How to load data from SurveyCTO to BigQuery

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Set up BigQuery for your extracted SurveyCTO data

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

Configure the SurveyCTO to BigQuery 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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set up SurveyCTO as a source connector (using Auth, or usually an API key)
set up BigQuery as a destination connector
define which data you want to transfer and how frequently

You can choose to self-host the pipeline using Airbyte Open Source or have it managed for you with Airbyte Cloud.

This tutorial’s purpose is to show you how.

What is SurveyCTO

SurveyCTO is a data collection platform that enables researchers, development professionals, and organizations to collect high-quality data using mobile devices. It offers a range of features such as offline data collection, real-time monitoring, and customizable forms that can be used for surveys, assessments, and evaluations. The platform also includes advanced data management tools, such as data cleaning and analysis, to help users make sense of their data. SurveyCTO is designed to be user-friendly and accessible, with support for multiple languages and a range of mobile devices. It is used by organizations around the world to collect data for research, monitoring, and evaluation purposes.

What is BigQuery

BigQuery is an enterprise data warehouse that draws on the processing power of Google Cloud Storage to enable fast processing of SQL queries through massive datasets. BigQuery helps businesses select the most appropriate software provider to assemble their data, based on the platforms the business uses. Once a business’ data is acculumated, it is moved into BigQuery. The company controls access to the data, but BigQuery stores and processes it for greater speed and convenience.

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Prerequisites

A SurveyCTO account to transfer your customer data automatically from.
A BigQuery account.
An active Airbyte Cloud account, or you can also choose to use Airbyte Open Source locally. You can follow the instructions to set up Airbyte on your system using docker-compose.

Airbyte is an open-source data integration platform that consolidates and streamlines the process of extracting and loading data from multiple data sources to data warehouses. It offers pre-built connectors, including SurveyCTO and BigQuery, for seamless data migration.

When using Airbyte to move data from SurveyCTO to BigQuery, it extracts data from SurveyCTO using the source connector, converts it into a format BigQuery can ingest using the provided schema, and then loads it into BigQuery via the destination connector. This allows businesses to leverage their SurveyCTO data for advanced analytics and insights within BigQuery, simplifying the ETL process and saving significant time and resources.

Step 1: Set up SurveyCTO as a source connector

1. First, log in to your SurveyCTO account and navigate to the API tab.
2. Generate an API token by clicking on the ""Generate new token"" button.
3. Copy the API token to your clipboard.
4. Open the Airbyte platform and navigate to the ""Sources"" tab.
5. Click on the ""New Source"" button and select ""SurveyCTO"" from the list of available sources.
6. Enter a name for your SurveyCTO source connector and paste the API token you copied earlier into the appropriate field.
7. Click on the ""Test"" button to ensure that the connection is successful.
8. If the test is successful, click on the ""Create"" button to save your SurveyCTO source connector.
9. You can now use your SurveyCTO source connector to extract data from your SurveyCTO account and integrate it with other tools and platforms.

Step 2: Set up BigQuery as a destination connector

1. First, navigate to the Airbyte dashboard and select the "Destinations" tab on the left-hand side of the screen.

2. Scroll down until you find the "BigQuery" destination connector and click on it.

3. Click the "Create Destination" button to begin setting up your BigQuery destination.

4. Enter your Google Cloud Platform project ID and service account credentials in the appropriate fields.

5. Next, select the dataset you want to use for your destination and enter the table prefix you want to use.

6. Choose the schema mapping for your data, which will determine how your data is organized in BigQuery.

7. Finally, review your settings and click the "Create Destination" button to complete the setup process.

8. Once your destination is created, you can begin configuring your source connectors to start syncing data to BigQuery.

9. To do this, navigate to the "Sources" tab on the left-hand side of the screen and select the source connector you want to use.

10. Follow the prompts to enter your source credentials and configure your sync settings.

11. When you reach the "Destination" step, select your BigQuery destination from the dropdown menu and choose the dataset and table prefix you want to use.

12. Review your settings and click the "Create Connection" button to start syncing data from your source to your BigQuery destination.

