The tap-postgres extractor pulls data from Postgres 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:
Installation and configuration
- 
                      Add the tap-postgres extractor to your
                      project using
                      
:meltano add - 
                        Configure the tap-postgres
                        settings using
                        
:meltano config - 
                        Test that extractor settings are valid using
                        
:meltano config 
meltano add extractor tap-postgresmeltano config tap-postgres set --interactivemeltano config tap-postgres testNext steps
Follow the remaining steps of the Getting Started guide:
If you run into any issues, learn how to get help.
Capabilities
      The current capabilities for
      tap-postgres
      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 If you find they are out of date, please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:
- about
 - batch
 - catalog
 - discover
 - schema-flattening
 - state
 - stream-maps
 
      You can
      override these capabilities or specify additional ones
      in your meltano.yml by adding the capabilities key.
    
Settings
      The
      tap-postgres 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:
    
databasedates_as_stringdefault_replication_methodfilter_schemashostmax_record_countpasswordportsqlalchemy_urlssh_tunnel.enablessh_tunnel.hostssh_tunnel.portssh_tunnel.private_keyssh_tunnel.private_key_passwordssh_tunnel.usernamessl_certificate_authorityssl_client_certificatessl_client_certificate_enablessl_client_private_keyssl_enablessl_modessl_storage_directoryuser
      You can also list these settings using
      
      with the meltano configlist
      subcommand:
    
meltano config tap-postgres 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.
Database (database)
- 
          Environment variable:
          
TAP_POSTGRES_DATABASE 
Database name. Note if sqlalchemy_url is set this will be ignored.
Configure this setting directly using the following Meltano command:
meltano config tap-postgres set database [value]Dates As String (dates_as_string)
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          Environment variable:
          
TAP_POSTGRES_DATES_AS_STRING - 
          Default Value: 
false 
Defaults to false, if true, date, and timestamp fields will be Strings. If you see ValueError: Year is out of range, try setting this to True.
Configure this setting directly using the following Meltano command:
meltano config tap-postgres set dates_as_string [value]Default Replication Method (default_replication_method)
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          Environment variable:
          
TAP_POSTGRES_DEFAULT_REPLICATION_METHOD - 
          Default Value: 
FULL_TABLE 
Replication method to use if there is not a catalog entry to override this choice. One of FULL_TABLE, INCREMENTAL, or LOG_BASED.
Configure this setting directly using the following Meltano command:
meltano config tap-postgres set default_replication_method [value]Filter Schemas (filter_schemas)
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          Environment variable:
          
TAP_POSTGRES_FILTER_SCHEMAS 
If an array of schema names is provided, the tap will only process the specified Postgres schemas and ignore others. If left blank, the tap automatically determines ALL available Postgres schemas.
Configure this setting directly using the following Meltano command:
meltano config tap-postgres set filter_schemas [value]Host (host)
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          Environment variable:
          
TAP_POSTGRES_HOST 
Hostname for postgres instance. Note if sqlalchemy_url is set this will be ignored.
Configure this setting directly using the following Meltano command:
meltano config tap-postgres set host [value]Max Record Count (max_record_count)
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          Environment variable:
          
TAP_POSTGRES_MAX_RECORD_COUNT 
Optional. The maximum number of records to return in a single stream.
Configure this setting directly using the following Meltano command:
meltano config tap-postgres set max_record_count [value]Password (password)
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          Environment variable:
          
TAP_POSTGRES_PASSWORD 
Password used to authenticate. Note if sqlalchemy_url is set this will be ignored.
Configure this setting directly using the following Meltano command:
meltano config tap-postgres set password [value]Port (port)
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          Environment variable:
          
TAP_POSTGRES_PORT - 
          Default Value: 
5432 
The port on which postgres is awaiting connection. Note if sqlalchemy_url is set this will be ignored.
Configure this setting directly using the following Meltano command:
meltano config tap-postgres set port [value]Sqlalchemy URL (sqlalchemy_url)
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          Environment variable:
          
TAP_POSTGRES_SQLALCHEMY_URL 
Example postgresql://[username]:[password]@localhost:5432/[db_name]
Configure this setting directly using the following Meltano command:
meltano config tap-postgres set sqlalchemy_url [value]SSH Tunnel Enable (ssh_tunnel.enable)
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          Environment variable:
          
