Census Syncs API

The Syncs API from Census — 3 operation(s) for syncs.

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census-ci-syncs-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.0.1
info:
  title: Census Management Connectors Syncs API
  description: The Census Management API lets you integrate core Census reverse ETL and data activation functionality into your workflows. Manage sources, destinations, syncs, sync runs, datasets/models, connectors, and Audience Hub segments. Requests are authenticated with a workspace API access token passed as a Bearer token in the Authorization header. This is a faithful, representative specification of the public Census Management API; consult the Census API reference for the authoritative and complete schema.
  termsOfService: https://www.getcensus.com/terms
  contact:
    name: Census Support
    url: https://developers.getcensus.com
  version: '1.0'
servers:
- url: https://app.getcensus.com/api/v1
  description: Census Management API (region-specific base URL may vary)
security:
- bearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Syncs
paths:
  /syncs:
    get:
      operationId: listSyncs
      tags:
      - Syncs
      summary: List syncs
      description: Returns the syncs configured in the workspace.
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/page'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/perPage'
      - name: order
        in: query
        description: Sort order for the results.
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - asc
          - desc
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A paginated list of syncs.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/SyncList'
    post:
      operationId: createSync
      tags:
      - Syncs
      summary: Create a sync
      description: Creates a new sync mapping a source dataset/model to a destination object with field mappings, an operation, and a schedule.
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/SyncCreate'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: The created sync.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/SyncResponse'
  /syncs/{sync_id}:
    get:
      operationId: getSync
      tags:
      - Syncs
      summary: Fetch a sync
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/syncId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A sync object.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/SyncResponse'
    patch:
      operationId: updateSync
      tags:
      - Syncs
      summary: Update a sync
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/syncId'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/SyncUpdate'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The updated sync.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/SyncResponse'
    delete:
      operationId: deleteSync
      tags:
      - Syncs
      summary: Delete a sync
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/syncId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The sync was deleted.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/StatusResponse'
  /syncs/{sync_id}/trigger:
    post:
      operationId: triggerSync
      tags:
      - Syncs
      summary: Trigger a sync run
      description: Triggers a new run of the sync. Returns a sync run id that can be polled for status. Powers Census orchestration integrations (Airflow, Dagster, Prefect, dbt Cloud).
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/syncId'
      requestBody:
        required: false
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                force_full_sync:
                  type: boolean
                  description: Force a full (non-incremental) sync run.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The triggered sync run identifier.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/TriggerResponse'
components:
  schemas:
    SyncUpdate:
      type: object
      properties:
        label:
          type: string
        paused:
          type: boolean
        schedule_frequency:
          type: string
        mappings:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/FieldMapping'
    TriggerResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        status:
          type: string
          example: success
        data:
          type: object
          properties:
            sync_run_id:
              type: integer
              example: 987654
    FieldMapping:
      type: object
      properties:
        from:
          type: object
          properties:
            type:
              type: string
              example: column
            data:
              type: string
              example: email
        to:
          type: string
          example: Email
        is_primary_identifier:
          type: boolean
    StatusResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        status:
          type: string
          example: success
    SyncList:
      type: object
      properties:
        status:
          type: string
        data:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Sync'
        pagination:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Pagination'
    Sync:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: integer
          example: 303
        label:
          type: string
          example: Sync Users to Salesforce Contacts
        operation:
          type: string
          enum:
          - upsert
          - mirror
          - append
          - update
          - create
          example: upsert
        paused:
          type: boolean
        schedule_frequency:
          type: string
          example: hourly
        source_attributes:
          type: object
          additionalProperties: true
        destination_attributes:
          type: object
          additionalProperties: true
        mappings:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/FieldMapping'
        created_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
    SyncCreate:
      type: object
      required:
      - operation
      - source_attributes
      - destination_attributes
      - mappings
      properties:
        label:
          type: string
        operation:
          type: string
          enum:
          - upsert
          - mirror
          - append
          - update
          - create
        source_attributes:
          type: object
          additionalProperties: true
        destination_attributes:
          type: object
          additionalProperties: true
        mappings:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/FieldMapping'
        schedule_frequency:
          type: string
          example: hourly
    SyncResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        status:
          type: string
        data:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Sync'
    Pagination:
      type: object
      properties:
        page:
          type: integer
        per_page:
          type: integer
        total:
          type: integer
  parameters:
    perPage:
      name: per_page
      in: query
      description: Number of records per page.
      schema:
        type: integer
        default: 25
    syncId:
      name: sync_id
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: integer
    page:
      name: page
      in: query
      description: Page number for paginated results.
      schema:
        type: integer
        default: 1
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: Workspace API access token passed as a Bearer token.