Load SnapLogic data in Python using dltHub
Build a SnapLogic-to-database pipeline in Python using dlt with AI Workbench support for Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex.
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SnapLogic Public APIs provide programmatic management for SnapLogic integration environments, including asset management, pipeline execution, and infrastructure control. The REST API base URL is https://{controlplane_path}/api/1 and all requests require an Authorization header using either Basic or Bearer token authentication.
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 SnapLogic data in under 10 minutes.
What data can I load from SnapLogic?
Here are some of the endpoints you can load from SnapLogic:
| Resource | Endpoint | Method | Data selector | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pipelines | api/1/rest/public/catalog/{env_org}/pipelines | GET | list | Retrieve list of pipelines in the environment. |
| accounts | api/1/rest/public/catalog/{env_org}/accounts | GET | list | Retrieve list of accounts in the environment. |
| tasks | api/1/rest/public/catalog/{env_org}/tasks | GET | list | Retrieve list of tasks in the environment. |
| runtime_executions | api/1/rest/public/runtime/{env_org} | GET | Retrieve information about pipeline executions. | |
| user_settings | assetapi/user/settings | GET | Retrieve app access information for all users. |
How do I authenticate with the SnapLogic API?
The API supports Basic authentication or JWT-based authentication. For Basic auth, use 'Authorization: Basic {base64_encoded_credentials}'. For JWT, use 'Authorization: Bearer {token}'. Content-Type: application/json is also required.
1. Get your credentials
To authenticate with SnapLogic Public APIs, you typically use either Basic Authentication (username/password or service account credentials) or JSON Web Tokens (JWT). For JWT authentication, generate a signed token using your chosen Identity Provider (IdP) or library. In the SnapLogic Admin Manager, navigate to the Authentication page to configure your environment for JWT-based access, ensuring you provide the required issuer ID and JWKS endpoint. For Basic Authentication, encode your email and password as a Base64 string in the format 'email
'. Note that 'API keys' are primarily used within the context of APIM (API Management) policies for securing published APIs rather than as credentials for accessing the core SnapLogic platform management APIs.2. Add them to .dlt/secrets.toml
[sources.snaplogic_source] snaplogic_username = "your_email_or_service_account" snaplogic_password = "your_password" # For JWT-based authentication snaplogic_bearer_token = "your_jwt_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 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 SnapLogic 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 snaplogic_pipeline.py
If everything is configured correctly, you'll see output like this:
Pipeline snaplogic_pipeline load step completed in 0.26 seconds 1 load package(s) were loaded to destination duckdb and into dataset snaplogic_data The duckdb destination used duckdb:/snaplogic.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 runtime and apim from the SnapLogic 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 snaplogic_source(api_key=dlt.secrets.value): config: RESTAPIConfig = { "client": { "base_url": "https://{controlplane_path}/api/1", "auth": {"type": "bearer", "token": api_key}, }, "resources": [ {"name": "pipelines", "endpoint": {"path": "api/1/rest/public/catalog/{env_org}/pipelines", "data_selector": "list"}}, {"name": "accounts", "endpoint": {"path": "api/1/rest/public/catalog/{env_org}/accounts", "data_selector": "list"}} ], } yield from rest_api_resources(config) def get_data() -> None: pipeline = dlt.pipeline( pipeline_name="snaplogic_pipeline", destination="duckdb", dataset_name="snaplogic_data", ) load_info = pipeline.run(snaplogic_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("snaplogic_pipeline").dataset() sessions_df = data.pipelines.df() print(sessions_df.head())
SQL (DuckDB example):
SELECT * FROM snaplogic_data.pipelines LIMIT 10;
In a marimo or Jupyter notebook:
import dlt data = dlt.pipeline("snaplogic_pipeline").dataset() data.pipelines.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 SnapLogic 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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