Segment Setup Guide

The way Fivetran connects Segment to your destination depends on whether you send events to your destination using Fivetran Webhooks or host them in an S3 bucket. Follow the setup instructions for your Segment implementation.

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Prerequisites

To connect Segment to Fivetran, you need:

• Segment account (both Webhooks and S3)
• Segment trackers installed (Webhooks only)
• To have paid for Segment S3 option

IMPORTANT: Only use an HTTPS URL with TLS version 1.2 or above.

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Webhooks Setup Guide

Find Fivetran webhook URL

1. In the , enter your chosen destination schema name.

2. Select Webhook to connect through sending Segment's webhooks to Fivetran.

3. Find the automatically-generated Webhook URL and make a note of it. You will need it to configure Segment to connect with Fivetran.

Find Network Code

1. Log in to your Segment account.

2. Click Destinations > Settings.

3. In the Webhook URL field, copy the Webhook URL you found .

   

4. Click Save.

Finish Fivetran configuration

Click Save & Test. Fivetran will load events into your destination.

IMPORTANT:

• It takes us around 10 to 15 minutes to load the first event into your destination.

• If you want to block or hash any column and want to select it before we start syncing your events, you must trigger some test events to fetch the schema without interruption.

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S3 Setup Guide

Find External ID

1. In the , enter your chosen destination schema name.

2. Select S3 to connect through Segment's Amazon S3 bucket.

3. Find the automatically-generated external ID and make a note of it. You will need it to configure Segment to connect with Fivetran.

Connect your Segment account with S3

Follow Segment's to integrate your Segment account with S3. You'll be asked to create an using the external ID you found and an for Fivetran to access your S3 bucket.

Segment Project ID

To complete the S3 setup, find your project ID. Otherwise, we will merge all segment projects into a single schema.

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