TAP_POSTGRES_SSH_TUNNEL_ENABLE - 
          Default Value: 
false 
Enable an ssh tunnel (also known as bastion server), see the other ssh_tunnel.* properties for more details
Configure this setting directly using the following Meltano command:
meltano config tap-postgres set ssh_tunnel enable [value]SSH Tunnel Host (ssh_tunnel.host)
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          Environment variable:
          
TAP_POSTGRES_SSH_TUNNEL_HOST 
Host of the bastion server, this is the host we'll connect to via ssh
Configure this setting directly using the following Meltano command:
meltano config tap-postgres set ssh_tunnel host [value]SSH Tunnel Port (ssh_tunnel.port)
- 
          Environment variable:
          
TAP_POSTGRES_SSH_TUNNEL_PORT - 
          Default Value: 
22 
Port to connect to bastion server
Configure this setting directly using the following Meltano command:
meltano config tap-postgres set ssh_tunnel port [value]SSH Tunnel Private Key (ssh_tunnel.private_key)
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          Environment variable:
          
TAP_POSTGRES_SSH_TUNNEL_PRIVATE_KEY 
Private Key for authentication to the bastion server
Configure this setting directly using the following Meltano command:
meltano config tap-postgres set ssh_tunnel private_key [value]SSH Tunnel Private Key Password (ssh_tunnel.private_key_password)
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          Environment variable:
          
TAP_POSTGRES_SSH_TUNNEL_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSWORD 
Private Key Password, leave None if no password is set
Configure this setting directly using the following Meltano command:
meltano config tap-postgres set ssh_tunnel private_key_password [value]SSH Tunnel Username (ssh_tunnel.username)
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          Environment variable:
          
TAP_POSTGRES_SSH_TUNNEL_USERNAME 
Username to connect to bastion server
Configure this setting directly using the following Meltano command:
meltano config tap-postgres set ssh_tunnel username [value]- 
          Environment variable:
          
TAP_POSTGRES_SSL_CERTIFICATE_AUTHORITY - 
          Default Value: 
~/.postgresql/root.crl 
The certificate authority that should be used to verify the server's identity. Can be provided either as the certificate itself (in .env) or as a filepath to the certificate. Note if sqlalchemy_url is set this will be ignored.
Configure this setting directly using the following Meltano command:
meltano config tap-postgres set ssl_certificate_authority [value]SSL Client Certificate (ssl_client_certificate)
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          Environment variable:
          
TAP_POSTGRES_SSL_CLIENT_CERTIFICATE - 
          Default Value: 
~/.postgresql/postgresql.crt 
The certificate that should be used to verify your identity to the server. Can be provided either as the certificate itself (in .env) or as a filepath to the certificate. Note if sqlalchemy_url is set this will be ignored.
Configure this setting directly using the following Meltano command:
meltano config tap-postgres set ssl_client_certificate [value]SSL Client Certificate Enable (ssl_client_certificate_enable)
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          Environment variable:
          
TAP_POSTGRES_SSL_CLIENT_CERTIFICATE_ENABLE - 
          Default Value: 
false 
Whether or not to provide client-side certificates as a method of authentication to the server. Use ssl_client_certificate and ssl_client_private_key for further customization. To use SSL to verify the server's identity, use ssl_enable instead. Note if sqlalchemy_url is set this will be ignored.
Configure this setting directly using the following Meltano command:
meltano config tap-postgres set ssl_client_certificate_enable [value]SSL Client Private Key (ssl_client_private_key)
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          Environment variable:
          
TAP_POSTGRES_SSL_CLIENT_PRIVATE_KEY - 
          Default Value: 
~/.postgresql/postgresql.key 
The private key for the certificate you provided. Can be provided either as the certificate itself (in .env) or as a filepath to the certificate. Note if sqlalchemy_url is set this will be ignored.
Configure this setting directly using the following Meltano command:
meltano config tap-postgres set ssl_client_private_key [value]SSL Enable (ssl_enable)
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          Environment variable:
          
TAP_POSTGRES_SSL_ENABLE - 
          Default Value: 
false 
Whether or not to use ssl to verify the server's identity. Use ssl_certificate_authority and ssl_mode for further customization. To use a client certificate to authenticate yourself to the server, use ssl_client_certificate_enable instead. Note if sqlalchemy_url is set this will be ignored.
Configure this setting directly using the following Meltano command:
meltano config tap-postgres set ssl_enable [value]SSL Mode (ssl_mode)
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          Environment variable:
          
