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Creates a new bulk sync.

Bulk syncs are used for the ELT pattern (Extract, Load, and Transform), where you want to sync un-transformed data to your data warehouses, databases, or cloud storage buckets like S3.

All of the functionality described in the product documentation is configurable via the API.

Sample code examples:

Connection specific configuration

The destination_configuration is integration-specific configuration for the selected bulk sync destination. This includes settings such as the output schema and is required when creating a new sync.

The source_configuration is optional. It allows configuration for how Polytomic reads data from the source connection. This will not be available for integrations that do not support additional configuration.

Consult the connection configurations to see configurations for particular integrations (for example, here is the available source configuration for the PostgreSQL bulk sync source).

Defaults and selection behavior

If schemas is omitted, the sync is created with all available source schemas selected. Pass schemas explicitly if you want the initial sync to include only a subset of tables or objects.

Schedule times are interpreted in UTC.

When omitted, automatic discovery defaults are conservative:

automatically_add_new_objects defaults to not enabling newly discovered source objects automatically.
automatically_add_new_fields defaults to enabling newly discovered fields on already selected objects.
normalize_names defaults to enabled.

Creates a new bulk sync. Bulk syncs are used for the ELT pattern (Extract, Load, and Transform), where you want to sync un-transformed data to your data warehouses, databases, or cloud storage buckets like S3. All of the functionality described in [the product documentation](https://docs.polytomic.com/docs/bulk-syncs) is configurable via the API. Sample code examples: - [Bulk sync (ELT) from Salesforce to S3](../../../guides/code-examples/bulk-sync-elt-from-salesforce-to-s-3) - [Bulk sync (ELT) from Salesforce to Snowflake](../../../guides/code-examples/bulk-sync-elt-from-salesforce-to-snowflake) - [Bulk sync (ELT) from HubSpot to PostgreSQL](../../../guides/code-examples/bulk-sync-elt-from-hub-spot-to-postgre-sql) ## Connection specific configuration The `destination_configuration` is integration-specific configuration for the selected bulk sync destination. This includes settings such as the output schema and is required when creating a new sync. The `source_configuration` is optional. It allows configuration for how Polytomic reads data from the source connection. This will not be available for integrations that do not support additional configuration. Consult the [connection configurations](../../../guides/configuring-your-connections/overview) to see configurations for particular integrations (for example, [here](../../../guides/configuring-your-connections/connections/postgre-sql#source-1) is the available source configuration for the PostgreSQL bulk sync source). ## Defaults and selection behavior If `schemas` is omitted, the sync is created with all available source schemas selected. Pass `schemas` explicitly if you want the initial sync to include only a subset of tables or objects. Schedule times are interpreted in UTC. When omitted, automatic discovery defaults are conservative: - `automatically_add_new_objects` defaults to not enabling newly discovered source objects automatically. - `automatically_add_new_fields` defaults to enabling newly discovered fields on already selected objects. - `normalize_names` defaults to enabled.

Authentication

AuthorizationBearer

Bearer user API key

AuthorizationBasic

Basic organization-scoped API key

Request

This endpoint expects an object.

default_scheduleobjectRequired

destination_configurationmap from strings to anyRequired

Destination-specific bulk sync configuration (e.g. output schema name, file format). The accepted keys depend on the destination connection type.

destination_connection_idstringRequiredformat: "uuid"

Unique identifier of the connection rows are written to.

modeenumRequired

Allowed values:

namestringRequired

Human-readable name for the bulk sync.

source_connection_idstringRequiredformat: "uuid"

Unique identifier of the connection rows are read from.

activeboolean or nullOptional

Whether the sync is active. Inactive syncs do not run on their schedule but can still be triggered manually.

additional_scheduleslist of objects or nullOptional

Additional bulk sync schedules. Schedule times are interpreted in UTC.

automatically_add_new_fieldsenumOptional

Allowed values:

automatically_add_new_objectsenumOptional

Allowed values:

concurrency_limitinteger or nullOptional

Override the default concurrency limit for this sync.

data_cutoff_timestampstring or nullOptionalformat: "date-time"

Global cutoff applied across schemas. Source records older than this timestamp are excluded from sync runs.

disable_record_timestampsboolean or nullOptionalDefaults to false

When true, Polytomic will not add its own timestamp columns to destination rows.

normalize_namesenumOptional

Allowed values:

organization_idstring or nullOptionalformat: "uuid"

Organization the sync is created in. Only used by partner callers; normal callers always create syncs in their own organization.

policieslist of strings or nullOptional

Identifiers of permissions policies applied to the bulk sync.

resync_concurrency_limitinteger or nullOptional

Override the default resync concurrency limit for this sync.

schemaslist of strings or objects or nullOptional

List of schemas to sync; if omitted, all schemas will be selected for syncing.

source_configurationmap from strings to any or nullOptional

Source-specific bulk sync configuration (e.g. replication slot name, sync lookback). The accepted keys depend on the source connection type.

