Squirro Connector#
This page describes how to connect to another Squirro instance, repository, or data lake using the pre-built Squirro connector.
Prerequisites#
You must have access to the project that you are importing from, and the following project information:
Project Cluster
Project API Token
Project ID
For more details on obtaining this information, see Connecting to Squirro.
How to Connect to Another Squirro Instance, Repository, or Data Lake#
Open your Squirro project.
Navigate to Setup → Data.
Click Data Sources in the left menu.
Click the plus icon in the upper-right-corner to create a new data source.
![Adding a data source in the Squirro UI](https://s3.amazonaws.com/download.squirro.net/docs/technical/data-loading/add-project.png)
Click the Data Import tab.
![Data import screen in Squirro UI](https://s3.amazonaws.com/download.squirro.net/docs/technical/data-loading/data-import.png)
Click Squirro (Import data from Squirro projects).
![Data import screen in Squirro UI](https://s3.amazonaws.com/download.squirro.net/docs/technical/data-loading/squirro-import.png)
Enter a title for your new data source, then the Cluster, Token, and Project ID of the project you are importing from.
Warning: Remember to keep your tokens secret. Treat them like private passwords.
![Editing data source in Squirro UI](https://s3.amazonaws.com/download.squirro.net/docs/technical/data-loading/token-cluster.png)
Follow the steps in the data loading process. When complete, you should see your new source on your Data Sources page as shown in the example image below:
![Data sources in the Squirro UI](https://s3.amazonaws.com/download.squirro.net/docs/technical/data-loading/data-sources.png)