Heap connector
Digital analytics events, user behavior, funnels, and reporting.
Use this as an implementation starting point: adapt the worked example to the requested dataset and the source documentation. See Custom API for the shared SDK pattern and document-upload workflow.
What this connector is for
Digital analytics events, user behavior, funnels, and reporting.
Use this guide to choose the resources and row meanings for a Vortexify source integration. Connection ownership belongs to a connector; each dataset gets its own sync, configuration, and extraction behavior.
Data and tables you can pull
The following table families are a starting point for source selection. They describe possible datasets to implement using the vendor reference, not a guarantee that the example implements every table. Actual availability depends on the product edition, deployment, account permissions, and API/schema version.
| Suggested table | One row represents |
|---|---|
exported_events | a exported event |
exported_users | a exported user |
exported_sessions | a exported session |
Relationships and extraction considerations
These are proposed dataset names, not a universal schema guaranteed by the vendor. Preserve source object IDs and relationship references, and split nested child collections into separate tables when appropriate. Choose the concrete endpoint/report and row meaning from the vendor reference before implementing a sync.
Connecting to Heap
Use Heap Connect exports into a supported warehouse or object store, then read the exported datasets using that destination's connector. Heap's ingestion APIs are not a substitute for a raw-data export interface.
For this example, obtain a Parquet export from the configured destination and pass its local path to the batch reader. Destination access and export freshness are separate from local file parsing.
requirements.in
Declare these packages in the resource's requirements.in. Use the published vortexify package for the SDK and the source-specific driver/client shown below. Choose compatible dependency versions for your runtime; the connector and sync reference explains where each file belongs.
vortexify==0.1.1
pandas>=2,<3
pyarrowThis example uses the PyArrow Parquet engine. Destination access may additionally require boto3 or the chosen warehouse driver; those are not imported by this local-file example.
Worked example: exported Parquet batches
This source-read pattern shows how to shape the selected resource into DataFrames. Use it inside the dataset sync, retaining shared connection ownership in the connector. Its scope is the named resource and filters; adapt the projection, batching, and preview to the requested table.
Source read
import pyarrow.parquet as pq
def read_batches(local_export_path):
parquet = pq.ParquetFile(local_export_path)
for batch in parquet.iter_batches(batch_size=1000):
yield batch.to_pandas()What to adapt
Read an artifact obtained from the configured Heap Connect destination. This streams local Parquet row batches rather than loading the entire export at once. Destination download/query permissions and export completion are separate setup. Preview reads one bounded batch from a new file reader.
Use the custom API SDK starting point to connect the read operation to Connector and Sync. For a source with its own driver, retain that client in Connector.client() and replace the HTTP request with the driver read. An extract(*, avg_row_size_bytes=None) implementation yields bounded DataFrames. An independent preview() uses a fresh connector and a small read; it must not call extraction or advance real state.
Choose explicit output columns and stable IDs for the requested table. The examples use json_normalize where useful to illustrate row shaping; nested arrays still need deliberate child tables and a stable declared output schema. A first-page sample is useful for development, while a full sync must follow all relevant continuation/parent-resource paths. Design incremental watermarks, update/deletion behavior, and rate-limit handling for the actual source before enabling incremental mode.
The purpose is to give a coding agent a concrete pattern to adapt, including for similar sources. These snippets are examples rather than a claim of complete vendor coverage. Check the source operation reference and representative responses before running with a customer's account; live vendor execution has not been verified here.
Sources and further reading
- Vendor connection and resource reference — The interface/access prerequisites underlying this connection path; follow the selected resource's documentation for fields, queries, and pagination.
- Vortexify connectors and syncs — Connector ownership, schemas, preview isolation, extraction, and checkpoint contracts.
- Vortexify CLI workflow — Registering resources, committing source, and providing credential configuration.