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Comma Separated Values (CSV)

tap-csv from meltano

Generic data extractor of CSV (comma separated value) files

The tap-csv Meltano extractor pulls data from Comma Separated Values (CSV) that can then be sent to a destination using a loader.

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Getting Started

Prerequisites

If you haven't already, follow the initial steps of the Getting Started guide:

  1. Install Meltano
  2. Create your Meltano project

Installation and configuration

  1. Add the tap-csv extractor to your project using 
    meltano add
     : 
    2. meltano add extractor tap-csv --variant meltano
  2. Configure the tap-csv settings using 
    meltano config
     : 
    3. meltano config tap-csv set --interactive
  3. Test that extractor settings are valid using 
    meltano test
     : 
    4. meltano test tap-csv

Next steps

If you run into any issues, learn how to get help.

Capabilities

The current capabilities for 
tap-csv
may have been automatically set when originally added to the Hub. Please review the capabilities when using this extractor. If you find they are out of date, please consider updating them by making a pull request to the YAML file that defines the capabilities for this extractor.

This plugin has the following capabilities:

  • discover
  • catalog
  • state

You can override these capabilities or specify additional ones in your meltano.yml by adding the capabilities key.

Settings

The tap-csv settings that are known to Meltano are documented below. To quickly find the setting you're looking for, click on any setting name from the list:

You can override these settings or specify additional ones in your meltano.yml by adding the settings key.

Please consider adding any settings you have defined locally to this definition on MeltanoHub by making a pull request to the YAML file that defines the settings for this plugin.

(files)

  • Environment variable: TAP_CSV_FILES

Array of objects with entity, file, and keys keys

CSV Files Definition (csv_files_definition)

  • Environment variable: TAP_CSV_CSV_FILES_DEFINITION

Project-relative path to JSON file holding array of objects with entity, file, and keys keys

Something missing?

This page is generated from a YAML file that you can contribute changes to.

Edit it on GitHub!

Looking for help?

If you're having trouble getting the tap-csv extractor to work, look for an existing issue in its repository, file a new issue, or join the Meltano Slack community and ask for help in the 
#plugins-general
channel.

Install

meltano add extractor tap-csv --variant meltano

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Keywords

  • file