Talkwalker Python API Docs | dltHub

Talkwalker is a social listening and analytics platform providing a REST API for accessing search results, stream data, and project resources. The REST API base URL is https://api.talkwalker.com/api/v1 and requests require an API key (access token) passed as a query parameter or 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 Talkwalker data in under 10 minutes.

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What data can I load from Talkwalker?

Here are some of the endpoints you can load from Talkwalker:

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How do I authenticate with the Talkwalker API?

Authentication is performed by passing an 'access_token' via a query parameter or the Authorization header. HTTPS is mandatory for all requests.

1. Get your credentials

To obtain your Talkwalker API credentials: 1. Log in to your Talkwalker account. 2. Navigate to Account Settings. 3. Look for the API Access section (sometimes labeled as API tokens or integration settings). 4. Generate or retrieve your personal access token. Note that this token is bound to your specific user account; if the account is deactivated, the token will stop functioning. If you do not see these options, contact Talkwalker support to request access to the API.

2. Add them to .dlt/secrets.toml

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[sources.talkwalker_source]
access_token = "your_access_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.

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How do I set up and run the pipeline?

Set up a virtual environment and install dlt:

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uv init
uv add "dlt[hub]"

1. Install the dlt AI harness:

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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:

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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 Talkwalker 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:

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uv run python talkwalker_pipeline.py

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

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

Inspect your pipeline and data:

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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.

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Python pipeline example

This example loads resources and tags from the Talkwalker API into DuckDB. It mirrors the endpoint and data selector configuration from the table above:

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import dlt
from dlt.sources.rest_api import RESTAPIConfig, rest_api_resources

@dlt.source
def talkwalker_source(access_token=dlt.secrets.value):
    config: RESTAPIConfig = {
        "client": {
            "base_url": "https://api.talkwalker.com/api/v1",
            "auth": {"type": "api_key", "api_key": access_token, "name": "access_token", "location": "query"},
        },
        "resources": [
            {"name": "resources", "endpoint": {"path": "api/v2/talkwalker/p/{project_id}/resources", "data_selector": "result_resources"}},
            {"name": "project_results", "endpoint": {"path": "api/v1/search/p/{project_id}/results"}}
        ],
    }
    yield from rest_api_resources(config)


def get_data() -> None:
    pipeline = dlt.pipeline(
        pipeline_name="talkwalker_pipeline",
        destination="duckdb",
        dataset_name="talkwalker_data",
    )
    load_info = pipeline.run(talkwalker_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.

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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):

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import dlt

data = dlt.pipeline("talkwalker_pipeline").dataset()
sessions_df = data.resources.df()
print(sessions_df.head())

SQL (DuckDB example):

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SELECT * FROM talkwalker_data.resources LIMIT 10;

In a marimo or Jupyter notebook:

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import dlt

data = dlt.pipeline("talkwalker_pipeline").dataset()
data.resources.df().head()

See how to explore your data in marimo Notebooks and how to query your data in Python with dataset.

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What destinations can I load Talkwalker data to?

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

Change the destination in dlt.pipeline(destination="snowflake") and add credentials in .dlt/secrets.toml. See the full destinations list.

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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.

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uv run dlthub ai toolkit install data-exploration
uv run dlthub ai toolkit install dlthub-platform

• How to deploy a pipeline
• How to explore your data in marimo Notebooks
• How to query your data in Python with dataset
• Join the dlt community on Slack