Hubspot Connector for C# Hubspot Connector can be used to integrate Hubspot and your data source, e.g. Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, Excel, Power BI, etc. Get, write, delete Hubspot data in a few clicks! In this article you will learn how to quickly and efficiently integrate Hubspot data in C#. We will use high-performance Hubspot Connector to easily connect to Hubspot and then access the data inside C#. Let's follow the steps below to see how we can accomplish that! Download Documentation Hubspot Connector for C# is based on ZappySys API Driver which is part of ODBC PowerPack. It is a collection of high-performance ODBC drivers that enable you to integrate data in SQL Server, SSIS, a programming language, or any other ODBC-compatible application. ODBC PowerPack supports various file formats, sources and destinations, including REST/SOAP API, SFTP/FTP, storage services, and plain files, to mention a few.

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Create ODBC Data Source (DSN) based on ZappySys API Driver

Step-by-step instructions

To get data from Hubspot using C# we first need to create a DSN (Data Source) which will access data from Hubspot. We will later be able to read data using C#. Perform these steps:

1. Download and install ODBC PowerPack.

2. Open ODBC Data Sources (x64):

   

3. Create a User data source (User DSN) based on ZappySys API Driver

   ZappySys API Driver

   
   • Create and use User DSN if the client application is run under a User Account. This is an ideal option in design-time, when developing a solution, e.g. in Visual Studio 2019. Use it for both type of applications - 64-bit and 32-bit.
   • Create and use System DSN if the client application is launched under a System Account, e.g. as a Windows Service. Usually, this is an ideal option to use in a production environment. Use ODBC Data Source Administrator (32-bit), instead of 64-bit version, if Windows Service is a 32-bit application.

4. When the Configuration window appears give your data source a name if you haven't done that already, then select "Hubspot" from the list of Popular Connectors. If "Hubspot" is not present in the list, then click "Search Online" and download it. Then set the path to the location where you downloaded it. Finally, click Continue >> to proceed with configuring the DSN:

   HubspotDSN

   Hubspot

   

5. Now it's time to configure the Connection Manager. Select Authentication Type, e.g. Token Authentication. Then select API Base URL (in most cases, the default one is the right one). More info is available in the Authentication section.

    Private app (Static Access Token) [Http]

   Private apps allow you to use HubSpot's APIs to access specific data from your HubSpot account. You can authorize what each private app can request or change in your account, which will generate an access token that's unique to your app. [API reference]

   Steps how to get and use Hubspot credentials
   

   Follow these instructions to create a Private app in HubSpot and configure HubSpot authentication in SSIS package or ODBC data source:

   1. First of all, go to HubSpot portal.
   2. Then click Data Management option on the left and then hit Integrations menu item:
   3. Move on by clicking Private Apps menu item and then click Create a private app button to create one:
   4. Then continue by following the instructions on HubSpot Docs.
   5. Once you create an app, go to SSIS package or ODBC data source and in Private App authentication set these parameters:
      • For AccessToken field use Access token value from the Private app configuration in HubSpot.
   6. Done! Now you are ready to use HubSpot Connector!

   Fill in all required parameters and set optional parameters if needed:

   HubspotDSN

   Hubspot

   Private app (Static Access Token) [Http]

   https://api.hubapi.com

   Required Parameters
   AccessToken	Fill-in the parameter...
   Optional Parameters
   RetryMode	RetryWhenStatusCodeMatch
   RetryStatusCodeList	429
   RetryCountMax	5
   RetryMultiplyWaitTime	True

   

    Public app [OAuth]

   In HubSpot, a public app is a type of integration that can be installed on customer accounts or listed on the App Marketplace. It requires authentication via OAuth. Once a user installs your app on their HubSpot account, you’ll be able to make API calls to that account using an OAuth access token. [API reference]

   Steps how to get and use Hubspot credentials
   

   Follow these instructions to create a Public app in HubSpot and configure HubSpot authentication in SSIS package or ODBC data source:

   1. First of all, if you don't have HubSpot Developer's account, register one.
   2. Go to HubSpot and select your Developer account.
   3. Click Apps on the left hand side and then click Create app button to create a Public app:
   4. Then continue by following the instructions in HubSpot Docs.
      NOTE: If you don't have a working Redirect URL, you can use https://zappysys.com/oauth (it's safe).

