating Data in a Data Warehouse Destination
- Manually Triggering the Loading of Events
- Scheduling Data Load for a Destination
- Loading Events in Batches
- Data Loading Statuses
- Data Spike Alerts
- Name Sanitization
- Table and Column Name Compression
- Parsing Nested JSON Fields in Events
- Pipelines
- Data Flow in a Pipeline
- Familiarizing with the Pipelines UI
- Working with Pipelines
- Managing Objects in Pipelines
- Pipeline Jobs
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Transformations
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Python Code-Based Transformations
- Supported Python Modules and Functions
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Transformation Methods in the Event Class
- Create an Event
- Retrieve the Event Name
- Rename an Event
- Retrieve the Properties of an Event
- Modify the Properties for an Event
- Fetch the Primary Keys of an Event
- Modify the Primary Keys of an Event
- Fetch the Data Type of a Field
- Check if the Field is a String
- Check if the Field is a Number
- Check if the Field is Boolean
- Check if the Field is a Date
- Check if the Field is a Time Value
- Check if the Field is a Timestamp
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TimeUtils
- Convert Date String to Required Format
- Convert Date to Required Format
- Convert Datetime String to Required Format
- Convert Epoch Time to a Date
- Convert Epoch Time to a Datetime
- Convert Epoch to Required Format
- Convert Epoch to a Time
- Get Time Difference
- Parse Date String to Date
- Parse Date String to Datetime Format
- Parse Date String to Time
- Utils
- Examples of Python Code-based Transformations
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Drag and Drop Transformations
- Special Keywords
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Transformation Blocks and Properties
- Add a Field
- Change Datetime Field Values
- Change Field Values
- Drop Events
- Drop Fields
- Find & Replace
- Flatten JSON
- Format Date to String
- Format Number to String
- Hash Fields
- If-Else
- Mask Fields
- Modify Text Casing
- Parse Date from String
- Parse JSON from String
- Parse Number from String
- Rename Events
- Rename Fields
- Round-off Decimal Fields
- Split Fields
- Examples of Drag and Drop Transformations
- Effect of Transformations on the Destination Table Structure
- Transformation Reference
- Transformation FAQs
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Python Code-Based Transformations
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Schema Mapper
- Using Schema Mapper
- Mapping Statuses
- Auto Mapping Event Types
- Manually Mapping Event Types
- Modifying Schema Mapping for Event Types
- Schema Mapper Actions
- Fixing Unmapped Fields
- Resolving Incompatible Schema Mappings
- Resizing String Columns in the Destination
- Schema Mapper Compatibility Table
- Limits on the Number of Destination Columns
- File Log
- Troubleshooting Failed Events in a Pipeline
- Mismatch in Events Count in Source and Destination
- Audit Tables
- Activity Log
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Pipeline FAQs
- Can multiple Sources connect to one Destination?
- What happens if I re-create a deleted Pipeline?
- Why is there a delay in my Pipeline?
- Can I change the Destination post-Pipeline creation?
- Why is my billable Events high with Delta Timestamp mode?
- Can I drop multiple Destination tables in a Pipeline at once?
- How does Run Now affect scheduled ingestion frequency?
- Will pausing some objects increase the ingestion speed?
- Can I see the historical load progress?
- Why is my Historical Load Progress still at 0%?
- Why is historical data not getting ingested?
- How do I set a field as a primary key?
- How do I ensure that records are loaded only once?
