How to load data from MailerLite to DuckDB

Learn how to use Airbyte to synchronize your MailerLite data into DuckDB within minutes.

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Set up a MailerLite connector in Airbyte

Connect to MailerLite or one of 400+ pre-built or 10,000+ custom connectors through simple account authentication.

Set up DuckDB for your extracted MailerLite data

Select DuckDB where you want to import data from your MailerLite source to. You can also choose other cloud data warehouses, databases, data lakes, vector databases, or any other supported Airbyte destinations.

Configure the MailerLite to DuckDB in Airbyte

This includes selecting the data you want to extract - streams and columns -, the sync frequency, where in the destination you want that data to be loaded.

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How to Sync MailerLite to DuckDB Manually

Begin by logging into your MailerLite account. Navigate to the "Subscribers" section and select the subscriber group or data set you wish to export. Use the "Export" option to download your data as a CSV file. Ensure that you choose the appropriate fields needed for your analysis.

Once you have downloaded the CSV file, open it using a spreadsheet application like Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets. Inspect the data for any inconsistencies, missing values, or errors. Clean the data to prepare it for import by ensuring that all the fields are correctly formatted and unnecessary columns are removed.

DuckDB is an in-process SQL OLAP database management system. Install DuckDB on your machine if it's not already installed. You can do this by following the installation instructions on DuckDB's official website, available for various platforms (Windows, macOS, Linux).

Open your terminal or command prompt and launch DuckDB. Use the command `duckdb mydatabase.duckdb` to create a new database file named `mydatabase.duckdb`. This file will serve as the container for your imported data.

Inside DuckDB, you need to create a table that matches the structure of your CSV file. Use the `CREATE TABLE` SQL command to define the table schema. For example:
```sql
CREATE TABLE subscribers (
id INTEGER,
name VARCHAR,
email VARCHAR,
signup_date DATE
);
```
Adjust the table structure to match the columns in your CSV file.

With your table created, use the `COPY` command to import the CSV data into DuckDB. The command should look something like this:
```sql
COPY subscribers FROM 'path/to/your/exported_file.csv' (DELIMITER ',', HEADER TRUE);
```
Replace `'path/to/your/exported_file.csv'` with the actual path to your CSV file. This command will load the data into the `subscribers` table you created.

Finally, run a simple SQL query to verify that the data has been imported correctly:
```sql
SELECT FROM subscribers LIMIT 10;
```
This query will display the first ten rows of the table, allowing you to confirm that the data has been successfully transferred from MailerLite to DuckDB. Make any necessary adjustments if there are issues with the import.

How to Sync MailerLite to DuckDB Manually - Method 2:

FAQs

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.

MailerLite is an intuitive email marketing solution for people of all skill levels. Simplicity is the core principle behind our solutions. We provide drag-and-drop content editors, simplified subscriber management, and advanced automation that are easy to set up. MailerLite is a distributed team of over 130 people living and working in 40 countries. Our international team enables us to better serve our customers around the world.

MailerLite's API provides access to a wide range of data related to email marketing campaigns. The following are the categories of data that can be accessed through MailerLite's API:  

1. Subscribers: This category includes data related to subscribers such as their email address, name, location, and subscription status.  
2. Campaigns: This category includes data related to email campaigns such as the subject line, content, delivery time, and open and click-through rates.  
3. Lists: This category includes data related to email lists such as the name of the list, the number of subscribers, and the date the list was created.  
4. Segments: This category includes data related to segments such as the name of the segment, the criteria used to create the segment, and the number of subscribers in the segment.  
5. Automation: This category includes data related to automated email campaigns such as the trigger, content, and delivery time.  
6. Forms: This category includes data related to forms such as the name of the form, the number of submissions, and the date the form was created.  
7. Reports: This category includes data related to email campaign reports such as the number of opens, clicks, bounces, and unsubscribes.

This can be done by building a data pipeline manually, usually a Python script (you can leverage a tool as Apache Airflow for this). This process can take more than a full week of development. Or it can be done in minutes on Airbyte in three easy steps: 
1. Set up MailerLite to DuckDB as a source connector (using Auth, or usually an API key)
2. Choose a destination (more than 50 available destination databases, data warehouses or lakes) to sync data too and set it up as a destination connector
3. Define which data you want to transfer from MailerLite to DuckDB and how frequently
You can choose to self-host the pipeline using Airbyte Open Source or have it managed for you with Airbyte Cloud. 

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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