Hubspot Connector for Power BI

In this article you will learn how to integrate Hubspot data in Power BI without coding in just a few clicks (live / bi-directional connection to Hubspot). Hubpost 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!.

Using Hubspot Connector you will be able to connect, read, and write data from within Power BI. Follow the steps below to see how we would accomplish that.

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Video Tutorial - Integrate Hubspot data in Power BI

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

  • How to download / install required driver for Hubspot integration in Power BI
  • How to configure connection for Hubspot
  • Features about API Driver (Authentication / Query Language / Examples / Driver UI)
  • Using Hubspot Connection in Power BI

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

Step-by-step instructions

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

  1. Install ZappySys ODBC PowerPack.

  2. Open ODBC Data Sources (x64):
    Open ODBC Data Source

  3. Create a User Data Source (User DSN) based on ZappySys API Driver

    ZappySys API Driver
    Create new User DSN for ZappySys API Driver
    You should create a System DSN (instead of a User DSN) if the client application is launched under a Windows System Account, e.g. as a Windows Service. If the client application is 32-bit (x86) running with a System DSN, use ODBC Data Sources (32-bit) instead of the 64-bit version.
  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
    ODBC DSN Template Selection

  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.

    Authenticate using static AccessToken (Private App) to access specific account. Follow 3 simple steps. 1) Create an App, 2) select permissions and 3) get Token and use on this UI. For more information on how to obtain AccessToken visit https://developers.hubspot.com/docs/api/private-apps [API reference]

    Steps how to get and use Hubspot credentials

    Just follow this link on how to get an PrivateApp Access Token. Once you obtain it, paste it into AccessToken parameter: https://developers.hubspot.com/docs/api/private-apps

    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
    ODBC DSN HTTP Connection Configuration

    OAuth App must be created in HubSpot website. These settings typically found here https://developers.hubspot.com/docs/api/working-with-oauth. [API reference]

    Steps how to get and use Hubspot credentials

    Just follow this link on how to create an API app: https://developers.hubspot.com/docs/api/creating-an-app On the App Scopes section make sure to select following scopes in order to access all features of this driver. You can choose more or less but keep in mind to select same or less number of scopes on Driver UI (Scopes Property) else it will not authorize the request. If you need File Upload feature then choose files scope.

    Your selected scopes when registering your app must match the scopes you enter here on the connector screen. You cannot request less or more scopes for now (it may change in future). If they don't match, the connector will not be able to work with your HubSpot account!
    		
    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
    
    you can add more... but must select same number of scopes in the connection screen too (Scopes Parameter)
    

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

    HubspotDSN
    Hubspot
    User Credentials (3-Legged) [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
    ODBC DSN Oauth Connection Configuration

    Authenticate using Static API Key instead of userid / password. It can be found at https://app.hubspot.com/api-key/<YOUR_ACCOUNT_ID>>/call-log [API reference]

    Steps how to get and use Hubspot credentials

    Just follow this link on how to get an API key. Once you obtain it, paste it into ApiKey parameter: https://knowledge.hubspot.com/integrations/how-do-i-get-my-hubspot-api-key

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

    HubspotDSN
    Hubspot
    API Key in URL (Deprecated) [Http]
    https://api.hubapi.com
    Required Parameters
    ApiKey Fill-in the parameter...
    Optional Parameters
    RetryMode RetryWhenStatusCodeMatch
    RetryStatusCodeList 429
    RetryCountMax 5
    RetryMultiplyWaitTime True
    ODBC DSN HTTP Connection Configuration

  6. Once the data source has been configured, you can preview data. Select the Preview tab and use settings similar to the following to preview data:
    ODBC ZappySys Data Source Preview

  7. Click OK to finish creating the data source.

Video instructions

Read Hubspot data in Power BI using ODBC

Importing Hubspot data into Power BI from table or view

  1. Once you open Power BI Desktop click Get Data to get data from ODBC:
    Power Bi Get Data

  2. A window opens, and then search for "odbc" to get data from ODBC data source:
    Power Bi ODBC Get Data

  3. Another window opens and asks to select a Data Source we already created. Choose HubspotDSN and continue:

    HubspotDSN
    Power Bi Select ZappySys Driver DSN

  4. Most likely, you will be asked to authenticate to a newly created DSN. Just select Windows authentication option together with Use my current credentials option:

    HubspotDSN
    Power Bi DSN Authenticaation

  5. Finally, you will be asked to select a table or view to get data from. Select one and load the data!
    Power Bi Load DSN Table Data

  6. Finally, finally, use extracted data from Hubspot in a Power BI report:
    Power Bi Extracted DSN Table Data

Importing Hubspot data into Power BI using SQL query

If you wish to import Hubspot data from SQL query rather than a table then you can use advanced options during import steps (as below). After selecting DSN you can click on advanced options to see SQL Query editor.

