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Build a My Cloud EX-to-database pipeline in Python using dlt with AI Workbench support for Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex.

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The My Cloud EX2 Ultra supports RESTful API access, but official documentation is not readily available. Use community discussions for guidance on available commands. The REST API base URL is https://api.mycloudfulfillment.com/api/v1 and All requests require a Bearer JWT token obtained from /gettoken..

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 pip install "dlt[workspace]" and start loading My Cloud EX data in under 10 minutes.


What data can I load from My Cloud EX?

Here are some of the endpoints you can load from My Cloud EX:

ResourceEndpointMethodData selectorDescription
gettoken/gettokenGETtoken_data.tokenRetrieve JWT token using apikey and secretKey
shops/shopsGETList shop information (selector not verified)
products/productsGETList product catalog (selector not verified)
inventory/inventoryGETRetrieve inventory levels (selector not verified)
orders/ordersGETList orders (selector not verified)

How do I authenticate with the My Cloud EX API?

Authentication uses a JWT token obtained from the /gettoken endpoint via apikey and secretKey; the token is sent in the Authorization header as "Bearer ".

1. Get your credentials

  1. Log in to the Western Digital My Cloud EX dashboard.
  2. Navigate to the "Developer/API" or "Integrations" section.
  3. Open a support ticket or use the provided link to request API access.
  4. Once approved, the support team will provide an API key (apikey) and a secret key (secretKey) which can be used with the /gettoken endpoint.
  5. Store these credentials securely and reference them in your dlt pipeline configuration.

2. Add them to .dlt/secrets.toml

[sources.my_cloud_ex_source] api_key = "your_api_key_here" secret_key = "your_secret_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 venv && source .venv/bin/activate uv pip install "dlt[workspace]"

1. Install the dlt AI Workbench:

dlt 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:

dlt ai toolkit rest-api-pipeline install

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 My Cloud EX 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:

python my_cloud_ex_pipeline.py

If everything is configured correctly, you'll see output like this:

Pipeline my_cloud_ex_pipeline load step completed in 0.26 seconds 1 load package(s) were loaded to destination duckdb and into dataset my_cloud_ex_data The duckdb destination used duckdb:/my_cloud_ex.duckdb location to store data Load package 1749667187.541553 is LOADED and contains no failed jobs

Inspect your pipeline and data:

dlt pipeline my_cloud_ex_pipeline 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 shops and products from the My Cloud EX 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 my_cloud_ex_source(api_key, secret_key=dlt.secrets.value): config: RESTAPIConfig = { "client": { "base_url": "https://api.mycloudfulfillment.com/api/v1", "auth": { "type": "bearer", "token": api_key, secret_key, }, }, "resources": [ {"name": "shops", "endpoint": {"path": "shops"}}, {"name": "products", "endpoint": {"path": "products"}} ], } yield from rest_api_resources(config) def get_data() -> None: pipeline = dlt.pipeline( pipeline_name="my_cloud_ex_pipeline", destination="duckdb", dataset_name="my_cloud_ex_data", ) load_info = pipeline.run(my_cloud_ex_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("my_cloud_ex_pipeline").dataset() sessions_df = data.shops.df() print(sessions_df.head())

SQL (DuckDB example):

SELECT * FROM my_cloud_ex_data.shops LIMIT 10;

In a marimo or Jupyter notebook:

import dlt data = dlt.pipeline("my_cloud_ex_pipeline").dataset() data.shops.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 My Cloud EX data to?

dlt supports loading into any of these destinations — only the destination parameter changes:

DestinationExample 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 Workbench:

  • data-exploration — Build custom notebooks, charts, and dashboards for deeper analysis with marimo notebooks.
  • dlthub-runtime — Deploy, schedule, and monitor your pipeline in production.
dlt ai toolkit data-exploration install dlt ai toolkit dlthub-runtime install

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