   5. Once you create an app, go to SSIS package or ODBC data source and in Public app authentication set these parameters (use values from your Public app configuration in HubSpot):
      • For ClientId field use Client ID value.
      • For ClientSecret field use Client secret value.
      • For Scope field use Scopes values, e.g.:

        accounting
        tickets
        files
        
        crm.lists.read
        crm.lists.write
        
        crm.objects.contacts.read
        crm.objects.contacts.write
        crm.schemas.contacts.read
        
        crm.objects.custom.read
        crm.objects.custom.write
        crm.schemas.custom.read
        
        crm.objects.companies.read
        crm.objects.companies.write
        crm.schemas.companies.read
        
        crm.objects.deals.read
        crm.objects.deals.write
        crm.schemas.deals.read
        
        crm.objects.quotes.read
        crm.objects.quotes.write
        crm.schemas.quotes.read
        
        crm.objects.line_items.read
        crm.objects.line_items.write
        crm.schemas.line_items.read
        

        NOTE: You can use other scopes too, but they must match the scopes defined in your Public app.

      • For ReturnUrl field use one of Redirect URLs.
   6. When you are done with that, click Generate Token button to generate Access and Refresh Tokens.
   7. Done! Now you are ready to use HubSpot Connector!

   Fill in all required parameters and set optional parameters if needed:

   HubspotDSN

   Hubspot

   Public app [OAuth]

   https://api.hubapi.com

   Required Parameters
   UseCustomApp	Fill-in the parameter...
   Scope (Must Match with App Scopes)	Fill-in the parameter...
   Optional Parameters
   Client ID
   Client Secret
   ReturnUrl
   RetryMode	RetryWhenStatusCodeMatch
   RetryStatusCodeList	429
   RetryCountMax	5
   RetryMultiplyWaitTime	True

   

    Developer API key (Deprecated) [Http]

   Deprecated authentication method. Use [Private app] instead. [API reference]

   Steps how to get and use Hubspot credentials
   

   Using HubSpot API key is deprecated method for authentication. Use Private app authentication instead. If you still need one, then follow these instructions to get HubSpot API key:

   • First of all, if you don't have HubSpot Developer's account, register one.
   • Go to HubSpot and select your Developer account.
   • Click Apps on the left hand side and then click Get HubSpot API key button to get one:
   • When a popup appears, click Show Key button and then hit Copy button to copy API key:
   • Once copy the API key, go to SSIS package or ODBC data source and use it in API Key authentication configuration:
     • Paste it in ApiKey parameter field.
   • Done! Now you are ready to use HubSpot Connector!

   Fill in all required parameters and set optional parameters if needed:

   HubspotDSN

   Hubspot

   Developer API key (Deprecated) [Http]

   https://api.hubapi.com

   Required Parameters
   ApiKey	Fill-in the parameter...
   Optional Parameters
   RetryMode	RetryWhenStatusCodeMatch
   RetryStatusCodeList	429
   RetryCountMax	5
   RetryMultiplyWaitTime	True

   

6. Once the data source connection has been configured, it's time to configure the SQL query. Select the Preview tab and then click Query Builder button to configure the SQL query:

   

   ZappySys API Driver - Hubspot

   Hubspot Connector can be used to integrate Hubspot and your data source, e.g. Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, Excel, Power BI, etc. Get, write, delete Hubspot data in a few clicks!

   HubspotDSN

   

7. Start by selecting the Table or Endpoint you are interested in and then configure the parameters. This will generate a query that we will use in C# to retrieve data from Hubspot. Hit OK button to use this query in the next step.

   SELECT * FROM Companies --Where Id=123

   
   Some parameters configured in this window will be passed to the Hubspot API, e.g. filtering parameters. It means that filtering will be done on the server side (instead of the client side), enabling you to get only the meaningful data much faster.

8. Now hit Preview Data button to preview the data using the generated SQL query. If you are satisfied with the result, use this query in C#:

   

   ZappySys API Driver - Hubspot

   Hubspot Connector can be used to integrate Hubspot and your data source, e.g. Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, Excel, Power BI, etc. Get, write, delete Hubspot data in a few clicks!

   HubspotDSN

   SELECT * FROM Companies --Where Id=123

   
   You can also access data quickly from the tables dropdown by selecting <Select table>.
   A WHERE clause, LIMIT keyword will be performed on the client side, meaning that the whole result set will be retrieved from the Hubspot API first, and only then the filtering will be applied to the data. If possible, it is recommended to use parameters in Query Builder to filter the data on the server side (in Hubspot servers).