HubspotDSN
                SELECT
                    ProductID,
                    ProductName,
                    SupplierID,
                    CategoryID,
                    QuantityPerUnit,
                    UnitPrice
                FROM Products
                WHERE UnitPrice > 20
            
Get REST API data in Power BI Desktop using SQL query and ODBC
Consider using Custom Objects feature in ODBC data source to encapsulate SQL query in a Virtual Table. This way, you can see a virtual table in Power BI table list where you can import multiple objects using the same connection rather than creating a new connection for each custom SQL query.

Using a full ODBC connection string

In the previous steps we used a very short format of ODBC connection string - a DSN. Yet sometimes you don't want a dependency on an ODBC data source (and an extra step). In those times, you can define a full connection string and skip creating an ODBC data source entirely. Let's see below how to accomplish that in the below steps:

  1. Open ODBC data source configuration and click Copy settings:
    ZappySys API Driver - Hubspot
    Hubpost 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
    Copy connection string for ODBC application
  2. The window opens, telling us the connection string was successfully copied to the clipboard: Successful connection string copying for ODBC application
  3. Then just paste the connection string into your script:
    HubspotDSN
    DRIVER={ZappySys API Driver};ServiceUrl=https://api.hubapi.com;CredentialType=Token;
    Use full connection string in Power BI Desktop to read API data
  4. You are good to go! The script will execute the same way as using a DSN.
The DSN defined in the Data source name (DSN) field will be ignored.

Have in mind that a full connection string has length limitations.

Proceed to the next step to find out the details.

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 Power BI with no problems.
This feature requires ODBC PowerPack v1.9.0 or later.

Editing query for table in Power BI

There will be a time you need to change the initial query after importing data into Power BI. Don't worry, just right-click on your table and click Edit query menu item:

Edit query in Power BI to get REST API data
Refer to Power Query M reference for more information on how to use its advanced features in your queries.

Using parameters in Power BI (dynamic query)

In the real world, many values of your REST / SOAP API call may be coming from parameters. If that's the case for you can try to edit script manually as below. In below example its calling SQL Query with POST method and passing some parameters. Notice below where paraAPIKey is Power BI Parameter (string type). You can use parameters anywhere in your script just like the normal variable.

To use a parameter in Power BI report, follow these simple steps:

  1. Firstly, you need to Edit query of your table (see previous section)

  2. Then just create a new parameter by clicking Manage Parameters dropdown, click New Parameter option, and use it in the query:

    						
                                = Odbc.Query("dsn=HubspotDSN",
                                             "SELECT ProductID, ProductName, UnitPrice, UnitsInStock
                                              FROM Products
                                              WHERE UnitPrice > " & Text.From(MyParameter) & "
                                              ORDER BY UnitPrice")
                            
                    
    Use parameter in Power BI to get REST API data
    Refer to Power Query M reference for more information on how to use its advanced features in your queries.

Using DirectQuery Option rather than Import

So far we have seen how to Import Hubspot data into Power BI but what if you have too much data and you dont want to import but link it. Power BI Offers very useful feature for this scenario. Its called DirectQuery Option. In this section we will explore how to use DirectQuery along with ZappySys Drivers.

Out of the box ZappySys Drivers wont work in ODBC Connection Mode so you have to use SQL Server Connection rather than ODBC if you wish to use Live data using DirectQuery option. See below step by step instructions to enable DirectQuery mode in Power BI for Hubspot data.

Basically we will use ZappySys Data Gateway its part of ODBC PowerPack. We will then use Linked Server in SQL Server to Link API Service and then we will issue OPENROWSET queries from Power BI to SQL Server and it will then call Hubspot via ZappySys Data Gateway.

