Google AlloyDB

This page walks through how to connect Census with your Google AlloyDB database.

Getting Started

This guide shows you how to use Census to connect your AlloyDB database to your data warehouse and create your first sync.

In order for a third party application (like Census) to query your AlloyDB, Google Cloud requires that you set up an Auth proxy as detailed in their documentation. If you have any questions at all setting up this Auth proxy, please reach out to support@getcensus.com.

  1. Visit the Destinations page and click + New Destination.

  2. Select AlloyDB from the menu.

  3. Enter the requested database credentials:

CredentialDescription

Hostname

Host name or IP address of database

Port

Port of database

Database Name

Name of database to connect to

Username

Username Census will use to connect

Password

Password Census will use to connect

Number of Client Connections

Value between 1 and 8 (default is 1). This is the maximum number of concurrent connections Census will use to connect to database. The default should be fine in most cases, but increasing this value can increase throughput on very large syncs.

Use SSH Tunnel

Default: Off - Toggle on to indicate that Census should connect via an SSH Tunnel. For more information, see Network Access Controls

SSH Hostname

Hostname of the Census accessible SSH Tunnel bastion.

SSH Port

Port of SSH Tunnel bastion.

SSH Username

Username Census will use to connect to bastion.

🔑 Permissions

To use AlloyDB as a destination, Census requires permission to write to the desired destination tables, as well as read metadata about the table and database structures.

-- Note that creating a user may be redundant if you're already configured
-- AlloyDB as a source.

-- Give the census user the ability to sign in with a password
CREATE USER CENSUS WITH PASSWORD '<strong, unique password>';

-- Let the census user see this schema
GRANT USAGE ON SCHEMA "<your schema>" TO CENSUS;

-- Let the census user read all existing tables in this schema
-- Note: this can also be granted to specific tables as well
GRANT SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE ON ALL TABLES IN SCHEMA "<your schema>" TO CENSUS;

️ Supported Objects and Sync Behaviors

We support syncing data to Tables in AlloyDB, but they must have a uniqueness constraint on a column. ​

Object Name

Supported?

Sync Keys

Behaviors

Table

Primary Keys or Columns with Uniqueness Constraints

Update or Create, Update Only, Add, Mirror

Learn more about all of our sync behaviors in our Syncs documentation.

Contact us if you want Census to support more AlloyDB objects and/or sync behaviors.

Advanced Network Configuration

Census can successfully connect to AlloyDB instances that are using advanced networking controls including region constraints, IP address allow lists, or SSH Tunneling. For more information, see our Network Access Controls documentation.

❗️Common troubleshooting issues

You may be trying to sync to a table that does not have a uniqueness constraint. If possible, you need to add one to be able to sync to it. The syntax to do so is here.

Need help connecting to Google AlloyDB?

Contact us via support@getcensus.com or start a conversation with us via the in-app chat.

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