TAP_POSTGRES_SSL_MODE - 
          Default Value: 
verify-full 
SSL Protection method, see postgres documentation for more information. Must be one of disable, allow, prefer, require, verify-ca, or verify-full. Note if sqlalchemy_url is set this will be ignored.
Configure this setting directly using the following Meltano command:
meltano config tap-postgres set ssl_mode [value]SSL Storage Directory (ssl_storage_directory)
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          Environment variable:
          
TAP_POSTGRES_SSL_STORAGE_DIRECTORY - 
          Default Value: 
.secrets 
The folder in which to store SSL certificates provided as raw values. When a certificate/key is provided as a raw value instead of as a filepath, it must be written to a file before it can be used. This configuration option determines where that file is created.
Configure this setting directly using the following Meltano command:
meltano config tap-postgres set ssl_storage_directory [value]User (user)
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          Environment variable:
          
TAP_POSTGRES_USER 
User name used to authenticate. Note if sqlalchemy_url is set this will be ignored.
Configure this setting directly using the following Meltano command:
meltano config tap-postgres set user [value]Expand To Show SDK Settings
Batch Config Encoding Compression (batch_config.encoding.compression)
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              Environment variable:
              
TAP_POSTGRES_BATCH_CONFIG_ENCODING_COMPRESSION 
Compression format to use for batch files.
Configure this setting directly using the following Meltano command:
meltano config tap-postgres set batch_config encoding.compression [value]Batch Config Encoding Format (batch_config.encoding.format)
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              Environment variable:
              
TAP_POSTGRES_BATCH_CONFIG_ENCODING_FORMAT 
Format to use for batch files.
Configure this setting directly using the following Meltano command:
meltano config tap-postgres set batch_config encoding.format [value]Batch Config Storage Prefix (batch_config.storage.prefix)
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              Environment variable:
              
TAP_POSTGRES_BATCH_CONFIG_STORAGE_PREFIX 
Prefix to use when writing batch files.
Configure this setting directly using the following Meltano command:
meltano config tap-postgres set batch_config storage.prefix [value]Batch Config Storage Root (batch_config.storage.root)
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              Environment variable:
              
TAP_POSTGRES_BATCH_CONFIG_STORAGE_ROOT 
Root path to use when writing batch files.
Configure this setting directly using the following Meltano command:
meltano config tap-postgres set batch_config storage.root [value]Faker Config Locale (faker_config.locale)
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              Environment variable:
              
TAP_POSTGRES_FAKER_CONFIG_LOCALE 
One or more LCID locale strings to produce localized output for: https://faker.readthedocs.io/en/master/#localization
Configure this setting directly using the following Meltano command:
meltano config tap-postgres set faker_config locale [value]Faker Config Seed (faker_config.seed)
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              Environment variable:
              
TAP_POSTGRES_FAKER_CONFIG_SEED 
Value to seed the Faker generator for deterministic output: https://faker.readthedocs.io/en/master/#seeding-the-generator
Configure this setting directly using the following Meltano command:
meltano config tap-postgres set faker_config seed [value]Flattening Enabled (flattening_enabled)
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              Environment variable:
              
TAP_POSTGRES_FLATTENING_ENABLED 
'True' to enable schema flattening and automatically expand nested properties.
Configure this setting directly using the following Meltano command:
meltano config tap-postgres set flattening_enabled [value]Flattening Max Depth (flattening_max_depth)
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              Environment variable:
              
TAP_POSTGRES_FLATTENING_MAX_DEPTH 
The max depth to flatten schemas.
Configure this setting directly using the following Meltano command:
meltano config tap-postgres set flattening_max_depth [value]Stream Map Config (stream_map_config)
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              Environment variable:
              
TAP_POSTGRES_STREAM_MAP_CONFIG 
User-defined config values to be used within map expressions.
Configure this setting directly using the following Meltano command:
meltano config tap-postgres set stream_map_config [value]Stream Maps (stream_maps)
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              Environment variable:
              
TAP_POSTGRES_STREAM_MAPS 
Config object for stream maps capability. For more information check out Stream Maps.
Configure this setting directly using the following Meltano command:
meltano config tap-postgres set stream_maps [value]Incremental Replication
- name: tap-postgres
  variant: meltanolabs
  pip_url: git+https://github.com/MeltanoLabs/tap-postgres.git
  config:
    sqlalchemy_url: postgresql://meltano_user:password@localhost:5432/my_postgres_db
  select:
  - <my_schema>-<my_table>.*
  metadata:
    <my_schema>-<my_table>:
      replication-method: INCREMENTAL
      replication_key: key
      key_properties:
      - key
See the replication docs for more details.
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