  1. First read this article carefully, How to query Hubspot API in SQL Server.
  2. Once linked server is configured we are ready to issue API query in Power BI.
  3. Click Get Data in Power BI, select SQL Server Database
  4. Enter your server name and any database name
  5. Select Mode as DirectQuery
  6. Click on Advanced and enter query like below (we are assuming you have created Hubspot Data Source in Data Gateway and defined linked server (Change name below).
    SELECT * FROM OPENQUERY([HUBSPOT_LINKED_SERVER], 'SELECT * FROM Customers')
    SELECT * FROM OPENQUERY([HUBSPOT_LINKED_SERVER], 'SELECT * FROM Customers')
    DirectQuery option for Power BI (Read Hubspot Data Example using SQL Server Linked Server and ZappySys Data Gateway)


    DirectQuery option for Power BI (Read Hubspot Data Example using SQL Server Linked Server and ZappySys Data Gateway)

  7. Click OK and Load data ... That's it. Now your Hubspot API data is linked rather than imported.

Publishing Power BI report to Power BI service

Here are the instructions on how to publish a Power BI report to Power BI service from Power BI Desktop application:

  1. First of all, go to Power BI Desktop, open a Power BI report, and click Publish button:

    Publish Power BI report to Power BI service
  2. Then select the Workspace you want to publish report to and hit Select button:

    Publish Power BI report to workspace
  3. Finally, if everything went right, you will see a window indicating success:

    Successful Power BI report publishing

    If you need to periodically refresh Power BI semantic model (dataset) to ensure data accuracy and up-to-dateness, you can accomplish that by using Microsoft On-premises data gateway. Proceed to the next section - Refreshing Power BI semantic model (dataset) using On-premises data gateway - and learn how to do that.

Refreshing Power BI semantic model (dataset) using On-premises data gateway

Power BI allows to refresh semantic models which are based on data sources that reside on-premises. This can be achieved using Microsoft On-premises data gateway. There are two types of On-premises gateways:

  • Standard Mode
  • Personal Mode

Standard Mode supports Power BI and other Microsoft Data Fabric services. It fits perfectly for Enterprise solutions as it installs as a Windows Service and also supports Direct Query feature.

Personal Mode, on the other hand, can be configured faster, but is designed more for home users (you cannot install it as a Windows Service and it does not support DirectQuery). You will find a detailed comparison in the link above.

We recommend to go with Personal Mode for a quick POC solution, but use Standard Mode in production environment.

Below you will find instructions on how to refresh semantic model using both types of gateways.

Refresh using On-premises data gateway (standard mode)

Here are the instructions on how to refresh a Power BI semantic model using On-premises data gateway (standard mode):

  1. Go to Power BI My workspace, hover your mouse cursor on your semantic model and click Settings:

    Configure Power BI semantic model settings
  2. If you see this view, it means you have to install On-premises data gateway (standard mode):

    On-premises data gateway is not installed
  3. Install On-premises data gateway (standard mode) and sign-in:

    signing in into on-premises data gateway standard
    Use the same email address you use when logging in into Power BI account.
  4. Register a new gateway (or migrate an existing one):

    registering or migrating on-premises data gateway standard
  5. If you are creating a new gateway, name your gateway, enter a Recovery key, and click Configure button:

    naming on-premises data gateway standard
  6. Now, let's get back to your semantic model settings in Power BI portal. Refresh the page and you should see your newly created gateway. Click arrow icon and then click on Add to gateway link:

    ODBC{"connectionstring":"dsn=HubspotDSN"}
    Using On-premises Data Gateway Standard for Power BI Semantic Model
  7. Once you do that, you will create a new gateway connection. Give it a name, set Authentication method, Privacy level, and click Create button:

    dsn=HubspotDSN
    Create new connection in Power BI On-premises data gateway
    In this example, we used the least restrictive Privacy level.

    If your connection uses a full connection string you may hit a length limitation when entering it into the field. To create the connection, you will need to shorten it manually. Check the section about the limitation of a full connection string on how to accomplish it.

    On-premises data gateway (personal mode) does not have this limitation.

  8. Proceed by choosing the newly created connection:

    ODBC{"connectionstring":"dsn=HubspotDSN"}
    Selecting gateway connection in Power BI semantic model
  9. Finally, you are at the final step where you can refresh the semantic model:

    Refreshing Power BI semantic model using On-premises Data Gateway

Refresh using On-premises data gateway (personal mode)

Here are the instructions on how to refresh a Power BI semantic model using On-premises data gateway (personal mode):

  1. Go to Power BI My workspace, hover your mouse cursor on your semantic model and click Settings:

    Configure Power BI semantic model settings
  2. If you see this view, it means you have to install On-premises data gateway (personal mode):

    On-premises data gateway is not installed
  3. Install On-premises data gateway (personal mode) and sign-in:

    Sign-in to On-premises data gateway personal
    Use the same email address you use when logging in into Power BI account.
  4. Again, go to your semantic model Settings, expand Data source credentials, click Edit credentials, select Authentication method together with Privacy level, and then click Sign in button:

    dsn=HubspotDSN
    Use On-premises data gateway personal for Power BI semantic model
  5. Finally, you are ready to refresh your semantic model:

    Refreshing Power BI semantic model using On-premises Data Gateway

Advanced topics

Create Custom Stored Procedure in ZappySys Driver

You can create procedures to encapsulate custom logic and then only pass handful parameters rather than long SQL to execute your API call.