- Events Usage
- Sources
- Free Sources
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Databases and File Systems
- Data Warehouses
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Databases
- Connecting to a Local Database
- Amazon DocumentDB
- Amazon DynamoDB
- Elasticsearch
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MongoDB
- Generic MongoDB
- MongoDB Atlas
- Support for Multiple Data Types for the _id Field
- Example - Merge Collections Feature
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Troubleshooting MongoDB
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Errors During Pipeline Creation
- Error 1001 - Incorrect credentials
- Error 1005 - Connection timeout
- Error 1006 - Invalid database hostname
- Error 1007 - SSH connection failed
- Error 1008 - Database unreachable
- Error 1011 - Insufficient access
- Error 1028 - Primary/Master host needed for OpLog
- Error 1029 - Version not supported for Change Streams
- SSL 1009 - SSL Connection Failure
- Troubleshooting MongoDB Change Streams Connection
- Troubleshooting MongoDB OpLog Connection
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Errors During Pipeline Creation
- SQL Server
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MySQL
- Amazon Aurora MySQL
- Amazon RDS MySQL
- Azure MySQL
- Generic MySQL
- Google Cloud MySQL
- MariaDB MySQL
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Troubleshooting MySQL
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Errors During Pipeline Creation
- Error 1003 - Connection to host failed
- Error 1006 - Connection to host failed
- Error 1007 - SSH connection failed
- Error 1011 - Access denied
- Error 1012 - Replication access denied
- Error 1017 - Connection to host failed
- Error 1026 - Failed to connect to database
- Error 1027 - Unsupported BinLog format
- Failed to determine binlog filename/position
- Schema 'xyz' is not tracked via bin logs
- Errors Post-Pipeline Creation
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Errors During Pipeline Creation
- MySQL FAQs
- Oracle
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PostgreSQL
- Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL
- Amazon RDS PostgreSQL
- Azure PostgreSQL
- Generic PostgreSQL
- Google Cloud PostgreSQL
- Heroku PostgreSQL
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Troubleshooting PostgreSQL
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Errors during Pipeline creation
- Error 1003 - Authentication failure
- Error 1006 - Connection settings errors
- Error 1011 - Access role issue for logical replication
- Error 1012 - Access role issue for logical replication
- Error 1014 - Database does not exist
- Error 1017 - Connection settings errors
- Error 1023 - No pg_hba.conf entry
- Error 1024 - Number of requested standby connections
- Errors Post-Pipeline Creation
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Errors during Pipeline creation
- PostgreSQL FAQs
- Troubleshooting Database Sources
- File Storage
- Engineering Analytics
- Finance & Accounting Analytics
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Marketing Analytics
- ActiveCampaign
- AdRoll
- Amazon Ads
- Apple Search Ads
- AppsFlyer
- CleverTap
- Criteo
- Drip
- Facebook Ads
- Facebook Page Insights
- Firebase Analytics
- Freshsales
- Google Ads
- Google Analytics
- Google Analytics 4
- Google Analytics 360
- Google Play Console
- Google Search Console
- HubSpot
- Instagram Business
- Klaviyo v2
- Lemlist
- LinkedIn Ads
- Mailchimp
- Mailshake
- Marketo
- Microsoft Ads
- Onfleet
- Outbrain
- Pardot
- Pinterest Ads
- Pipedrive
- Recharge
- Segment
- SendGrid Webhook
- SendGrid
- Salesforce Marketing Cloud
- Snapchat Ads
- SurveyMonkey
- Taboola
- TikTok Ads
- Twitter Ads
- Typeform
- YouTube Analytics
- Product Analytics
- Sales & Support Analytics
- Source FAQs
- Destinations
- Familiarizing with the Destinations UI
- Cloud Storage-Based
- Databases
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Data Warehouses
- Amazon Redshift
- Amazon Redshift Serverless
- Azure Synapse Analytics
- Databricks
- Firebolt
- Google BigQuery
- Hevo Managed Google BigQuery
- Snowflake
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Destination FAQs
- Can I change the primary key in my Destination table?
- How do I change the data type of table columns?
- Can I change the Destination table name after creating the Pipeline?
- How can I change or delete the Destination table prefix?
- Why does my Destination have deleted Source records?
- How do I filter deleted Events from the Destination?
- Does a data load regenerate deleted Hevo metadata columns?
- How do I filter out specific fields before loading data?
