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Census

Census is a reverse ETL and data activation platform that syncs data from cloud data warehouses (Snowflake, BigQuery, Databricks, Redshift) into operational SaaS applications. Census was acquired by Fivetran and is now branded as Fivetran Activations, offering a REST API for managing workspaces, datasets, syncs, destinations, and custom destinations, plus embedded Activations (Connect Links) for Powered by Fivetran use cases.

Census publishes 7 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Destinations API, Models API, Segments API, and 4 more. Tagged areas include Connectors, Data Activation, Data Warehouse, Destinations, and Fivetran Activations.

Census’ developer surface includes authentication, documentation, getting-started guide, GitHub presence, and 7 more developer resources.

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42.4/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 31/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try
10 APIs
ConnectorsData ActivationData WarehouseDestinationsFivetran ActivationsReverse ETLUnified API

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
Composite quality — 42.4/100 · developing
Contract Quality 14.2 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 7.4 / 20
Commercial Clarity 9.5 / 20
Operational Transparency 4.8 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 6.5 / 10
Agent readiness — 31/100 · agent aware
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8
Request/Response Examples 0 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7
Typed Event Surface 0 / 6
Agent Skills 0 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
A2A Agent Card 0 / 8
Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4
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APIs 10

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Census Activations REST API

The Census Activations REST API (formerly Census Management API) lets teams programmatically manage reverse ETL pipelines, sources, models, destinations, syncs, and sync runs. T...

Census Custom Destinations API

Custom Destinations API lets partners declare the type of data a destination can process, the operations allowed on that data, and the loading mechanism so that Activations can ...

Census Connect Links (Powered by Fivetran)

Connect Links enable embedded Activations flows for Powered by Fivetran partners, letting end users configure destinations and syncs from within a host application via hosted URLs.

Census Destinations API

Destination connections to operational systems

Census Models API

Modeled queries that drive activations

Census Segments API

Audience segments

Census Sources API

Source connections to data warehouses

Census SyncRuns API

Sync executions

Census Syncs API

Sync configurations

Census Workspaces API

Organization-level workspace management

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Open Collections 1

Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).

Census Activations REST API

OPEN COLLECTION

GraphQL 1

GraphQL schemas published by this provider.

Census GraphQL API

Census (now Fivetran Activations) is a reverse ETL and data activation platform that syncs data from cloud data warehouses such as Snowflake, BigQuery, Databricks, and Redshift ...

GRAPHQL

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Census Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Census Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Census Finops

FINOPS

Security Posture 3

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Census Authentication

http · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Census Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Census Trust Center

SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, HIPAA, GDPR

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.

Census Agentic Access

27 operations · 15 acting

27 operations · 15 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 1

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

GettingStarted
GettingStarted

Documentation 2

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation
Documentation
 Reference
Reference

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess
AgenticAccess

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHub
GitHub

Access & Security 3

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

TrustCenter
TrustCenter
 DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity
 Authentication
Authentication

Company 2

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn
LinkedIn
 Website
Website

Other 1

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Parent Company
Parent Company