Steps to create Custom Stored Procedure in ZappySys Driver. You can insert Placeholders anywhere inside Procedure Body. Read more about placeholders here

  1. Go to Custom Objects Tab and Click on Add button and Select Add Procedure:
    ZappySys Driver - Add Stored Procedure

  2. Enter the desired Procedure name and click on OK:
    ZappySys Driver - Add Stored Procedure Name

  3. Select the created Stored Procedure and write the your desired stored procedure and Save it and it will create the custom stored procedure in the ZappySys Driver:
    Here is an example stored procedure for ZappySys Driver. You can insert Placeholders anywhere inside Procedure Body. Read more about placeholders here

    CREATE PROCEDURE [usp_get_orders]
        @fromdate = '<<yyyy-MM-dd,FUN_TODAY>>'
     AS
        SELECT * FROM Orders where OrderDate >= '<@fromdate>';
    

    ZappySys Driver - Create Custom Stored Procedure

  4. That's it now go to Preview Tab and Execute your Stored Procedure using Exec Command. In this example it will extract the orders from the date 1996-01-01:

    Exec usp_get_orders '1996-01-01';

    ZappySys Driver - Execute Custom Stored Procedure

  5. Let's generate the SQL Server Query Code to make the API call using stored procedure. Go to Code Generator Tab, select language as SQL Server and click on Generate button the generate the code.
    As we already created the linked server for this Data Source, in that you just need to copy the Select Query and need to use the linked server name which we have apply on the place of [MY_API_SERVICE] placeholder.

    SELECT * FROM OPENQUERY([MY_API_SERVICE], 'EXEC usp_get_orders @fromdate=''1996-07-30''')

    ZappySys Driver - Generate SQL Server Query

  6. Now go to SQL served and execute that query and it will make the API call using stored procedure and provide you the response.
    ZappySys Driver - Generate SQL Server Query

Create Custom Virtual Table in ZappySys Driver

ZappySys API Drivers support flexible Query language so you can override Default Properties you configured on Data Source such as URL, Body. This way you don't have to create multiple Data Sources if you like to read data from multiple EndPoints. However not every application support supplying custom SQL to driver so you can only select Table from list returned from driver.

If you're dealing with Microsoft Access and need to import data from an SQL query, it's important to note that Access doesn't allow direct import of SQL queries. Instead, you can create custom objects (Virtual Tables) to handle the import process.

Many applications like MS Access, Informatica Designer wont give you option to specify custom SQL when you import Objects. In such case Virtual Table is very useful. You can create many Virtual Tables on the same Data Source (e.g. If you have 50 URLs with slight variations you can create virtual tables with just URL as Parameter setting.

  1. Go to Custom Objects Tab and Click on Add button and Select Add Table:
    ZappySys Driver - Add Table

  2. Enter the desired Table name and click on OK:
    ZappySys Driver - Add Table Name

  3. And it will open the New Query Window Click on Cancel to close that window and go to Custom Objects Tab.

  4. Select the created table, Select Text Type AS SQL and write the your desired SQL Query and Save it and it will create the custom table in the ZappySys Driver:
    Here is an example SQL query for ZappySys Driver. You can insert Placeholders also. Read more about placeholders here

    SELECT
      "ShipCountry",
      "OrderID",
      "CustomerID",
      "EmployeeID",
      "OrderDate",
      "RequiredDate",
      "ShippedDate",
      "ShipVia",
      "Freight",
      "ShipName",
      "ShipAddress",
      "ShipCity",
      "ShipRegion",
      "ShipPostalCode"
    FROM "Orders"
    Where "ShipCountry"='USA'

    ZappySys Driver - Create Custom Table

  5. That's it now go to Preview Tab and Execute your custom virtual table query. In this example it will extract the orders for the USA Shipping Country only:

    SELECT * FROM "vt__usa_orders_only"

    ZappySys Driver - Execute Custom Virtual Table Query

  6. Let's generate the SQL Server Query Code to make the API call using stored procedure. Go to Code Generator Tab, select language as SQL Server and click on Generate button the generate the code.
    As we already created the linked server for this Data Source, in that you just need to copy the Select Query and need to use the linked server name which we have apply on the place of [MY_API_SERVICE] placeholder.

