Freshcaller Python API Docs | dltHub
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Freshcaller is a cloud-based call centre platform that exposes REST APIs to access and manage calls, users, teams, call metrics, recordings and export jobs. The REST API base URL is https://{account_domain}.freshcaller.com/api/v1 and all requests require an X-Api-Auth API key header.
dlt is an open-source Python library that handles authentication, pagination, and schema evolution automatically. dlthub provides AI context files that enable code assistants to generate production-ready pipelines. Install with uv add "dlt[hub]" and start loading Freshcaller data in under 10 minutes.
What data can I load from Freshcaller?
Here are some of the endpoints you can load from Freshcaller:
| Resource | Endpoint | Method | Data selector | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| calls | /api/v1/calls | GET | List all calls | |
| call_details | /api/v1/calls/{call_id} | GET | Retrieve call information | |
| users | /api/v1/users | GET | List all users | |
| user_details | /api/v1/users/{user_id} | GET | Retrieve user information | |
| teams | /api/v1/teams | GET | List all teams | |
| user_statuses | /api/v1/user-statuses | GET | Retrieve user statuses |
How do I authenticate with the Freshcaller API?
Authentication is performed by passing an API key (access token) in the 'X-Api-Auth' HTTP header. Additionally, it is recommended to set the 'Accept' header to 'application/json'.
1. Get your credentials
- Log in to your Freshcaller account at your account domain (https://{account_domain}.freshcaller.com). 2. Click your profile icon in the top right corner of the dashboard. 3. Select Profile Settings from the menu. 4. Locate and copy the API key (access-token) displayed under the YOUR API KEY section.
2. Add them to .dlt/secrets.toml
[sources.freshcaller_source] api_key = "your_freshcaller_api_key_here"
dlt reads this automatically at runtime — never hardcode tokens in your pipeline script. For production environments, see setting up credentials with dlt for environment variable and vault-based options.
How do I set up and run the pipeline?
Set up a virtual environment and install dlt:
uv init uv add "dlt[hub]"
1. Install the dlt AI harness:
uv run dlthub ai init --agent <your-agent> # <agent>: claude | cursor | codex
This installs project rules, a secrets management skill, appropriate ignore files, and configures the dlt MCP server for your agent. Learn more →
2. Install the rest-api-pipeline toolkit:
uv run dlthub ai toolkit install rest-api-pipeline
This loads the skills and context about dlt the agent uses to build the pipeline iteratively, efficiently, and safely. The agent uses MCP tools to inspect credentials — it never needs to read your secrets.toml directly. Learn more →
3. Start LLM-assisted coding:
Use /find-source to load data from the Freshcaller API into DuckDB.
The rest-api-pipeline toolkit takes over from here — it reads relevant API documentation, presents you with options for which endpoints to load, and follows a structured workflow to scaffold, debug, and validate the pipeline step by step.
4. Run the pipeline:
uv run python freshcaller_pipeline.py
If everything is configured correctly, you'll see output like this:
Pipeline freshcaller_pipeline load step completed in 0.26 seconds 1 load package(s) were loaded to destination duckdb and into dataset freshcaller_data The duckdb destination used duckdb:/freshcaller.duckdb location to store data Load package 1749667187.541553 is LOADED and contains no failed jobs
Inspect your pipeline and data:
uv run dlthub show
This opens the Pipeline Dashboard where you can verify pipeline state, load metrics, schema (tables, columns, types), and query the loaded data directly.
Python pipeline example
This example loads calls and users from the Freshcaller API into DuckDB. It mirrors the endpoint and data selector configuration from the table above:
import dlt from dlt.sources.rest_api import RESTAPIConfig, rest_api_resources @dlt.source def freshcaller_source(api_key=dlt.secrets.value): config: RESTAPIConfig = { "client": { "base_url": "https://{account_domain}.freshcaller.com/api/v1", "auth": {"type": "api_key", "api_key": api_key, "name": "X-Api-Auth", "location": "header"}, }, "resources": [ {"name": "calls", "endpoint": {"path": "api/v1/calls"}}, {"name": "users", "endpoint": {"path": "api/v1/users"}} ], } yield from rest_api_resources(config) def get_data() -> None: pipeline = dlt.pipeline( pipeline_name="freshcaller_pipeline", destination="duckdb", dataset_name="freshcaller_data", ) load_info = pipeline.run(freshcaller_source()) print(load_info)
To add more endpoints, append entries from the resource table to the "resources" list using the same name, path, and data_selector pattern.
How do I query the loaded data?
Once the pipeline runs, dlt creates one table per resource. You can query with Python or SQL.
Python (pandas DataFrame):
import dlt data = dlt.pipeline("freshcaller_pipeline").dataset() sessions_df = data.calls.df() print(sessions_df.head())
SQL (DuckDB example):
SELECT * FROM freshcaller_data.calls LIMIT 10;
In a marimo or Jupyter notebook:
import dlt data = dlt.pipeline("freshcaller_pipeline").dataset() data.calls.df().head()
See how to explore your data in marimo Notebooks and how to query your data in Python with dataset.
What destinations can I load Freshcaller data to?
dlt supports loading into any of these destinations — only the destination parameter changes:
| Destination | Example value |
|---|---|
| DuckDB (local, default) | "duckdb" |
| PostgreSQL | "postgres" |
| BigQuery | "bigquery" |
| Snowflake | "snowflake" |
| Redshift | "redshift" |
| Databricks | "databricks" |
| Filesystem (S3, GCS, Azure) | "filesystem" |
Change the destination in dlt.pipeline(destination="snowflake") and add credentials in .dlt/secrets.toml. See the full destinations list.
Next steps
Continue your data engineering journey with the other toolkits of the dltHub AI harness:
data-exploration— Build custom notebooks, charts, and dashboards for deeper analysis with marimo notebooks.dlthub-platform— Deploy, schedule, and monitor your pipeline in production.
uv run dlthub ai toolkit install data-exploration uv run dlthub ai toolkit install dlthub-platform
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