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Pexels API

Data replication

Sync Pexels API data anywhere.

The Pexels API enables programmatic access to the entire Pexels content library, including photos, videos. All content is free, and you're welcome to use Pexels content for anything, as long as it stays within our guidelines.The Pexels API is a RESTful JSON API, and you can interact with it from any language or framework with an HTTP library. Alternatively, Pexels maintains some official client libraries that you can use.

  • Standard
  • Alpha
  • 5 streams
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Pexels API

One connector

Everything Pexels API can do in Airbyte

  • Sync to your warehouse

    Land 5 Pexels API tables in 50+ destinations on a schedule you control.

    Sync to your warehouse

    Land 5 Pexels API tables in 50+ destinations on a schedule you control.

  • One authorization

    Authenticate Pexels API once and Airbyte keeps every scheduled sync running on it.

    One authorization

    Authenticate Pexels API once and Airbyte keeps every scheduled sync running on it.

  • Cloud or self-hosted

    Run the Pexels API connector on Cloud, Self-Managed Enterprise.

    Cloud or self-hosted

    Run the Pexels API connector on Cloud, Self-Managed Enterprise.

Specifications

What to know before you sync Pexels API

  • Support levelStandard
  • Available onCloud, Self-Managed Enterprise
  • Connector version0.2.42
  • Release stageAlpha

Sync capabilities

  • Full Refresh SyncSupported
  • Incremental SyncNot supported
  • NamespacesNot supported
  • Destinations50+ Airbyte connectors

Set up in 10 steps

  1. First, navigate to the Airbyte dashboard and click on "Sources" on the left-hand side of the screen.
  2. Click on the "Create a new source" button and select "Pexels API" from the list of available connectors.
  3. Enter a name for your Pexels API source and click "Next".
  4. In the "Connection Configuration" section, enter your Pexels API key in the "API Key" field.
  5. Click "Test Connection" to ensure that your API key is valid and that Airbyte can connect to your Pexels account.
  6. Once the connection is successful, click "Next" to proceed to the "Schema Selection" section.
  7. In this section, you can choose which tables you want to replicate from your Pexels account. You can select all tables or only specific ones.
  8. Click "Next" to proceed to the "Sync Schedule" section. Here, you can choose how often you want Airbyte to sync your Pexels data.
  9. Once you have selected your sync schedule, click "Create Source" to save your Pexels API source.
  10. You can now use your Pexels API source to replicate data to your destination of choice.

5 streams

Every table you can sync from Pexels API

  • photos_search

  • photos_curated

  • videos_search

  • videos_popular

  • collection_featured

Authentication

Authenticate Pexels API once

  • API Key from the pexels website

    API key is required to access pexels api, For getting your's goto https://www.pexels.com/api/documentation and create account for free.

    API Key from the pexels website

    API key is required to access pexels api, For getting your's goto https://www.pexels.com/api/documentation and create account for free.

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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.

Pexels API provides access to a vast collection of high-quality images and videos that can be used for various purposes. The API offers a range of data categories, including:

- Images: Pexels API provides access to millions of high-quality images that can be used for commercial and personal projects. The images are available in various resolutions and formats, including JPEG and PNG.
- Videos: The API also offers access to a large collection of high-quality videos that can be used for commercial and personal projects. The videos are available in various resolutions and formats, including MP4 and MOV.
- Search: Pexels API allows users to search for images and videos based on keywords, categories, and other parameters. The search results can be filtered by various criteria, such as orientation, size, and color.
- Popular: The API provides access to a list of popular images and videos that are currently trending on the platform.
- Curated Collections: Pexels API offers access to a range of curated collections of images and videos that are organized by theme, such as nature, technology, and business.
- Contributors: The API also provides information about the contributors who have uploaded images and videos to the platform, including their names and profiles.

1. First, navigate to the Airbyte dashboard and click on "Sources" on the left-hand side of the screen.
2. Click on the "Create a new source" button and select "Pexels API" from the list of available connectors.
3. Enter a name for your Pexels API source and click "Next".
4. In the "Connection Configuration" section, enter your Pexels API key in the "API Key" field.
5. Click "Test Connection" to ensure that your API key is valid and that Airbyte can connect to your Pexels account.
6. Once the connection is successful, click "Next" to proceed to the "Schema Selection" section.
7. In this section, you can choose which tables you want to replicate from your Pexels account. You can select all tables or only specific ones.
8. Click "Next" to proceed to the "Sync Schedule" section. Here, you can choose how often you want Airbyte to sync your Pexels data.
9. Once you have selected your sync schedule, click "Create Source" to save your Pexels API source.
10. You can now use your Pexels API source to replicate data to your destination of choice.

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.

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.

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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