Manage existing connections
After you set up a connection, you may need to monitor, update, or repair it. You can do this from any connections' page. Airbyte also takes you to this page after you finish configuring a connection.
The connections page has the following tabs.
- Status: Shows you an overview of your connector's sync health.
- Timeline: Track connection events. If you encounter any errors or unexpected behaviors during a sync, checking the errors and related logs is a good first step to finding the cause and solution.
- Schema: Modify the streams you chose during connection setup. This tab isn't available if the connection syncs to a data activation destination. In that case, use the Mappings tab to configure your schema.
- Mappings: Map fields between your source and your destination.
- Transformation: Set up custom post-sync transformations using dbt.
- Settings: Connection settings, and the option to delete the connection if you no longer wish to use it.
Modify a connection
After you set up a connection, you can modify it.
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In the left navigation, click Connections.
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Find and click the connection you want to modify.
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Configure your connection.
Delete a connection
If you no longer need a connection, you can delete it.
Deleting a connection is irreversible. Your source and destination connector remain, and the data remains in your destination. However, reestablishing this connection later requires a full re-sync.
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In the left navigation, click Connections.
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Find and click the connection you want to modify.
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Click Settings.
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Click Delete this connection.
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Type delete into the text box.
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Click Delete.
Other ways to manage connections
Airbyte has other options to manage connections, too.
Connection Settings
You can configure the following settings:
| Connection Setting | Description |
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| Connection Name | A custom name for your connection |
| Schedule Type | Configure how often data syncs (can be scheduled, cron, or manually triggered) |
| Destination Namespace | Determines where the replicated data is written to in the destination |
| Destination Stream Prefix | (Optional) Adds a prefix to each table name in the destination |
| Detect and propagate schema changes | Set how Airbyte handles schema changes in the source |
Stream Settings
In addition to connection configuration settings, you apply the following specific settings per individual stream. This allows for greater flexibility in how your data syncs.
| Stream Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| Stream selection | Determine if the stream syncs to your destination |
| Sync mode | Configure how Airbyte reads data from the source and writes it |
| Cursor selection | Select what field the stream uses to incrementally read from the source |
| Primary key selection | Select what field the stream uses to determine uniqueness of a record |
| Field selection | (Optional) Disable a partial set of fields Airbyte should not sync to the destination |