{"id":6917,"date":"2019-05-11T06:22:31","date_gmt":"2019-05-11T06:22:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zappysys.com\/blog\/?p=6917"},"modified":"2019-09-13T11:33:26","modified_gmt":"2019-09-13T11:33:26","slug":"read-wordpress-data-using-ssis-rest-api-call","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zappysys.com\/blog\/read-wordpress-data-using-ssis-rest-api-call\/","title":{"rendered":"Read WordPress data using SSIS REST API Call"},"content":{"rendered":"

Introduction<\/h2>\n

\"WordPress\"<\/a>In this post you will learn how to Read WordPress data using SSIS REST API Call (Drag and drop approach without any coding).\u00a0 We will use\u00a0SSIS JSON\/ REST API Source<\/a>\u00a0to extract data from WordPress API. In this blog we will see how to get all WordPress Posts, Pages and Categories using JSON Source and load it into the SQL Server.<\/p>\n

Now let’s look at step by step approach to call WordPress REST API.<\/p>\n

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Prerequisite<\/h2>\n
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  1. First, you will need to have SSIS installed<\/li>\n
  2. Secondly, make sure to have SSDT<\/li>\n
  3. Thirdly, You have obtained WordPress account credential with read and write permission.<\/li>\n
  4. Finally, do not forget to install\u00a0ZappySys\u00a0SSIS PowerPack<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    What is WordPress<\/h2>\n

    WordPress is a free and open-source content management system based on PHP & MySQL. Features include a plugin architecture and a template system. It is most associated with blogging but supports other types of web content including more traditional mailing lists and forums, media galleries, and online stores.<\/p>\n

    Read data from\u00a0WordPress\u00a0using SSIS JSON Source<\/h2>\n

    Let’s start with an example. We use SSIS JSON Source Task to make call to WordPress API, we will load WordPress Pages data to SQL Server.<\/p>\n

    Get all Posts, Pages and Categories using WordPress API<\/h3>\n
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    1. First of All, Drag and drop Data Flow Task from SSIS Toolbox and double click it to edit.\"Drag<\/a><\/li>\n
    2. Furthermore, Drag and Drop JSON Source(REST API and File) File Task from the SSIS Toolbox.\n
    3. Double click on that Component to Edit the Configurations. Select File path or web URL from the Access Mode drop-down.
      \nEnter Web URL like this to Get all Pages.\u00a0<\/strong>Please refer to this link of       WordPress API<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n
      https:\/\/{{your-wordpress-domain}}\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages?page=1&per_page=100<\/pre>\n
      To Get all Posts<\/strong><\/p>\n
      https:\/\/{{your-wordpress-domain}}\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?page=1&per_page=100<\/pre>\n
      To Get all Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n
      https:\/\/{{your-wordpress-domain}}\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?page=1&per_page=100<\/pre>\n
      Here, your-wordpress-domain <\/strong>is your WordPress site domain name (here we are using our zappysys.com wordpress site).<\/strong><\/p>\n
      * page<\/strong>\u00a0is the index of the first item returned in the page of results.
      \n* per_page<\/strong>\u00a0the maximum number of items that can be returned per page. Each API endpoint may have a different limit for the number of items returned, and these limits may change without notice. (For more See this\u00a0      WordPress API Documentation for Pagination<\/a>)<\/p>\n
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      Set URL in JSON Source<\/p><\/div><\/li>\n
    4. Check Use Credentials Option and select a\u00a0new ZS-HTTP Connection from the drop-down.<\/li>\n
    5. Configure new HTTP Connection for WordPress as below.
      \nBasically, you need to enter 3 pieces on the General tab (i.e. WordPress Site URL, UserName and Password)<\/p>\n
    6. Likewise, we are going to set Pagination related configurations for WordPress API request. For example, if you want to read 100 records in each response and keep doing it until last page found then set\u00a0Page=1, Per_page=100 and Increment by 1<\/b>.\n
    7. Select the desire Filter and click on Preview button to see the response data.\n
    8. Finally, click OK to save JSON Source settings.<\/li>\n
    9. That\u2019s it we are ready to load WordPress data to SQL Server.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
      Load WordPress data into SQL Server<\/h3>\n
      ZappySys SSIS PowerPack makes it easy to load data from various sources such as REST, SOAP, JSON, XML, CSV or from other source into SQL Server, or PostgreSQL, or Amazon Redshift, or other  targets. The Upsert Destination<\/strong> component allows you to automatically insert new records and update existing ones based on key columns. Below are the detailed steps to configure it.<\/p>\r\n
      Step 1: Add Upsert Destination to Data Flow<\/h3>\r\n
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      1. Drag and drop the Upsert Destination<\/strong> component from the SSIS Toolbox.<\/li>\r\n
      2. Connect your source component (e.g., JSON \/ REST \/ Other Source) to the Upsert Destination.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n
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        SSIS - Data Flow - Drang and Drop Upsert Destination Component<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
        Step 2: Configure Target Connection<\/h3>\r\n
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        1. Double-click the Upsert Destination<\/strong> component to open the configuration window.<\/li>\r\n
        2. Under Connection<\/strong>, select an existing target connection or click NEW<\/strong> to create a new connection.\r\n