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The Paragon REST API supports Multi Account Authorization and allows querying and modifying user states. It includes resources for workflows and user management. The API uses OAuth 2.0 or API keys for authentication. The REST API base URL is https://api.useparagon.com and all requests require a Paragon User Token presented as a Bearer token in the Authorization 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 pip install "dlt[workspace]" and start loading Paragon data in under 10 minutes.
What data can I load from Paragon?
Here are some of the endpoints you can load from Paragon:
| Resource | Endpoint | Method | Data selector | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| integrations | /projects//sdk/integrations | GET | (top-level array) | List integrations configured for a project (returns array of integration objects, includes configs and workflows) |
| credentials | /projects//sdk/credentials | GET | (top-level array) | List user Connect credentials for the project (returns array of credential objects) |
| proxy_request | /projects//sdk/proxy//<api_path> | GET/POST/ANY | (varies; depends on provider; no fixed selector) | Proxy requests to third-party provider APIs on behalf of connected users (response shape depends on provider) |
| actions_actionkit_base | https://actionkit.useparagon.com/projects/ | GET | (endpoint-specific) | ActionKit API base (authenticated via Bearer Paragon User Token); supports multi-account via X-Paragon-Credential header |
| get_integration_metadata | /projects//sdk/integrations/metadata (SDK method: getIntegrationMetadata; REST returns similar resource) | GET | (top-level array) | Returns integration metadata (name, type, icon). Example responses show top-level arrays. |
How do I authenticate with the Paragon API?
Authentication uses a Paragon User Token (JWT). Include the token in the Authorization header like: Authorization: Bearer . Some proxy and ActionKit endpoints also accept X-Paragon-Credential for multi-account requests.
1. Get your credentials
- Sign in to the Paragon dashboard and open your project. 2) Generate or retrieve the Paragon User Token (JWT) for the project/user (the same token used with paragon.authenticate in the SDK). 3) Use this token as the Bearer credential in API requests. For multi-account requests, obtain the Connect Credential ID from the dashboard or the GET /projects//sdk/credentials response and send it in X-Paragon-Credential.
2. Add them to .dlt/secrets.toml
[sources.paragon_source] token = "your_paragon_user_token_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 Paragon 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 paragon_pipeline.py
If everything is configured correctly, you'll see output like this:
Pipeline paragon_pipeline load step completed in 0.26 seconds 1 load package(s) were loaded to destination duckdb and into dataset paragon_data The duckdb destination used duckdb:/paragon.duckdb location to store data Load package 1749667187.541553 is LOADED and contains no failed jobs
Inspect your pipeline and data:
dlt pipeline paragon_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 integrations and credentials from the Paragon 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 paragon_source(paragon_user_token=dlt.secrets.value): config: RESTAPIConfig = { "client": { "base_url": "https://api.useparagon.com", "auth": { "type": "bearer", "token": paragon_user_token, }, }, "resources": [ {"name": "integrations", "endpoint": {"path": "projects/<Project ID>/sdk/integrations"}}, {"name": "credentials", "endpoint": {"path": "projects/<Project ID>/sdk/credentials"}} ], } yield from rest_api_resources(config) def get_data() -> None: pipeline = dlt.pipeline( pipeline_name="paragon_pipeline", destination="duckdb", dataset_name="paragon_data", ) load_info = pipeline.run(paragon_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("paragon_pipeline").dataset() sessions_df = data.integrations.df() print(sessions_df.head())
SQL (DuckDB example):
SELECT * FROM paragon_data.integrations LIMIT 10;
In a marimo or Jupyter notebook:
import dlt data = dlt.pipeline("paragon_pipeline").dataset() data.integrations.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 Paragon 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 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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