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Commcare

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Sync Commcare data anywhere.

Commcare is a mobile data collection and management platform designed for frontline workers in low-resource settings. It allows users to create custom mobile applications that can be used to collect data, track progress, and manage workflows. The platform is designed to be user-friendly and accessible, even for users with limited technical skills. Commcare is used by organizations in a variety of sectors, including healthcare, agriculture, and education, to improve data collection and management, increase efficiency, and improve outcomes. The platform is highly customizable, allowing users to tailor their applications to their specific needs and workflows.

  • Standard
  • Alpha
  • 3 streams
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  • 3Streams
  • 50+Destinations
One connector

Everything Commcare can do in Airbyte

  • Sync to your warehouse

    Land 3 Commcare tables in 50+ destinations on a schedule you control.

  • Incremental syncs

    Pull only the records that changed since the last run instead of reloading everything.

  • Cloud or self-hosted

    Run the Commcare connector on Self-Managed Enterprise.

Sync capabilities

  • Full Refresh SyncSupported
  • Incremental SyncSupported
  • Available onSelf-Managed Enterprise
  • Destinations50+ Airbyte connectors
  • Connector version0.1.39

Set up in 11 steps

  1. First, navigate to the Airbyte website and create an account.
  2. Once you have logged in, click on the "Sources" tab on the left-hand side of the screen.
  3. Scroll down until you find the Commcare source connector and click on it.
  4. You will be prompted to enter your Commcare API key. If you do not have one, you can generate one by following the instructions on the Commcare website.
  5. Once you have entered your API key, you will be asked to provide additional information about your Commcare account, such as the domain name and project name.
  6. After you have entered all the necessary information, click on the "Test" button to ensure that the connection is working properly.
  7. If the test is successful, click on the "Save" button to save your settings.
  8. You can now use the Commcare source connector to import data from your Commcare account into Airbyte.
  9. To do this, click on the "Connections" tab on the left-hand side of the screen and create a new connection.
  10. Select the Commcare source connector as your source and choose the data you want to import.
  11. Follow the prompts to complete the connection and start importing data.
3 streams

Every table you can sync from Commcare

  • Application

  • Case

  • Form

FAQ

Common questions

What is ETL?

ETL, an acronym for Extract, Transform, Load, is a vital data integration process. It involves extracting data from diverse sources, transforming it into a usable format, and loading it into a database, data warehouse or data lake. This process enables meaningful data analysis, enhancing business intelligence.

What data can you extract from Commcare?

Commcare's API provides access to a wide range of data related to mobile data collection and management. The following are the categories of data that can be accessed through Commcare's API:
1. Form Data: This includes data collected through mobile forms, such as survey responses, patient information, and other data points.
2. Case Data: This includes data related to cases created in Commcare, such as patient cases, project cases, and other case types.
3. User Data: This includes data related to users of the Commcare platform, such as user profiles, roles, and permissions.
4. Location Data: This includes data related to the location of mobile devices used for data collection, such as GPS coordinates and other location-based data.
5. Analytics Data: This includes data related to the performance of mobile data collection and management, such as usage statistics, form completion rates, and other metrics.
6. Media Data: This includes data related to media files uploaded through Commcare, such as images, videos, and audio recordings.
Overall, Commcare's API provides access to a wide range of data that can be used to improve mobile data collection and management processes.

How do I transfer data from Commcare?

1. First, navigate to the Airbyte website and create an account.
2. Once you have logged in, click on the "Sources" tab on the left-hand side of the screen.
3. Scroll down until you find the Commcare source connector and click on it.
4. You will be prompted to enter your Commcare API key. If you do not have one, you can generate one by following the instructions on the Commcare website.
5. Once you have entered your API key, you will be asked to provide additional information about your Commcare account, such as the domain name and project name.
6. After you have entered all the necessary information, click on the "Test" button to ensure that the connection is working properly.
7. If the test is successful, click on the "Save" button to save your settings.
8. You can now use the Commcare source connector to import data from your Commcare account into Airbyte.
9. To do this, click on the "Connections" tab on the left-hand side of the screen and create a new connection.
10. Select the Commcare source connector as your source and choose the data you want to import.
11. Follow the prompts to complete the connection and start importing data.

What are top ETL tools to transfer data from Commcare?

The most prominent ETL tools to transfer data to include: Airbyte, Fivetran, StitchData, Matillion, Talend Data Integration. These tools help in extracting data from various sources (APIs, databases, and more), transforming it efficiently, and loading it into and other databases, data warehouses and data lakes, enhancing data management capabilities.

What is ELT?

ELT, standing for Extract, Load, Transform, is a modern take on the traditional ETL data integration process. In ELT, data is first extracted from various sources, loaded directly into a data warehouse, and then transformed. This approach enhances data processing speed, analytical flexibility and autonomy.

Difference between ETL and ELT?

ETL and ELT are critical data integration strategies with key differences. ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) transforms data before loading, ideal for structured data. In contrast, ELT (Extract, Load, Transform) loads data before transformation, perfect for processing large, diverse data sets in modern data warehouses. ELT is becoming the new standard as it offers a lot more flexibility and autonomy to data analysts.

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