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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 . If you have any questions at all setting up this Auth proxy, please reach out to .
Visit the and click + New Destination.
Select AlloyDB from the menu.
Enter the requested database credentials:
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.
We support syncing data to Tables in AlloyDB, but they must have a uniqueness constraint on a column.
Learn more about all of our sync behaviors in our documentation.
if you want Census to support more AlloyDB objects and/or sync behaviors.
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 documentation.
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 .
via support@getcensus.com or start a conversation with us via the chat.
Object Name
Supported?
Sync Keys
Behaviors
Table
✅
Primary Keys or Columns with Uniqueness Constraints
Update or Create, Update Only, Add, Mirror
This page walks through how to connect Census with your Google AlloyDB database.
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.