Connect a data source

Authorise a source, choose its scope, and map it onto the ontology.

Table of Contents

1. Authorise
2. Scope
3. Map
4. Sync
When a sync fails

1. Authorise

Open Data, choose Add source, and authorise with an account that has the access you need. The connection can only ever read what that account can read, so prefer a service account that will not leave the company.

2. Scope

Choose the objects to bring across. Narrow first: a small first sync finishes quickly and makes mapping problems obvious.

3. Map

Map each object onto an entity type. Two systems can map onto the same type, which is what lets one question span both.

4. Sync

The first sync reads everything in scope and is the slowest. Later syncs read only what changed.

const sync = await frontal.sources.sync({ sourceId: "src_123" });

When a sync fails

The run names the stage that stopped and what the source returned. Expired authorisation is the most common cause by a wide margin.

2026年8月28日に更新