Google Cloud Functions Setup Guide

Follow our setup guide to connect Google Cloud Functions to Fivetran.

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Prerequisites

To connect Google Cloud Functions to Fivetran, you need a Cloud Function implementation.

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In Google

Develop function code

1. Develop the code that you want to run in the Google Cloud Function using an IDE or any other tool.

2. In the response header, add Content-Type with the value application/json.

See our sample function.

Create cloud function

1. Open the Google Cloud Functions console and click the projects drop-down list.

   

2. Select the project in which you want to create the function.

3. Click Create Function.

   

4. In the Name field, enter the function name.

5. Select the memory allocation size for the function in the Memory allocated drop-down menu.

6. Select HTTP in the Trigger drop-down menu.

7. Uncheck the Allow unauthenticated invocations checkbox (if selected).

   

8. Select the Source code type.

   We have used the Inline editor option to illustrate.

9. Select your runtime environment in the Runtime drop-down menu.

10. Enter the code to execute in the cloud function (Copy the code and package.json content in the inline editor provided by Google Cloud Functions).

11. Enter the function name to execute when the cloud function is invoked. This is the entry point for your function code execution.

    

12. Configure the following Advanced options:

    • Select the region in the Region drop-down menu
    • Enter the Timeout time frame
    • Enter the maximum number of function instances
    • In Networking > Ingress settings, select Allow all traffic

    

13. Click Create to create the function.

Test cloud function

1. Open the cloud function you created.

   

2. Click Testing. Add one example request and click Test the function.

   

You can view the execution result in the Output field.

Get trigger name

1. Open the cloud function.

   

2. Click Trigger.

   

3. Make a note of the URL. You will need it to configure Google Cloud Functions to connect with Fivetran.

In Fivetran

1. Go to your Fivetran dashboard and click + Connector.

2. Select the Google Cloud Function connector to launch the setup form.

3. Enter the Destination schema name of your choice.

4. Enter the Function Trigger you found in Step 4.

5. Enter your Secrets. Use the following format to enter your secrets:

   {
    "consumerKey": "",
    "consumerSecret": "",
    "twittertopic": “NHL”
   }
   

6. Make a note of the service account email address.

In Google

Grant function invoker permission

1. In Google Cloud Functions select the cloud function and click Show Info Panel.

   

2. In the Info Panel, click Add Member.

   

3. Add the service account email ID displayed in the connector setup form.

4. Select Cloud Functions Invoker in the Role drop-down menu.

   

5. Click Save to save the permissions.

In Fivetran

1. In the connector setup form, click Save & Test. Fivetran will take it from here and sync your data from Google Cloud Function.