- Transform
- Alerts
- Account Management
- Activate
- Glossary
Releases- Release 2.30.2 (Nov 25-Dec 02, 2024)
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2024 Releases
- Release 2.29 (Sep 30-Oct 22, 2024)
- Release 2.28 (Sep 02-30, 2024)
- Release 2.27 (Aug 05-Sep 02, 2024)
- Release 2.26 (Jul 08-Aug 05, 2024)
- Release 2.25 (Jun 10-Jul 08, 2024)
- Release 2.24 (May 06-Jun 10, 2024)
- Release 2.23 (Apr 08-May 06, 2024)
- Release 2.22 (Mar 11-Apr 08, 2024)
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- Release 2.20 (Jan 15-Feb 12, 2024)
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- Release 2.19 (Dec 04, 2023-Jan 15, 2024)
- Release Version 2.18
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- Release Version 2.16 (with breaking changes)
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- Early Access New
- Upcoming Features
MySQL
MySQL is an open-source Relational Database Management System (RDBMS) used by small and large businesses. It is one of the most popular databases in the world used for storing, organizing, and retrieving data. MySQL has customizable software, is reliable and secure, and works well with a variety of data sets.
Hevo can load data from any of your Pipelines into a MySQL database. You can set up the MySQL Destination on the fly, as part of the Pipeline creation process, or independently from the Navigation bar. The ingested data is first staged in Hevo’s S3 bucket before it is batched and loaded to the MySQL Destination.
We do not recommend using MySQL as a Destination for building your production Pipelines. It can perform poorly even for low volumes of data. If you run into performance issues, these may be unresolvable, and you will have to migrate to a different Destination. Read Limitations of using MySQL as a Destination.
Prerequisites
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The MySQL server (not localhost) is running. To check this, enter the following command in your MySQL instance:
service mysql status
The status must show as Active: active (running).
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The MySQL version is 5.5 or higher. To check this, enter the following command in your MySQL instance:
mysql -V
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The necessary privileges are granted to the database user.
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You are assigned the Team Collaborator, or any administrator role except the Billing Administrator role in Hevo to create the Destination.
Whitelist Hevo’s IP Addresses
Note: You need root
access or sudo
privileges to perform some of the commands.
You need to whitelist Hevo IP address(es) for your region in the MySQL configuration file to enable Hevo to connect to your MySQL database.
To do this:
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Navigate to the MySQL configuration directory. For example, /etc/mysql/mysql.conf.d
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Open the MySQL server configuration file in edit mode:
#Example sudo nano /etc/mysql/mysql.conf.d/mysqld.cnf
Note: The file path in the command above may vary depending on the location of your server configuration file.
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Scroll to the
[mysqld]
section, and update thebind-address
variable in one of the following ways:-
To allow any IPv4 address to connect to your MySQL Destination, specify:
bind-address = 0.0.0.0
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To allow the specific Hevo IP addresses for your region, specify:
bind-address = 10.2.7.152
Note: Replace the placeholder value in the command above with your own. For example, <Hevo_IP_address_for_your_region> with 13.235.131.126. Read Selecting your Hevo Region to know the IP address of your region.
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Save the file, and restart the MySQL server for the changes to take effect.
Note:
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For MySQL versions 8.0 and higher, you need to add the
bind-address
variable if it does not exist in the[mysqld]
section. -
Delete or comment out any line with the
skip-networking
variable in the configuration file, as this variable does not allow the MySQL server to listen for remote connections.
Create a Database User and Grant Privileges
1. Create a database user
Perform the following steps to create a user in your MySQL database:
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Log in to your MySQL database instance as a
root
user, using an SQL client tool. -
Enter the following command:
CREATE USER '<user_name>'@'%' IDENTIFIED BY '<strong password>';
Note: Replace the placeholder values in the command above with your own.
2. Grant privileges to the user
The following table lists the privileges that Hevo requires to connect to and load data into your MySQL Destination:
Privilege Name | Allows Hevo to |
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ALTER | Edit database tables. |
CREATE | Create databases and tables. |
CREATE TEMPORARY TABLES | Create temporary tables. |
DELETE | Delete rows from database tables. |
DROP | Delete databases and tables. |
INSERT | Insert rows into database tables. |
SELECT | Select rows from database tables. |
UPDATE | Update rows in database tables. |
Perform the following steps to grant the privileges:
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Log in to your MySQL server as a root user. For example,
mysql -u root -p
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Enter the following command to grant privileges to the database user:
GRANT ALTER, CREATE, CREATE TEMPORARY TABLES, DELETE, DROP, INSERT, SELECT, UPDATE ON <database_name>.* to <user_name>@<IP address>;
Note: Replace the placeholder values in the command above with your own. For example, <user_name> with jerome.
