Data Studio Data Registry

A registry of data sources, categories, and organizations to use with Data Studio Community Connectors.

The registry contains the following resources:

Path	Description
sources/	Data source definitions and associated metadata.
categories.json	Metadata about data source categories.
organizations/	Organization definitions and associated metadata.

Important: This is not a connector registry. This registry is used to define data sources. For example, if you build a Google Analytics connector, the data source defined in this registry would be for Google Analytics and the organization is Google. Your connector and company details should be defined in your Community Connector Manifest, not in this registry.

How to use the registry

Use the registry to populate the sources property of your Community Connector Manifest.

For example, if your connector fetches data from Google Analytics then find the Google Analytics source definition (google_analytics.json) in the sources directory. In your Community Connector manifest, use the value of the data source id property, GOOGLE_ANALYTICS.

Example snippet of a Community Connector manifest using the Google Analytics source Id:

    "dataStudio": {
        // ... manifest details
        sources: ['GOOGLE_ANALYTICS']
    }

If no matching source definition exists for your connector then add a new source.

Add a source

If you can't find an appropriate source for your connector in the data registry then send a pull request to add a new source.

Important: This is not a connector registry. Sources should describe data and the source generating that data. Before sending a pull request consider the source of the data and whether you're describing the connector or the underlying data source.

1. Under the sources directory create a new JSON file for your source. Use lowercase characters and underscores for spaces. The filename should match the Id property of the source definition.
2. Define the source using the following format:

{
  "id": "SOURCE_ID",
  "name": "Source name",
  "categories": ["CATEGORIES"],
  "organization": "ORG_NAME",
  "iconUrl": "https://imageUrl",
  "sourceUrl": "https://sourceUrl",
  "dataVisibility": ["PRIVATE"]
}

Property	Description
id	A unique Id. This is used in the sources property of Community Connector manifests.
name	The user-friendly name of the source. Note: This should be the name of the service and if applicable the specific subset of data (e.g. Ads, Analytics, etc.). It likely should not include the method/API used to fetch the data. If you have "API" in the name then you shoud consider whether this is the most useful name for users. For example, if the source is Twitter Ads data then the most appropriate name is Twitter Ads not Twitter API.
categories	A list of Category Ids. This is used to associate the source with general categories such as Marketing, Advertising, etc. Category Ids must be defined in the categories.json registry file.
organization	An organization Id that represents the entity responsible for this source. This is used to associate a source with a top-level organization (E.g. a company or developer). Organization Ids must be defined in the organizations.json registry file.
iconUrl	A link to an icon image representing this source. Recommended dimensions are 40px by 40px. It is your responsibility to review and comply with all applicable third party TOS.
sourceUrl	A link users can follow to learn more about the source. Note: This should help users to learn about the service/source, not the method/API used to fetch the data. If you are pointing to developer or API docs then consider if that is really the best URL for users to learn more about this service/source. For example, if the source is Twitter Ads then the most appropriate link to learn more would be Twitter Ads, not the Twitter Ads Developer Documentation.
dataVisibility	Valid values: PUBLIC, PRIVATE. Describes whether the source returns data that is generally available to all users or private. This is not related to authentication or access to data but only about the availability of the data. For example, the data visibility for a Twitter source that returns the number of @googleanalytics followers is PUBLIC since the source returns the same data for any user. However, for a source such as Google Analytics, the data returned is unique and private to each user so data visibility is PRIVATE. A simple test is if two unique users connected to the source would they receive the same data (PUBLIC) or unique data specific to their account (PRIVATE).

3. run npm install && npm run prettier to automatically format the JSON.

Add a category

Data sources can be associated with categories to make it easier to organize and group similar sources.

Try to use existing categories when possible. If required new categories can be added to the categories.json registry file by sending a pull request.

  {
    "id": "CATEGORY_ID",
    "name": "Category name",
    "description": "Optional description"
  }

Property	Description
id	A unique Id. This will be used in source definitions.
name	A user-friendly name of the category.
description	An optional description of the category.

After editing this file, run npm install && npm run prettier to automatically format the JSON.

Add an organization

Data sources can be associated with an organization to make it easier to view all sources from the same entity.

The organization represents an entity (E.g. company, developer) responsible for a source.

A new organization can be added to the registry by sending a pull request.

1. Under the organizations directory create a new JSON file for the organization. Use lowercase characters and underscores for spaces. The filename should match the Id property of the organization definition.
2. Define the organization using the following format:

  {
    "id": "ORGANIZATION_ID",
    "name": "Organization name",
    "iconUrl": "https://iconUrl",
    "orgUrl": "https://orgUrl"

  }

Property	Description
id	A unique Id. This will be used in source definitions.
name	A user-friendly name of the organization.
iconUrl	A link to an icon image representing this organization. Recommended dimensions are 40px by 40px. It is your responsibility to review and comply with all applicable third party TOS.
orgUrl	A link users can follow to learn more about the organization.

3. run npm install && npm run prettier to automatically format the JSON.

How this information is used

This information will be used to help categorize and organize Community Connectors, making it easier for users to discover and connect to data. Visit the Data Studio Gallery.

Questions or requests related to this registry can be sent to [email protected].