    SELECT * FROM OPENQUERY([MY_API_SERVICE], 'EXEC [usp_get_orders] ''1996-01-01''')

    ZappySys Driver - Generate SQL Server Query

  7. Now go to SQL served and execute that query and it will make the API call using stored procedure and provide you the response.
    ZappySys Driver - Generate SQL Server Query

Actions supported by Hubspot Connector

Hubspot Connector support following actions for REST API integration. If some actions are not listed below then you can easily edit Connector file and enhance out of the box functionality.
 Search Companies
Search companies using one or more filter conditions. Choose properties to include in the output.    [Read more...]
Parameter Description
Properties
 Search Contacts
Search contacts using one or more filter conditions. Choose properties to include in the output.    [Read more...]
Parameter Description
Properties
 Search Tickets
Search tickets using one or more filter conditions. Choose properties to include in the output.    [Read more...]
Parameter Description
Properties
 Search Deals
Search deals using one or more filter conditions. Choose properties to include in the output.    [Read more...]
Parameter Description
Properties
 Search Products
Search products using one or more filter conditions. Choose properties to include in the output.    [Read more...]
Parameter Description
Properties
 Search LineItems
Search LineItems using one or more filter conditions. Choose properties to include in the output.    [Read more...]
Parameter Description
Properties
 Search Quotes
Search Quotes using one or more filter conditions. Choose properties to include in the output.    [Read more...]
Parameter Description
Properties
 Get Contacts
   [Read more...]
Parameter Description
Properties
 Get Contact By ID
   [Read more...]
Parameter Description
Properties
 Get Contact Properties
   [Read more...]
 Create Contacts
   [Read more...]
 Update Contacts
   [Read more...]
 Archive Contacts
   [Read more...]
 Get Deals
   [Read more...]
Parameter Description
Properties
 Get Deal Properties
   [Read more...]
 Get Deal By ID
   [Read more...]
Parameter Description
Properties
 Create Deals
   [Read more...]
 Archive Deals
   [Read more...]
 Update Deals
   [Read more...]
 Get Products
   [Read more...]
Parameter Description
Properties
 Get Product By ID
   [Read more...]
Parameter Description
Properties
 Get Product Properties
   [Read more...]
 Create Products
   [Read more...]
 Archive Products
   [Read more...]
 Update Products
   [Read more...]
 Get Companies
   [Read more...]
Parameter Description
Properties
 Get Company By ID
   [Read more...]
Parameter Description
Properties
 Get Company Properties
   [Read more...]
 Create Companies
   [Read more...]
 Archive Companies
   [Read more...]
 Update Companies
   [Read more...]
 Get Line Items
   [Read more...]
Parameter Description
Properties
 Get Line Item By ID
   [Read more...]
Parameter Description
Properties
 Get Line Item Properties
   [Read more...]
Parameter Description
 Create Line Items
   [Read more...]
Parameter Description
 Archive Line Items
   [Read more...]
 Update Line items
   [Read more...]
 Get Tickets
   [Read more...]
Parameter Description
Properties
 Get Ticket By ID
   [Read more...]
Parameter Description
Properties
 Get Tickets Properties
   [Read more...]
Parameter Description
 Create Tickets
   [Read more...]
 Archive Tickets
   [Read more...]
 Update Tickets
   [Read more...]
 Get Quotes
   [Read more...]
Parameter Description
Properties
 Get Quote By ID
   [Read more...]
Parameter Description
Properties
 Get Quotes Properties
   [Read more...]
Parameter Description
 Create Quotes
   [Read more...]
 Archive Quotes
   [Read more...]
 Update Quotes
   [Read more...]
 Get Owners
   [Read more...]
Parameter Description
OwnerId
 Upload File from Local Disk
Uploads local file to Hubspot CRM. This API requires files permission for the App (see scopes)    [Read more...]
Parameter Description
Source File Path Specify a disk file path
Target Folder Path Specify Target folder path. Partially optional field. One of folderPath or folderId must be specified. Path of the folder the file should be uploaded into. Uploading files into the root path “/” is highly discouraged.
Target File Name (e.g. MyFile.xlsx) Specify file name you like to give
AccessType Specify file access type
Option Value
PRIVATE PRIVATE
PUBLIC_NOT_INDEXABLE PUBLIC_NOT_INDEXABLE
PUBLIC_INDEXABLE PUBLIC_INDEXABLE
Overwrite Specify wheather you like to overwrite target file if exists. If true this file with replace any existing files with the name, folder, and type. Note: If this is set to false, and the uploaded file matches the filename of an existing file in the same folder, the file will be uploaded with a number incremented filename (e.g. example_file.txt will become example_file-1.txt)
Option Value
false false
true true
DuplicateValidationStrategy Specify how to handle duplicate target file.
Option Value
NONE NONE
REJECT REJECT
RETURN_EXISTING RETURN_EXISTING
DuplicateValidationScope Specify scope of duplicate validation.
Option Value
EXACT_FOLDER EXACT_FOLDER
ENTIRE_PORTAL ENTIRE_PORTAL
 Generic Request
This is generic endpoint. Use this endpoint when some actions are not implemented by connector. Just enter partial URL (Required), Body, Method, Header etc. Most parameters are optional except URL.    [Read more...]
Parameter Description
Url API URL goes here. You can enter full URL or Partial URL relative to Base URL. If it is full URL then domain name must be part of ServiceURL or part of TrustedDomains
Body Request Body content goes here