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(Optional) View the grants for the user with the following command:
show grants for <user_name>@<IP address>;
Note: Replace the placeholder values in the command above with your own. For example, <user_name> with jerome.
Configure MySQL Connection Settings
Perform the following steps to configure MySQL as a Destination in Hevo:
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Click DESTINATIONS in the Navigation Bar.
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Click + CREATE DESTINATION in the Destinations List View.
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On the Add Destination page, select MySQL.
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On the Configure your MySQL Destination page, specify the following:
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Destination Name: A unique name for your Destination, not exceeding 255 characters.
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Database Host: The MySQL host’s IP address or DNS. Alternatively, you can connect to a local database. Read Connecting to a Local Database for the steps to do this.
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Database Port: The port on which your MySQL server listens for connections. Default value: 3306
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Database User: The database user that you created. This is a user with a non-administrative role in the MySQL database.
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Database Password: The password of the database user.
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Database Name: The name of the Destination database where data is to be loaded.
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Additional Settings:
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Connect through SSH: Enable this option to connect to Hevo using an SSH tunnel, instead of directly connecting your MySQL database host to Hevo. This provides an additional level of security to your database by not exposing your MySQL setup to the public. Read Connecting Through SSH.
If this option is disabled, you must whitelist Hevo’s IP addresses to allow Hevo to connect to your MySQL host.
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Use SSL: Enable this option to use an SSL-encrypted connection. To enable this, specify the following:
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CA File: The file containing the SSL server certificate authority (CA).
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Load all CA Certificates: If selected, Hevo loads all CA certificates (up to 50) from the uploaded CA file, else it loads only the first certificate.
Note: Select this check box if you have more than one certificate in your CA file.
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Client Certificate: The client public key certificate file.
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Client Key: The client private key file.
Read MySQL for the steps to create the required files and keys.
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Sanitize Table/Column Names: Enable this option to remove all non-alphanumeric characters and spaces in a table or column name, and replace them with an underscore (_). Read Name Sanitization.
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Click TEST CONNECTION. This button is enabled once all the mandatory fields are specified.
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Click SAVE & CONTINUE. This button is enabled once all the mandatory fields are specified.
Additional Information
Read the detailed Hevo documentation for the following related topics:
Destination Considerations
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You must disable any foreign keys defined in the target tables. These keys do not allow data to be loaded until the reference table has a corresponding key defined.
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You can replicate data for only 4090 columns in a given MySQL table. Read Limits on the Number of Columns.
Revision History
Refer to the following table for the list of key updates made to this page:
Date | Release | Description of Change |
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Aug-12-2024 | NA | Updated section, Grant privileges to the user to update the command. |
Mar-18-2024 | 2.21.2 | Updated section, Configure MySQL Connection Settings to add information about the Load all CA certificates option. |
Oct-03-2023 | NA | Updated section, Create a Database User and Grant Privileges to add steps to Create a database user. |
Apr-25-2023 | 2.12 | Updated section, Configure MySQL Connection Settings to add information that you must specify all fields to create a Pipeline. |
Jan-10-2023 | NA | - Removed section, Limitations and relocated its content to the Limitations of using MySQL as a Destination page. |
Dec-07-2022 | NA | Updated section, Limitations to provide information about MySQL as a Destination. |
Sep-07-2022 | NA | Added the following sections: - Prerequisites, - Whitelist Hevo’s IP Addresses, - Grant Permissions to the Database User. - Updated the Configure MySQL Connection Settings to add a link to the Connecting to a Local Database page. - Deleted the Connect to a Local Database section. |
Feb-21-2022 | 1.82 | Updated section, Configure MySQL Connection Settings to provide support for SSL in MySQL as a Destination. |
Jul-26-2021 | 1.68 | Added section, Connect to a Local Database. |
Jul-12-2021 | NA | Updated the section, Destination Considerations. |