Building Custom Connectors — Roadmap Step & Resources
When an off-the-shelf connector doesn't exist for a source
- Level: beginner
- Estimated time: 1 days
- Roadmap: ETL/ELT Pipeline Engineering
Before this step
Study resources
- Building a Custom API Connector (Article) — IBM's data mapping guide, foundational to building a connector that bridges two dissimilar systems.
- REST API Integration Explained (Video) — A widely-watched conceptual explanation of designing integrations between systems.
- dbt Documentation (Article) — Official documentation for dbt, covering transformation, testing and project structure. Background reading/viewing for: Building Custom Connectors.
- Airbyte Documentation (Article) — Official documentation comparing managed ELT connector options. Relevant to: Building Custom Connectors.
Part of
- ETL/ELT Tools and Platforms — section
- ETL/ELT Pipeline Engineering roadmap — the full learning path