Call SurveyGizmo API in SSIS

Introduction

In our previous article we Read data from Twilio API in SSIS . Now in this article, we will see example of how to Call SurveyGizmo API in SSIS and load into SQL Server. This blog mainly focuses on SSIS approach but steps mentioned to call SurveyGizmo API Call can be useful for any developer regardless of which programming language or tool set you use. we will also see how to store access token and secret in the variable and pass it in the URL using variable.

We will go through the steps to make Survey GetList REST API call which Get a list of all of your surveys and we load it into MS SQL Server.

In nutshell, this post will focus on how to Make SurveyGizmo REST API Call in SSIS.

Prerequisites

Before we perform the steps listed in this article, you will need to make sure the following prerequisites are met:

1. SSIS designer installed. Sometimes it is referred to as BIDS or SSDT (download it from Microsoft site).
2. Basic knowledge of SSIS package development using Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services.
3. Make sure ZappySys SSIS PowerPack is installed (download it).
4. Credentials of SurveyGizmo API.

What is SurveyGizmo?

SurveyGizmo takes data out of dashboards and puts it into the hands of people who take action. Through the systems they use every day. SurveyGizmo is an online survey solution that makes it easy for businesses of all sorts to create and conduct surveys, polls, quizzes, and questionnaires.  Reaching out to potential and existing customers, managing organizational and employee relationships and conducting academic researches has become convenient through SurveyGizmo.

• Click here to read SurveyGizmo Rest API Documentation.

Call SurveyGizmo REST API using SSIS JSON Source

Let’s start with an example. We use SSIS JSON Source component to make the call to SurveyGizmo API, we will read list of all available temporary lists and load into SQL Server. First of All, Open Visual Studio and Create New SSIS Package Project.

1. First of All, Drag and drop Data Flow Task from SSIS Toolbox and double click it to edit.
   

   Drag and Drop : SSIS Data Flow Task from SSIS Toolbox

2. From the SSIS toolbox drag and drop JSON Source on the data flow designer surface.
   

   Drag and Drop JSON Source Component

3. Now let’s add variable for SurveyGizmo Access Token and Secret and Set it in as a value.
   

   SSIS Add Variable

4. Now double click on JSON Source and enter the following URL with variable as placeholder to get list of your surveys.
   
   https://restapi.surveygizmo.com/v5/survey?page=1&resultsperpage=100&api_token={{User::v_api_token}}&api_token_secret={{User::v_api_token_secret}}

   1	https://restapi.surveygizmo.com/v5/survey?page=1&resultsperpage=100&api_token={{User::v_api_token}}&api_token_secret={{User::v_api_token_secret}}

   

   JSON Source : URL with variable as placeholder

5. Let’s configure the pagination, go to Pagination tab and select mode as URL Parameter and set the indicator as Page and configure it like below screen.
   

   JSON Source Pagination

6. You can refer to this article for more details on pagination here Understanding REST API Pagination in SSIS / ODBC Drivers
7. Now click on Select Filter button and select the desire filter from the window and click on Preview to get the data.
   

   JSON Source Preview

8. That’s it we are ready to load all SurveyGizmo Surveys data in SQL Server.

Load SurveyGizmo REST API data into SQL Server

Conclusion

After all, we saw you how to extract information from REST API such as SurveyGizmo and load into SQL Server. We also learned techniques like How to use variable as placeholder in URL and configure the pagination. To explore many other scenarios not discussed in this article download SSIS PowerPack from here (includes 70+ Components).

References

Finally, you can use the following links for more information:

• • Help File: JSON Source(REST API or File)
  • SurveyGizmo Rest API