IsMultiPart Set this option if you want to upload file(s) (i.e. POST RAW file data) or send data using Multi-Part encoding method (i.e. Content-Type: multipart/form-data). Multi-Part request allows you to mix key/value and upload files in same request. On the other hand raw upload allows only single file upload (without any key/value) ==== Raw Upload (Content-Type: application/octet-stream) ===== To upload single file in raw mode check this option and specify full file path starting with @ sign in the Body (e.g. @c:\data\myfile.zip ) ==== Form-Data / Multipart Upload (Content-Type: multipart/form-data) ===== To treat your Request data as multi part fields you must specify key/value pairs separated by new lines into RequestData field (i.e. Body). Each key value pair is entered on new-line and key/value are separated using equal sign (=). Preceding and trailing spaces are ignored also blank lines are ignored. If field value has some any special character(s) then use escape sequence (e.g. For NewLine: \r\n, For Tab: \t, For at (@): \@). When value of any field starts with at sign (@) its automatically treated as File you want to upload. By default file content type is determined based on extension however you can supply content type manually for any field using this way [ YourFileFieldName.Content-Type=some-content-type ]. By default File Upload Field always includes Content-Type in the request (non file fields do not have content-type by default unless you supply manually). For some reason if you dont want to use Content-Type header in your request then supply blank Content-Type to exclude this header altogather [e.g. SomeFieldName.Content-Type= ]. In below example we have supplied Content-Type for file2 and SomeField1, all other fields are using default content-type. See below Example of uploading multiple files along with additional fields. If some API requires you to pass Content-Type: multipart/form-data rather than multipart/form-data then manually set Request Header => Content-Type: multipart/mixed (it must starts with multipart/ else will be ignored). file1=@c:\data\Myfile1.txt file2=@c:\data\Myfile2.json file2.Content-Type=application/json SomeField1=aaaaaaa SomeField1.Content-Type=text/plain SomeField2=12345 SomeFieldWithNewLineAndTab=This is line1\r\nThis is line2\r\nThis is \ttab \ttab \ttab SomeFieldStartingWithAtSign=\@MyTwitterHandle
Filter Enter filter to extract array from response. Example: $.rows[*] --OR-- $.customers[*].orders[*]. Check your response document and find out hierarchy you like to extract
Option Value
No filter
Example1 $.store.books[*]
Example2 (Sections Under Books) $.store.books[*].sections[*]
Example3 (Equals) $.store.books[?(@author=='sam')]
Example4 (Equals - Any Section) $..[?(@author=='sam')]
Example5 (Not Equals - Any Section) $..[?(@author!='sam')]
Example6 (Number less than) $.store.books[?(@.price<10)] Example7 (Regular Expression - Contains Pattern)=$.store.books[?(@author=~ /sam|bob/ )]
Example8 (Regular Expression - Does Not Contain Pattern) $.store.books[?(@author=~ /^((?!sam|bob).)*$/ )]
Example9 (Regular Expression - Exact Pattern Match) $.store.books[?(@author=~ /^sam|bob$/ )]
Example10 (Regular Expression - Starts With) $.store.books[?(@author=~ /^sam/ )]
Example11 (Regular Expression - Ends With) $.store.books[?(@author=~ /sam$/ )]
Example12 (Between) $.store.employees[?( @.hiredate>'2015-01-01' && @.hiredate<'2015-01-04' )]
Headers Headers for Request. To enter multiple headers use double pipe or new line after each {header-name}:{value} pair
 Generic Request (Bulk Write)
This is a generic endpoint for bulk write purpose. Use this endpoint when some actions are not implemented by connector. Just enter partial URL (Required), Body, Method, Header etc. Most parameters are optional except URL.    [Read more...]
Parameter Description
Url API URL goes here. You can enter full URL or Partial URL relative to Base URL. If it is full URL then domain name must be part of ServiceURL or part of TrustedDomains
IsMultiPart Set this option if you want to upload file(s) (i.e. POST RAW file data) or send data using Multi-Part encoding method (i.e. Content-Type: multipart/form-data). Multi-Part request allows you to mix key/value and upload files in same request. On the other hand raw upload allows only single file upload (without any key/value) ==== Raw Upload (Content-Type: application/octet-stream) ===== To upload single file in raw mode check this option and specify full file path starting with @ sign in the Body (e.g. @c:\data\myfile.zip ) ==== Form-Data / Multipart Upload (Content-Type: multipart/form-data) ===== To treat your Request data as multi part fields you must specify key/value pairs separated by new lines into RequestData field (i.e. Body). Each key value pair is entered on new-line and key/value are separated using equal sign (=). Preceding and trailing spaces are ignored also blank lines are ignored. If field value has some any special character(s) then use escape sequence (e.g. For NewLine: \r\n, For Tab: \t, For at (@): \@). When value of any field starts with at sign (@) its automatically treated as File you want to upload. By default file content type is determined based on extension however you can supply content type manually for any field using this way [ YourFileFieldName.Content-Type=some-content-type ]. By default File Upload Field always includes Content-Type in the request (non file fields do not have content-type by default unless you supply manually). For some reason if you dont want to use Content-Type header in your request then supply blank Content-Type to exclude this header altogather [e.g. SomeFieldName.Content-Type= ]. In below example we have supplied Content-Type for file2 and SomeField1, all other fields are using default content-type. See below Example of uploading multiple files along with additional fields. If some API requires you to pass Content-Type: multipart/form-data rather than multipart/form-data then manually set Request Header => Content-Type: multipart/mixed (it must starts with multipart/ else will be ignored). file1=@c:\data\Myfile1.txt file2=@c:\data\Myfile2.json file2.Content-Type=application/json SomeField1=aaaaaaa SomeField1.Content-Type=text/plain SomeField2=12345 SomeFieldWithNewLineAndTab=This is line1\r\nThis is line2\r\nThis is \ttab \ttab \ttab SomeFieldStartingWithAtSign=\@MyTwitterHandle
Filter Enter filter to extract array from response. Example: $.rows[*] --OR-- $.customers[*].orders[*]. Check your response document and find out hierarchy you like to extract
Headers Headers for Request. To enter multiple headers use double pipe (||) or new line after each {header-name}:{value} pair

