Amazon Ads Connector for SSIS : Get beta report
Learn how to get beta report using the Amazon Ads Connector for SSIS. This connector enables you to read and write Amazon Ads data effortlessly. Integrate, manage, and automate campaigns, ad groups, and performance metrics — almost no coding required. We'll walk you through the exact setup.
Let's dive in!
Video tutorial
Watch this quick video to see the integration in action. It walks you through the end-to-end setup, including:
- Installing the SSIS PowerPack
- Configuring a secure connection to Amazon Ads
- Working with Amazon Ads data directly inside SSIS
- Exploring advanced API Source features
Once you are done watching, simply follow the step-by-step written guide below to configure your data source.
Prerequisites
Before we begin, make sure the following prerequisites are met:
- SSIS designer installed. Sometimes it is referred as BIDS or SSDT (download it from Microsoft).
- Basic knowledge of SSIS package development using Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services.
- SSIS PowerPack is installed (if you are new to SSIS PowerPack, then get started!).
Get beta report in SSIS
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Open Visual Studio and click Create a new project.
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Select Integration Services Project. Enter a name and location for your project, then click OK.
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From the SSIS Toolbox, drag and drop a Data Flow Task onto the Control Flow surface, and double-click it:
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Make sure you are in the Data Flow Task designer:
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From the SSIS toolbox drag and API Source (Predefined Templates) on the data flow designer surface, and double click on it to edit it:
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Select New Connection to create a new connection:
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Use a preinstalled Amazon Ads Connector from Popular Connector List or press Search Online radio button to download Amazon Ads Connector. Once downloaded simply use it in the configuration:
Amazon Ads
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Select your authentication scenario below to expand connection configuration steps to:
- Configure the authentication in Amazon Ads.
- Enter those details into the API Connection Manager configuration.
Amazon Ads authentication
Amazon OAuth Security Profile has be created in Amazon Developer portal. [API reference]
Firstly, login into Amazon Developer portal in https://developer.amazon.com.
Then click Sign in.
If you don't have an account, press Create your Amazon Developer account button to create one.
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Once logged in, click on your profile icon on the right-top of the window and hit Settings:
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Then click Security Profiles and proceed with creating a new Security Profile:
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After that, click Web Settings subtab, then hit Show Secret button to reveal the Client Secret (you will need it later), and click Edit to add a Redirect URL:
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Continue by setting Allowed Return URLs (you can have your own or use
https://zappysys.com/oauth):
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Done! Now you can use Client ID, Client Secret, and Redirect URL when configuring OAuth Authentication parameters:
API Connection Manager configuration
Just perform these simple steps to finish authentication configuration:
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Set Authentication Type to
OAuth Authentication [OAuth] - Optional step. Modify API Base URL if needed (in most cases default will work).
- Fill in all the required parameters and set optional parameters if needed.
- Press Generate Token button to generate the tokens.
- Finally, hit OK button:
Amazon AdsOAuth Authentication [OAuth]https://advertising-api.amazon.com/v2Required Parameters ClientId Fill-in the parameter... ClientSecret Fill-in the parameter... AuthorizationUrl Fill-in the parameter... ReturnUrl Fill-in the parameter... Scope Fill-in the parameter... Profile (click 'Generate Token' before this) Fill-in the parameter... Optional Parameters RetryMode RetryWhenStatusCodeMatch RetryStatusCodeList 429 RetryCountMax 5 RetryMultiplyWaitTime True 
Find full details in the Amazon Ads Connector authentication reference. -
Select Get Beta Report endpoint from the dropdown and hit Preview Data:
API Source - Amazon AdsRead and write Amazon Ads data effortlessly. Integrate, manage, and automate campaigns, ad groups, and performance metrics — almost no coding required.Amazon AdsGet Beta ReportRequired Parameters Report Name Fill-in the parameter... Report Type Fill-in the parameter... Report Start Date (yyyy-MM-dd) Maximum date range: 31 days Fill-in the parameter... Report End Date (yyyy-MM-dd) Maximum date range: 31 days Fill-in the parameter... Report Start Date (yyyy-MM-dd) Maximum date range: 731 days Fill-in the parameter... Report End Date (yyyy-MM-dd) Maximum date range: 731 days Fill-in the parameter... Optional Parameters Time Unit SUMMARY Group By campaign Group By targeting Group By searchTerm Group By advertiser Group By asin Metrics clicks Metrics clicks Metrics clicks Metrics clicks Metrics clicks Metrics clicks 
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That's it! We are done! Just in a few clicks we configured the call to Amazon Ads using Amazon Ads Connector.
You can load the source data into your desired destination using the Upsert Destination , which supports SQL Server, PostgreSQL, and Amazon Redshift. We also offer other destinations such as CSV , Excel , Azure Table , Salesforce , and more . You can check out our SSIS PowerPack Tasks and components for more options. (*loaded in Trash Destination)
Conclusion
And there you have it — a complete guide on how to get beta report in SSIS without writing complex code. All of this was powered by Amazon Ads Connector, which handled the REST API pagination and authentication for us automatically.
Download the trial now or ping us via chat if you have any questions or are looking for a specific feature (you can also reach out to us by submitting a ticket):
More actions supported by Amazon Ads Connector
Got another use case in mind? We've documented the exact setups for a variety of essential Amazon Ads operations directly in SSIS, so you can skip the trial and error. Find your next step-by-step guide below:
- Get Profiles
- Get Report
- Test Connection
- Make Generic REST API Request
- Make Generic REST API Request (Bulk Write)
