Reading data in SSIS

In this section we will learn how to configure and use FastSpring Connector in API Source to extract data from FastSpring.

Video tutorial

This video covers following and more so watch carefully. After watching this video follow the steps described in this article.

• How to download SSIS PowerPack for FastSpring integration in SSIS
• How to configure connection for FastSpring
• How to read data from FastSpring
• Features about SSIS API Source
• Using FastSpring Connector in SSIS

Step-by-step instructions

1. Open Visual Studio and click Create a new project.

2. Select Integration Services Project. Enter a name and location for your project, then click OK.

3. From the SSIS Toolbox, drag and drop a Data Flow Task onto the Control Flow surface, and double-click it:

   

4. Make sure you are in the Data Flow Task designer:

   

5. From the SSIS toolbox drag and API Source (Predefined Templates) on the data flow designer surface, and double click on it to edit it:
   

   

6. Select New Connection to create a new connection:
   

   

7. Use a preinstalled FastSpring Connector from Popular Connector List or press Search Online radio button to download FastSpring Connector. Once downloaded simply use it in the configuration:
   

   FastSpring

   

8. Select your authentication scenario below to expand connection configuration steps to:

   • Configure the authentication in FastSpring.
   • Enter those details into the API Connection Manager configuration.

   API Credentials

   FastSpring authentication

   Here is how to obtain FastSpring API credentials:

   1. In the FastSpring portal, navigate to Developer Tools > APIs > API Credentials.
   2. Click Create, FastSpring will automatically generate your Username and Password. Copy them, we will need them in the next step:
      WARNING: Securely store the credentials for future reference.
   3. Now go to SSIS package or ODBC data source and use this token in API Credentials authentication configuration:
      • In the UserName field paste the Username value you copied in the previous step.
      • In the Password field paste the Password value you copied in the previous step.
   4. Click Test Connection to confirm the connection is working.
   5. Done! Now you are ready to use FastSpring Connector!

   API Connection Manager configuration

   Just perform these simple steps to finish authentication configuration:

   1. Set Authentication Type to API Credentials [Http]
   2. Optional step. Modify API Base URL if needed (in most cases default will work).
   3. Fill in all the required parameters and set optional parameters if needed.
   4. Finally, hit OK button:

   FastSpring

   API Credentials [Http]

   https://api.fastspring.com

   Required Parameters
   UserName	Fill-in the parameter...
   Password	Fill-in the parameter...
   Optional Parameters
   RetryMode	RetryWhenStatusCodeMatch
   RetryStatusCodeList	429
   RetryCountMax	5
   RetryMultiplyWaitTime	True
   Your Webstore URL (Only used by get_products_visibility endpoint)	https://YOUR-STORE.onfastspring.com

   

   Find full details in the FastSpring Connector authentication reference.

9. Select the desired endpoint, change/pass the properties values, and click on Preview Data button to make the API call.

   API Source - FastSpring

   Read and write FastSpring data effortlessly. Integrate, manage, and automate orders, subscriptions, quotes, products, and accounts — almost no coding required.

   

10. That's it! We are done! Just in a few clicks we configured the call to FastSpring using FastSpring 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)