Step 3: Set up a connection to sync your SurveyCTO data to BigQuery

Once you've successfully connected SurveyCTO as a data source and BigQuery as a destination in Airbyte, you can set up a data pipeline between them with the following steps:

Create a new connection: On the Airbyte dashboard, navigate to the 'Connections' tab and click the '+ New Connection' button.
Choose your source: Select SurveyCTO from the dropdown list of your configured sources.
Select your destination: Choose BigQuery from the dropdown list of your configured destinations.
Configure your sync: Define the frequency of your data syncs based on your business needs. Airbyte allows both manual and automatic scheduling for your data refreshes.
Select the data to sync: Choose the specific SurveyCTO objects you want to import data from towards BigQuery. You can sync all data or select specific tables and fields.
Select the sync mode for your streams: Choose between full refreshes or incremental syncs (with deduplication if you want), and this for all streams or at the stream level. Incremental is only available for streams that have a primary cursor.
Test your connection: Click the 'Test Connection' button to make sure that your setup works. If the connection test is successful, save your configuration.
Start the sync: If the test passes, click 'Set Up Connection'. Airbyte will start moving data from SurveyCTO to BigQuery according to your settings.

Remember, Airbyte keeps your data in sync at the frequency you determine, ensuring your BigQuery data warehouse is always up-to-date with your SurveyCTO data.

Use Cases to transfer your SurveyCTO data to BigQuery

Integrating data from SurveyCTO to BigQuery provides several benefits. Here are a few use cases:

Advanced Analytics: BigQuery’s powerful data processing capabilities enable you to perform complex queries and data analysis on your SurveyCTO data, extracting insights that wouldn't be possible within SurveyCTO alone.
Data Consolidation: If you're using multiple other sources along with SurveyCTO, syncing to BigQuery allows you to centralize your data for a holistic view of your operations, and to set up a change data capture process so you never have any discrepancies in your data again.
Historical Data Analysis: SurveyCTO has limits on historical data. Syncing data to BigQuery allows for long-term data retention and analysis of historical trends over time.
Data Security and Compliance: BigQuery provides robust data security features. Syncing SurveyCTO data to BigQuery ensures your data is secured and allows for advanced data governance and compliance management.
Scalability: BigQuery can handle large volumes of data without affecting performance, providing an ideal solution for growing businesses with expanding SurveyCTO data.
Data Science and Machine Learning: By having SurveyCTO data in BigQuery, you can apply machine learning models to your data for predictive analytics, customer segmentation, and more.
Reporting and Visualization: While SurveyCTO provides reporting tools, data visualization tools like Tableau, PowerBI, Looker (Google Data Studio) can connect to BigQuery, providing more advanced business intelligence options. If you have a SurveyCTO table that needs to be converted to a BigQuery table, Airbyte can do that automatically.

Wrapping Up

To summarize, this tutorial has shown you how to:

Configure a SurveyCTO account as an Airbyte data source connector.
Configure BigQuery as a data destination connector.
Create an Airbyte data pipeline that will automatically be moving data directly from SurveyCTO to BigQuery after you set a schedule

With Airbyte, creating data pipelines take minutes, and the data integration possibilities are endless. Airbyte supports the largest catalog of API tools, databases, and files, among other sources. Airbyte's connectors are open-source, so you can add any custom objects to the connector, or even build a new connector from scratch without any local dev environment or any data engineer within 10 minutes with the no-code connector builder.

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FAQs

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 is SurveyCTO?

What data can you extract from SurveyCTO?

SurveyCTO's API provides access to a wide range of data related to surveys and data collection. The following are the categories of data that can be accessed through SurveyCTO's API:

1. Survey metadata: This includes information about the survey such as the survey name, form ID, and version.

2. Form data: This includes the data collected through the survey, such as responses to questions, timestamps, and geolocation data.

3. User data: This includes information about the users who have access to the survey, such as their usernames, roles, and permissions.

4. Device data: This includes information about the devices used to collect data, such as the device ID, model, and operating system.

5. Audit data: This includes information about the actions taken on the survey, such as when it was created, modified, or deleted.

6. Error data: This includes information about any errors that occurred during data collection, such as missing data or invalid responses.

Overall, SurveyCTO's API provides a comprehensive set of data that can be used to analyze and improve data collection processes.

How do I transfer data from SurveyCTO?

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 SurveyCTO to BigQuery 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 SurveyCTO to BigQuery and how frequently
You can choose to self-host the pipeline using Airbyte Open Source or have it managed for you with Airbyte Cloud.

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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TL;DR

set up SurveyCTO as a source connector (using Auth, or usually an API key)
set up BigQuery as a destination connector
define which data you want to transfer and how frequently

You can choose to self-host the pipeline using Airbyte Open Source or have it managed for you with Airbyte Cloud.

This tutorial’s purpose is to show you how.

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Integrate SurveyCTO with BigQuery in minutes

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Prerequisites

A SurveyCTO account to transfer your customer data automatically from.
A BigQuery account.
An active Airbyte Cloud account, or you can also choose to use Airbyte Open Source locally. You can follow the instructions to set up Airbyte on your system using docker-compose.