Bulk update contacts using SQL Server data

Updates multiple contacts by reading IDs and new values from a SQL Server SELECT statement or stored procedure. Column names or aliases must match contact properties (e.g. Id, email). The driver uses the HubSpot bulk API to apply the updates.

Standard SQL query example

This is the base query accepted by the connector. To execute it in SQL Server, you have to pass it to the Data Gateway via a Linked Server. See how to accomplish this using the examples below.

UPDATE Contacts
SOURCE (
  'MSSQL',
  'Data Source=localhost;Initial Catalog=Test;Integrated Security=true',
  'SELECT Id, email FROM StagingContacts'
)

Using OPENQUERY in SQL Server

SELECT * FROM OPENQUERY([LS_TO_HUBSPOT_IN_GATEWAY], 'UPDATE Contacts
SOURCE (
  ''MSSQL'',
  ''Data Source=localhost;Initial Catalog=Test;Integrated Security=true'',
  ''SELECT Id, email FROM StagingContacts''
)')

Using EXEC in SQL Server (handling larger SQL text)

The major drawback of OPENQUERY is its inability to incorporate variables within SQL statements. This often leads to the use of cumbersome dynamic SQL (with numerous ticks and escape characters).

Fortunately, starting with SQL 2005 and onwards, you can utilize the EXEC (your_sql) AT [LS_TO_HUBSPOT_IN_GATEWAY] syntax.

DECLARE @MyQuery NVARCHAR(MAX) = 'UPDATE Contacts
SOURCE (
  ''MSSQL'',
  ''Data Source=localhost;Initial Catalog=Test;Integrated Security=true'',
  ''SELECT Id, email FROM StagingContacts''
)'
EXEC (@MyQuery) AT [LS_TO_HUBSPOT_IN_GATEWAY]