Prerequisites

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

• The API token is available to authenticate Hevo on your Apify account.

• You are logged in as an Admin user to obtain the API token. Else, you can obtain it from your account administrator.

• You are assigned the Team Administrator, Team Collaborator, or Pipeline Administrator role in Hevo to create the Pipeline.

Obtaining the API Token

The API tokens you generate in Apify do not expire. Therefore, you can use an existing token or create a new one to authenticate Hevo on your Apify account.

Note: You must log in as an Admin user to perform these steps.

To obtain the API token:

1. Log in to your Apify account.

2. In the left navigation pane, click Settings.

   

3. In the Settings page, click Integrations.

   

4. Under the Personal API tokens section, do one of the following:

   • Create an API token:

     1. Click + Add token.

        

     2. In the Add authentication token dialog, add a description for the token, and click Save.

        

     3. Click the copy icon corresponding to the API key to copy it, and save it securely like any other password. Use this key while configuring your Hevo Pipeline.

        

   • Use an existing API token:

     1. Click the copy icon corresponding to the API key to copy it, and save it securely like any other password. Use this key while configuring your Hevo Pipeline.

        

Configuring Apify as a Source

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

1. Click PIPELINES in the Navigation Bar.

2. Click + CREATE PIPELINE in the Pipelines List View.

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

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

   

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

   • API Token: The API token that you retrieved from your Apify account.

5. Click TEST & CONTINUE.

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