Segment Setup Guide
The way Fivetran connects Segment to your destination depends on whether you send events to your destination using Fivetran Webhooks or host them in an S3 bucket. Follow the setup instructions for your Segment implementation.
Prerequisites
To connect Segment to Fivetran, you need:
- Segment account (both Webhooks and S3)
- Segment trackers installed (Webhooks only)
- To have paid for Segment S3 option
Webhooks Setup Guide
In Fivetran
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In the top right corner of your Fivetran Dashboard, click on + Connector.
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Select the Segment connector to launch the setup form.
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Enter your desired destination schema name.
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Select Webhook to connect through sending Segment's webhooks to Fivetran.
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Find the automatically-generated Webhook URL and make a note of it. You will need it to configure Segment to connect with Fivetran.
In Segment
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Log in to your Segment account.
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Copy the Webhook URL you found in Fivetran into the settings page in your Segment account titled Webhook URLs.
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Hit the Save Changes button. Data should begin accumulating shortly. We'll take it from here.
S3 Setup Guide
In Fivetran
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In the top right corner of your Fivetran Dashboard, click on + Connector.
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Select the Segment connector to launch the setup form.
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Enter your desired destination schema name.
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Select S3 to connect through Segment's Amazon S3 bucket.
In Segment
Connect your Segment account with S3
Follow Segment's instructions to integrate your Segment account with S3. You'll be asked to create an IAM policy and an IAM role for Fivetran to access your S3 bucket.
Segment Project ID
To complete the S3 setup, find your project ID. Otherwise, we will merge all segment projects into a single schema.
