Twitter Setup Guide PRIVATE PREVIEWlink
Follow our setup guide to connect Twitter to Fivetran.
Prerequisiteslink
To connect Twitter to Fivetran, you need a Twitter app with access to the Twitter Ads API.
Setup instructionslink
Apply for developer accountlink
NOTE: If you already have a developer account, skip ahead to Step 2.
-
Click Apply for a developer account.
-
Select Build customized solutions in-house.
-
Input your organization details and explain how you intend to use the Twitter data in subsequent application screens.
NOTE: Twitter may take a few days to approve your developer account.
Create Twitter applicationlink
NOTE: If you already have an application that you want to use to connect to Fivetran, skip ahead to Step 3.
-
After your developer account is approved, log in to the Developer Portal.
-
On the Overview page, go to the Standalone Apps section.
-
Click Create App.
-
Enter the name of your app, then click Complete.
Submit Ads API application formlink
-
Go to the Twitter Ads API application form.
-
Fill out and submit the form.
Set permissions for your applink
-
Go to your Twitter app dashboard.
-
Select the app that you created in Step 2. If you already have an app that you want to use to connect to Fivetran, select that app.
-
In the app dashboard, go to the Settings tab.
-
In the App permissions section, click Edit.
-
Set the permissions to Read and click Save.
Finish Fivetran Configurationlink
-
In the connector setup form, enter the Destination schema name of your choice.
-
Click Authorize. You will be redirected to Twitter which will ask permission for Fivetran to access your account. Click on Authorize app and you will be redirected back to the Fivetran Setup Form.
-
Choose your sync mode. If you select Sync Specific Accounts, then select the accounts you want to sync via Fivetran.
-
Select how many months of reporting data you'd like to include in your initial sync.
-
Click Save & Test. Fivetran will take it from here and sync your Twitter data.
Related articleslink
description Connector Overview
account_tree Schema Information