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: census
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/census/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: Census
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/census.png
tags:
- Connectors
- Data Activation
- Data Warehouse
- Destinations
- Fivetran Activations
- Reverse ETL
- Unified API
created: '2026-03-27'
modified: '2026-04-23'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
description: Census is a reverse ETL and data activation platform that syncs data from cloud data warehouses (Snowflake, BigQuery,
  Databricks, Redshift) into operational SaaS applications. Census was acquired by Fivetran and is now branded as Fivetran
  Activations, offering a REST API for managing workspaces, datasets, syncs, destinations, and custom destinations, plus embedded
  Activations (Connect Links) for Powered by Fivetran use cases.
apis:
- aid: census:census-activations-api
  name: Census Activations REST API
  tags:
  - Data Activation
  - REST
  - Reverse ETL
  humanURL: https://fivetran.com/docs/activations/rest-api/api-reference/introduction
  properties:
  - url: https://fivetran.com/docs/activations/rest-api/api-reference/introduction
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://docs.getcensus.com/
    type: LegacyDocumentation
  - url: https://docs.getcensus.com/basics/getting-started
    type: GettingStarted
  - url: graphql/census-graphql.md
    type: GraphQL
  description: The Census Activations REST API (formerly Census Management API) lets teams programmatically manage reverse
    ETL pipelines, sources, models, destinations, syncs, and sync runs. The API is region-scoped and authenticated with personal
    access tokens, with organization-level resources (workspaces, users, invitations) and workspace-level resources (datasets,
    destinations, syncs).
- aid: census:census-custom-destinations-api
  name: Census Custom Destinations API
  tags:
  - Custom Destinations
  - Destinations
  - Integration
  humanURL: https://fivetran.com/docs/activations/rest-api/custom-destinations/destination-spec
  properties:
  - url: https://fivetran.com/docs/activations/rest-api/custom-destinations/destination-spec
    type: Documentation
  description: Custom Destinations API lets partners declare the type of data a destination can process, the operations allowed
    on that data, and the loading mechanism so that Activations can orchestrate loads into any custom SaaS or application
    system.
- aid: census:census-connect-links-api
  name: Census Connect Links (Powered by Fivetran)
  tags:
  - Embedded
  - Connect Links
  - Powered by Fivetran
  humanURL: https://fivetran.com/docs/activations/rest-api/activations-in-powered-by-fivetran/features/connect-links/connect-links
  properties:
  - url: https://fivetran.com/docs/activations/rest-api/activations-in-powered-by-fivetran/features/connect-links/connect-links
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://fivetran.com/docs/activations/rest-api/embedded
    type: Overview
  description: Connect Links enable embedded Activations flows for Powered by Fivetran partners, letting end users configure
    destinations and syncs from within a host application via hosted URLs.
- aid: census:census-destinations-api
  name: Census Destinations API
  description: Destination connections to operational systems
  humanURL: https://fivetran.com/docs/activations/rest-api/api-reference/introduction
  tags:
  - Destinations
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/census-destinations-api-openapi.yml
- aid: census:census-models-api
  name: Census Models API
  description: Modeled queries that drive activations
  humanURL: https://fivetran.com/docs/activations/rest-api/api-reference/introduction
  tags:
  - Models
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/census-models-api-openapi.yml
- aid: census:census-segments-api
  name: Census Segments API
  description: Audience segments
  humanURL: https://fivetran.com/docs/activations/rest-api/api-reference/introduction
  tags:
  - Segments
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/census-segments-api-openapi.yml
- aid: census:census-sources-api
  name: Census Sources API
  description: Source connections to data warehouses
  humanURL: https://fivetran.com/docs/activations/rest-api/api-reference/introduction
  tags:
  - Sources
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/census-sources-api-openapi.yml
- aid: census:census-syncruns-api
  name: Census SyncRuns API
  description: Sync executions
  humanURL: https://fivetran.com/docs/activations/rest-api/api-reference/introduction
  tags:
  - SyncRuns
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/census-syncruns-api-openapi.yml
- aid: census:census-syncs-api
  name: Census Syncs API
  description: Sync configurations
  humanURL: https://fivetran.com/docs/activations/rest-api/api-reference/introduction
  tags:
  - Syncs
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/census-syncs-api-openapi.yml
- aid: census:census-workspaces-api
  name: Census Workspaces API
  description: Organization-level workspace management
  humanURL: https://fivetran.com/docs/activations/rest-api/api-reference/introduction
  tags:
  - Workspaces
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/census-workspaces-api-openapi.yml
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/census-agentic-access.yml
- type: TrustCenter
  url: security/census-trust-center.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/census-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/census-authentication.yml
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/getcensus
- type: Website
  url: https://www.getcensus.com/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://fivetran.com/docs/activations/
- type: Reference
  url: https://fivetran.com/docs/activations/rest-api/api-reference/introduction
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://docs.getcensus.com/basics/getting-started
- type: Parent Company
  url: https://www.fivetran.com/
- type: GitHub
  url: https://github.com/sutrolabs
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com