How to Make MailPlus OAuth 1.0a REST API Call in SSIS

Introduction

MailPlusIn our previous article we see How to read call REST API data in SSIS. Now in this article, we will see How to Make MailPlus OAuth 1.0a REST API Call in SSIS and load into SQL Server. This blog mainly focuses on SSIS approach but steps mentioned to call MailPlus Oauth 1.0a REST API Call can be useful for any developer regardless of which programming language or tool set you use. We will also see how to configure OAuth1.0 connection.

We will go through the steps to make temporary lists API call which Returns a list of all available temporary lists and we load it into MS SQL Server.

In nutshell, this post will focus on how to Make MailPlus OAuth 1.0a 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 MailPlus API.

What is MailPlus?

MailPlus, founded in 2004, is the number one ESP (Email Service Provider) in the Netherlands. MailPlus is an award winning solution that enables companies to send out their online communication, such as newsletters, easily and professionally.

Where to get the MailPlus API Key and Secret?

After activation of the MailPlus REST API in a MailPlus account you can get unique Key and Secret from there. The MailPlus REST API uses Oauth 1.0a (one leg, see Oauth 1.0a (One Leg) ). A consumer key and secret are required to access your MailPlus account. These can be created in your MailPlus account. The Key and Secret are always available via the startpage of a MailPlus account. Click on the tab “MailPlus Settings” and then “MailPlus Rest API”. In MailPlus eCom an authentication is already available.

Call MailPlus Oauth 1.0a REST API using SSIS

Let’s start with an example. We use SSIS JSON Source component to make the call to MailPlus 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

    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

    Drag and Drop JSON Source Component

  3. Double click JSON Source and enter the following URL as below to get list of all available temporary lists and create the OAuth 1.0 Connection.
    MailPlus Oauth 1.0a Connection

    MailPlus Oauth 1.0a Connection

  4. Finally click on Preview button to load the data.
    MailPlus Preview Data

    MailPlus Preview Data

  5. You can find more MailPlus API Lists here on MailPlus Interactive API Documentation link.
  6. That’s it we are ready to load all available temporary lists in SQL Server.

Load MailPlus REST API data into SQL Server

Now let's look at how to load data into target like SQL Server, Oracle or Flat File. In below example we will see loading data into SQL Server database but steps may remain same for other targets which can be accessed using OLEDB Drivers (e.g. Oracle).
  1. Inside Data Flow, Drag and drop Upsert Destination Component from SSIS Toolbox
  2. Connect our Source component to Upsert Destination
  3. Double click Upsert Destination to configure it
  4. Select Target Connection or click NEW to create new connectionConfigure SSIS Upsert Destination Connection - Loading data (REST / SOAP / JSON / XML /CSV) into SQL Server or other target using SSIS Configure SSIS Upsert Destination Connection - Loading data (REST / SOAP / JSON / XML /CSV) into SQL Server or other target using SSIS
  5. Select Target Table or click NEW to create new table based on source columns
  6. Click on Mappings Tab to Auto map columns by name. You can change mappings as you need SSIS Upsert Destination - Columns Mappings SSIS Upsert Destination - Columns Mappings
  7. Click OK to Save Upsert Destination Settings
  8. That's it, You are now ready to run data flow. NOTE: If you wish to debug data flow and see records when you run, add data viewer by right click on blue arrow > Click Enable Data Viewer
  9. To execute data flow, Right click anywhere inside Data Flow Surface and click Execute Task
 

Conclusion

After all, we saw you how to extract information from REST API such as MailPlus REST API using OAuth1.0 Connection and load into SQL Server. We also learned techniques like How to create OAuth1.0 Connection. 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:

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