Response

dataobject

Errors

400

Bad Request Error

403

Forbidden Error

422

Unprocessable Entity Error

500

Internal Server Error

Creates a new bulk sync.

Bulk syncs are used for the ELT pattern (Extract, Load, and Transform), where you want to sync un-transformed data to your data warehouses, databases, or cloud storage buckets like S3.

All of the functionality described in the product documentation is configurable via the API.

Sample code examples:

Connection specific configuration

Consult the connection configurations to see configurations for particular integrations (for example, here is the available source configuration for the PostgreSQL bulk sync source).

Defaults and selection behavior

If schemas is omitted, the sync is created with all available source schemas selected. Pass schemas explicitly if you want the initial sync to include only a subset of tables or objects.

Schedule times are interpreted in UTC.

When omitted, automatic discovery defaults are conservative:

automatically_add_new_objects defaults to not enabling newly discovered source objects automatically.
automatically_add_new_fields defaults to enabling newly discovered fields on already selected objects.
normalize_names defaults to enabled.

1	curl -X POST https://app.polytomic.com/api/bulk/syncs \
2	-H "X-Polytomic-Version: X-Polytomic-Version" \
3	-H "Authorization: Bearer <token>" \
4	-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
5	-d '{
6	"default_schedule": {
7	"frequency": "manual"
8	},
9	"destination_configuration": {
10	"schema": "my_schema"
11	},
12	"destination_connection_id": "248df4b7-aa70-47b8-a036-33ac447e668d",
13	"mode": "snapshot",
14	"name": "My Bulk Sync",
15	"source_connection_id": "248df4b7-aa70-47b8-a036-33ac447e668d"
16	}'

1	{
2	"data": {
3	"active": true,
4	"additional_schedules": [
5	{
6	"frequency": "weekly",
7	"created_at": "2023-04-25T12:00:00Z",
8	"created_by": {
9	"id": "12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789012",
10	"name": "John Doe",
11	"type": "user"
12	},
13	"day_of_week": "monday",
14	"hour": "12",
15	"minute": "30",
16	"selective_mode": "nonincrementalFields",
17	"updated_at": "2023-04-25T12:00:00Z",
18	"updated_by": {
19	"id": "12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789012",
20	"name": "John Doe",
21	"type": "user"
22	}
23	},
24	{
25	"frequency": "continuous",
26	"created_at": "2023-04-25T12:00:00Z",
27	"created_by": {
28	"id": "12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789012",
29	"name": "John Doe",
30	"type": "user"
31	},
32	"selective_mode": "incrementalFields",
33	"updated_at": "2023-04-25T12:00:00Z",
34	"updated_by": {
35	"id": "12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789012",
36	"name": "John Doe",
37	"type": "user"
38	}
39	}
40	],
41	"automatically_add_new_fields": "all",
42	"automatically_add_new_objects": "all",
43	"concurrency_limit": 50,
44	"created_at": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
45	"created_by": {
46	"id": "12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789012",
47	"name": "John Doe",
48	"type": "user"
49	},
50	"data_cutoff_timestamp": "2023-04-25T12:00:00Z",
51	"default_schedule": {
52	"frequency": "manual",
53	"created_at": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
54	"created_by": {
55	"id": "12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789012",
56	"name": "John Doe",
57	"type": "user"
58	},
59	"day_of_month": "1",
60	"day_of_week": "monday",
61	"hour": "12",
62	"id": "248df4b7-aa70-47b8-a036-33ac447e668d",
63	"minute": "30",
64	"month": "1",
65	"updated_at": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
66	"updated_by": {
67	"id": "12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789012",
68	"name": "John Doe",
69	"type": "user"
70	}
71	},
72	"destination_configuration": {
73	"schema": "my_schema"
74	},
75	"destination_connection_id": "248df4b7-aa70-47b8-a036-33ac447e668d",
76	"disable_record_timestamps": false,
77	"id": "248df4b7-aa70-47b8-a036-33ac447e668d",
78	"mode": "snapshot",
79	"name": "My Bulk Sync",
80	"normalize_names": "enabled",
81	"organization_id": "248df4b7-aa70-47b8-a036-33ac447e668d",
82	"policies": [
83	"248df4b7-aa70-47b8-a036-33ac447e668d"
84	],
85	"resync_concurrency_limit": 10,
86	"source_configuration": {
87	"replication_slot": "slot"
88	},
89	"source_connection_id": "248df4b7-aa70-47b8-a036-33ac447e668d",
90	"updated_at": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
91	"updated_by": {
92	"id": "12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789012",
93	"name": "John Doe",
94	"type": "user"
95	}
96	}
97	}

Connection specific configuration

Defaults and selection behavior

Authentication

Headers

Request

Response

Errors

Connection specific configuration

Defaults and selection behavior