9. Click OK to finish creating the data source.

Video Tutorial

Read data in C#

Using ODBC DSN

1. Create a new Console project and use this code to read the data:
   

   "HubspotDSN";

   

2. Press F5 to run the code and read the data:
   

3. Here is the code in text format:

   using System;
   using System.Data.Odbc;
   
   namespace ConsoleApp {
       class Program {
           static void Main() {
               var dsn = "HubspotDSN";
               using (var conn = new OdbcConnection(String.Format("DSN={0}", dsn)))
               {
                   conn.Open();
                   var cmd = new OdbcCommand("SELECT * FROM Products", conn);
                   
                   //Increase the timeout duration from the default 30 seconds, which may be insufficient in certain scenarios
                   cmd.CommandTimeout=600; // 600-Seconds
                   
                   var rdr = cmd.ExecuteReader();
                   while (rdr.Read())
                   {
                       for (int i = 0; i < rdr.FieldCount; i++)
                       {
                               Console.Write("{0}\t", rdr[i]);
                       }
                       Console.WriteLine();
                   }
               }
               Console.ReadKey();
           }
       }
   }
   

Using a full ODBC connection string

If you want to avoid being dependent on a DSN and creating multiple DSNs for each platform (x86, x64), then you can use a fully qualified connection string. Simply go to your DSN and copy the Connection String:

1. Open ODBC data source configuration and click Copy settings:
   

   ZappySys API Driver - Configuration [Version: 2.0.1.10418]

   ZappySys API Driver - Hubspot

   Hubspot Connector can be used to integrate Hubspot and your data source, e.g. Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, Excel, Power BI, etc. Get, write, delete Hubspot data in a few clicks!

   HubspotDSN

   
2. The window opens, telling us the connection string was successfully copied to the clipboard:

3. Then in your C# code, pass the connection string as an argument when calling the OdbcConnection object's constructor, for example:

   var connectionString = @"DRIVER={ZappySys API Driver};ServiceUrl=https://api.hubapi.com;CredentialType=Token;";
   
   using (var conn = new OdbcConnection(connectionString))
   {
       // your code goes here
   }

Limitations of using a full connection string

Despite using a full ODBC connection string may be very convenient it comes with a limitation: it's length is limited to 1024 symbols (or sometimes more). It usually happens when API provider generates a very long Refresh Token when OAuth is at play. If you are using such a long ODBC connection string, you may get this error:

"Connection string exceeds maximum allowed length of 1024"

But there is a solution to this by storing the full connection string in a file. Follow the steps below to achieve this:

1. Open your ODBC data source.
2. Click Copy settings button to copy a full connection string (see the previous section on how to accomplish that).
3. Then create a new file, let's say, in C:\temp\odbc-connection-string.txt.
4. Continue by pasting the copied connection string into a newly created file and save it.
5. Finally, the last step! Just construct a shorter ODBC connection string using this format:

   DRIVER={ZappySys API Driver};SettingsFile=C:\temp\odbc-connection-string.txt

6. Our troubles are over! Now you should be able to use this connection string in C# with no problems.

Actions supported by Hubspot Connector

Learn how to perform common Hubspot actions directly in C# with these how-to guides:

• Archive Companies
• Archive Contacts
• Archive Deals
• Archive Line Items
• Archive Products
• Archive Quotes
• Archive Tickets
• Create Companies
• Create Contacts
• Create Deals
• Create Line Items
• Create Products
• Create Quotes
• Create Tickets
• Get Companies
• Get Company By ID
• Get Company Properties
• Get Contact By ID
• Get Contact Properties
• Get Contacts
• Get Deal By ID
• Get Deal Properties
• Get Deals
• Get Line Item By ID
• Get Line Item Properties
• Get Line Items
• Get Owners
• Get Product By ID
• Get Product Properties
• Get Products
• Get Quote By ID
• Get Quotes
• Get Quotes Properties
• Get Ticket By ID
• Get Tickets
• Get Tickets Properties
• Search Companies
• Search Contacts
• Search Deals
• Search LineItems
• Search Products
• Search Quotes
• Search Tickets
• Update Companies
• Update Contacts
• Update Deals
• Update Line items
• Update Products
• Update Quotes
• Update Tickets
• Upload File from Local Disk
• Generic Request
• Generic Request (Bulk Write)

Conclusion

In this article we showed you how to connect to Hubspot in C# and integrate data without any coding, saving you time and effort. It's worth noting that ZappySys API Driver allows you to connect not only to Hubspot, but to any Java application that supports JDBC (just use a different JDBC driver and configure it appropriately).

We encourage you to download Hubspot Connector for C# and see how easy it is to use it for yourself or your team.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact ZappySys support team. You can also open a live chat immediately by clicking on the chat icon below.

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