Hubspot Connector Examples for Power BI Connection

This page offers a collection of SQL examples designed for seamless integration with the ZappySys API ODBC Driver under ODBC Data Source (36/64) or ZappySys Data Gateway, enhancing your ability to connect and interact with Prebuilt Connectors effectively.

Get companies    [Read more...]

Gets companies

SELECT * FROM Companies --Where Id=123

Get contacts    [Read more...]

Gets contacts

SELECT * FROM Contacts --Where Id=123

Get contact by Id    [Read more...]

Gets contact by Id

SELECT * FROM Contacts Where Id=51

Get contact by email (search)    [Read more...]

Gets contacts

SELECT Id
	, IsArchived
	, CreatedAt
	, UpdatedAt
	, email
	, firstname
	, lastname
	, company_size
	--, custom_checkbox
	--, custom_multi_select
	--, custom_number
	--, custom_pickuser
	--, custom_richtext
	--, custom_string
	--, custom_string_multi
FROM search_contacts
With(SearchFilters='[ {"propertyName": "email", "operator": "EQ", "value": "bh@hubspot.com" } ]')

Get deals    [Read more...]

Gets deals

SELECT * FROM Deals --Where Id=123

Get line items    [Read more...]

Gets line items

SELECT * FROM LineItems --Where Id=123

Get owners    [Read more...]

Gets owners

SELECT * FROM Owners

Get products    [Read more...]

