Segment
Segment is a platform bringing customer data together for real-time insights.
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For more information about connecting to SaaS applications, see Conexión a aplicaciones SaaS.
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For more information about Lite connectors, see Clasificaciones para conectores de aplicaciones SaaS.
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Depending on your use case, you might need to install Data Movement gateway to move data from SaaS applications. For more information, see ¿Cuándo es obligatorio Data Movement gateway?.
Preparing for authentication
To access your Segment data, you need to authenticate the connection with your account credentials.
To obtain your API Key:
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Log in to the Segment application.
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Select the workspace you want to generate a token for. Each Segment workspace requires a separate token.
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Click Settings in the left menu to access Workspace Settings.
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Navigate to the Access Management tab, and click Tokens. This tab lists any existing tokens created for the workspace.
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Click Create Token, and follow the prompts to generate a new token. Be sure to select a Public API token, and not a Config API token.
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Click Generate OAuth Secret.
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Copy and save the API Key in a secured file. You will need it to connect to the application.
Creating the connection
For more information, see Conexión a aplicaciones SaaS.
- Fill in the required connection properties.
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Provide a name for the connection in Connection name.
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Select Open connection metadata to define metadata for the connection when it has been created.
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Click Create.
Setting | Description |
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Data gateway |
Seleccione una Data Movement gateway si su caso de uso así lo requiere. Nota informativa
Este campo no está disponible con la suscripción Qlik Talend Cloud Starter porque Data Movement gateway no se admite. Si tiene otro nivel de suscripción y no desea utilizar Data Movement gateway, seleccione Ninguna. Para obtener información sobre las ventajas de Data Movement gateway y los casos de uso que lo requieren, consulte Qlik Data Gateway - Data Movement. |
API Key |
The API Key. |
API URL |
The Segment API URL can be accessed through multiple regions, depending on data residency policies: for US-based workspaces, you can use api.segmentapis.com. For EU-based workspaces, eu1.api.segmentapis.com. |