Pingdom

Prerequisites

• An active Pingdom account from which data is to be ingested.

• The API credentials to provide Hevo access to your Pingdom account data.

• You must be logged in as an Account Owner, Editor, or Admin user, to obtain the API key. Else, you can obtain it from your account editor, owner or administrator.

Obtaining the API Token

Perform the following steps to obtain an API token from your account:

1. Log in to your Pingdom account.

2. In the bottom left corner of the page, click the Arrow ( ) icon to expand the left navigation panel.

3. In the Home navigation panel, under the Settings section, click Pingdom API.

   

4. In the Pingdom API page, click Add API token.

   

5. In the Add API token pop-up window, specify the following:

   

   • Name: A unique name for your API token.

   • Access Level: Select the Read access permission to allow Hevo to ingest your data.

6. Click Generate token.

7. In the API token pop-up dialog, under the Your new API token section, click Copy to copy your token and save it in a secure location like any other password.

   

You have successfully created the API token. Use this token to configure Pingdom as a Source in Hevo.

Configuring Pingdom as a Source

Perform the following steps to configure Pingdom as the Source in your Pipeline:

1. Click PIPELINES in the Asset Palette.

2. Click + CREATE in the Pipelines List View.

3. In the Select Source Type page, select Pingdom.

4. In the Configure your Pingdom Source page, specify the following:

   

   • Pipeline Name: A unique name for the Pipeline, not exceeding 255 characters.

   • API Token: The API token that you generated in your Pingdom account to allow Hevo to access your data.

5. Click TEST & CONTINUE.

6. Proceed to configuring the data ingestion and setting up the Destination.