Add a REST API connection
You can add a connection to an application through REST API using ThoughtSpot DataFlow.
To add a new connection to Salesforce, follow these steps:
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Click Connections in the top navigation bar.
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In the Connections interface, click Add connection in the top right corner.
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In the Create Connection interface, select the Connection type.
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After you select the REST API Connection type, the rest of the connection properties appear.
See Connection properties for details, defaults, and examples.
- Authentication type
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Specify the type of authentication that is required to connect to the REST API service.
- REST API base URL
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Specify the end point URL to access REST API web-service.
- User
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Specify the user who connects to the Rest web service. This user must have data access privileges.
For BASIC authentication type only. - Password
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Specify the password for the User.
For BASIC authentication type only. - Obtain access token
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Select this option to use access key/token to connect to the REST API web-service.
For OAuth 2.0 authentication type only.
- Access token
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Specify the access token to authenticate REST API.
For OAuth 2.0 authentication type only.
- Refresh token
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Specify the refresh token to authenticate REST API.
For OAuth 2.0 authentication type only.
- OAuth client ID
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Specify the OAuth client ID.
Displayed only when "obtain access token" check-box is selected.
- Mask client secret
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Specify the OAuth client secret.
Displayed only when "obtain access token" check-box is selected.
- OAuth authorization URL
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Specify the OAuth authorization URL.
Displayed only when "obtain access token" check-box is selected.
- OAuth accesstoken URL
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Specify the OAuth accesstoken URL.
Displayed only when "obtain access token" check-box is selected.
- Scope
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Specify the number of users to access the account.
Displayed only when "obtain access token" check-box is selected.
- Callback URL
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Secured domain URL of the repo which is used to register in REST API.
Displayed only when "obtain access token" check-box is selected.
- REST API parameters
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When adding REST API parameters, click Add, and then specify the
Parameter name,Value, and if the parameter is aHeader.
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Click Create connection.