Gets products

SELECT * FROM Products --Where Id=123

Get tickets    [Read more...]

Gets tickets

SELECT * FROM Tickets

Get quotes    [Read more...]

Gets quotes

SELECT * FROM Quotes

Generic Request (Company Search API Example)    [Read more...]

This example shows how to invoke generic request when connector file doesnt have specific EndPoint / Table you like to query. This example invokes search endpoint but you can call any valid API endpoint GET/POST etc with this method

SELECT *
FROM generic_request
WITH(
     Url='crm/v3/objects/companies/search'
    ,Filter='$.results[*]'
    ,RequestContentTypeCode='ApplicationJson'
    ,RequestMethod='POST'
    ,RequestData='{
        "filters": [ {"propertyName": "hs_lastmodifieddate", "operator": "GT", "value": "<<yearstart-1y||unix_timestamp_ms,FUN_TO_DATE>>" } ],
        "properties": ["address","city","state"]  
        }'
)

Upload File (Generic Request Example)    [Read more...]

This example shows how to upload a file using generic request. You might have to add file-manager-permission to your OAuth App else you might get message=This oauth-token (CJT87I6) does not have proper permissions! (requires any of [file-manager-access]). For more information please refer to this link https://developers.hubspot.com/docs/api/files/files

SELECT *
FROM generic_request
WITH(
	  Url='filemanager/api/v3/files/upload'
	, RequestMethod='POST'
	, Filter ='$.objects[*]'
	, Body='file=@c:\temp\dump.png
folderPath=/
fileName=my_dump.png
options={"access": "PRIVATE", "overwrite": true}'
	, IsMultiPart='True'
	, Meta='id:long; name:string; title:string; url: string; type:string; size:long; friendly_url:string; meta.allows_anonymous_access:string; meta.indexable:bool'
)

Insert into Contacts    [Read more...]

Inserts contacts

INSERT INTO Contacts(email, firstname, lastname,custom_checkbox, custom_date, custom_number)
VALUES ('john.doe@abc.com', 'John', 'Doe','true','2023-01-01', 100.55)

Update Contacts    [Read more...]

Updates contacts in your account

UPDATE Contacts
SET firstname = 'Brian'
   ,lastname = 'Halligan (Sample Contact)'
   --,custom_number=12.12
   --,custom_date='2023-01-01'
   --,custom_string='My Test<<FUN_NOW>>'
   --,custom_richtext='<p><span style="color: #b5b5b5;">##-Please reply-##</span></p>'
   --,custom_multi_select='Blue;Yellow;Black'
   --,custom_pickuser=45581955
   --,custom_dropdown='BB'
   --,custom_checkbox='true'   
WHERE Id = 51

Delete a contact    [Read more...]

Deletes a contact

DELETE FROM Contacts Where Id=1234

Create multiple records - (BULK read / write from external source)    [Read more...]

This examples shows how to perform bulk update using SOURCE clause. It reads data from external system (in this example MS SQL Server) and sends data to Hubspot using Bulk API

INSERT INTO Contacts 
SOURCE(
  'MSSQL' --ODBC or OLEDB
  ,'Data Source=localhost;Initial Catalog=Test;Integrated Security=true'
  ,' 
    ''bob'' as firstname, ''rock'' as firstname, ''new-email1@abc.com'' as email
    UNION 
    ''sam'' as firstname, ''smith'' as firstname, ''new-email2@abc.com'' as email
)

Delete multiple records - (BULK read / write from external source)    [Read more...]

This examples shows how to perform bulk delete using SOURCE clause. It reads data from external system (in this example MS SQL Server) and sends data to Hubspot using Bulk API

DELETE FROM Contacts 
SOURCE(
  'MSSQL' --ODBC or OLEDB
  ,'Data Source=localhost;Initial Catalog=Test;Integrated Security=true'
  ,'select 104897 as Id 
    UNION 
    select 104898 as Id'
)

Update multiple records - (BULK read / write from external source)    [Read more...]

This examples shows how to perform bulk update using SOURCE clause. It reads data from external system (in this example MS SQL Server) and sends data to Hubspot using Bulk API

UPDATE Contacts 
SOURCE(
  'MSSQL' --ODBC or OLEDB
  ,'Data Source=localhost;Initial Catalog=Test;Integrated Security=true'
  ,'select 104811 as Id, ''new-email1@abc.com'' as email
    UNION 
    select 104812 as Id, ''new-email2@abc.com'' as email
)

Conclusion

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