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Create a Strac connection

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This feature is in Beta. Workspace admins can control access to this feature from the Previews page. See Manage Databricks previews.

Create a Strac connection in Catalog Explorer to store authentication credentials for Lakeflow Connect ingestion. Any user with the USE CONNECTION privilege on the connection can then create Strac ingestion pipelines without needing direct access to the credentials.

Alternatively, administrator users can create a connection and a pipeline at the same time in the data ingestion UI. See Ingest data from Strac.

For privilege requirements, see Connect to managed ingestion sources.

Prerequisites​

Complete the source setup. Use the credentials you obtain to create the connection.

Create a connection​

  1. In the Databricks workspace, click Data icon. Catalog > Create > Create a connection.
  2. On the Connection basics page of the Set up connection wizard, specify a Connection name.
  3. In the Connection type drop-down menu, select Strac.
  4. (Optional) Add a comment.
  5. Click Next.
  6. On the Authentication page, enter the following credentials from Configure authentication to Strac:
    • API Endpoint: The base host and stage of your Strac API endpoint, without the scheme. For example, abc123.execute-api.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/live. Databricks accepts an https:// prefix and strips it. Databricks rejects an http:// prefix because Strac requires HTTPS.
    • API Key: Your Strac API key. The connector stores this credential in Unity Catalog and sends it as the X-Api-Key header on each request.
  7. Click Create connection.

Next steps​

Create an ingestion pipeline.

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