Allowing Xplenty access to my data on Intercom

Xplenty can access your Intercom data in both free and premium accounts. This article details creating the Intercom connection and the process of building a data pipeline to read Intercom data in Xplenty. There are also pre-built templates to read data from Intercom. Please see Create a package from a template for instructions on using a template.

To create an Intercom connection in Xplenty:

1. Click the Connections icon (lightning bolt) on the top left menu.
2. To create a connection, click New connection.
3. Choose Intercom.
4. Click Authenticate. (If required, sign in to Intercom)
5. Click Connect to authorize Xplenty access to your Intercom account.
6. In the new new Intercom connection window, name the connection and click Create Intercom connection.

To modify Intercom connections in Xplenty:

1. Click the Connections icon (lightning bolt) on the top left menu.
2. Click a connection to re-connect if your password has changed or the token has expired.
3. To delete an Intercom connection, click on the three vertical dots on the far right of the connection listing and select the Delete connection option. 

To build a data pipeline to read Intercom companies data in Xplenty:

REST API Component: IntercomCompanies

• Authentication - Click Connection and then select your Intercom connection. If you haven't created your Intercom connection yet, click + New and follow the instructions found above.
• URL - Enter the URL for the Companies endpoint of the Intercom API: https://api.intercom.io/companies. Make sure the method is set to GET.
• Headers - Click Add and create Content-type, Accept, and Intercom-version headers as shown here:
• Response - Type $.companies[*] in the Base record JSONPath Expression field.
• Input fields - Click Select all to move all the Available fields over to the Selected fields or pick and choose which fields you would like by clicking on the + icon next to the field name in the Available Fields column. Then click Save.

Select Component: Companies_ConvertDates

• Click Autofill to bring in all the fields from the source component. If desired, convert the three Unix timestamp fields (created_at, remote_created_at, and updated_at) into Datetime data types. Multiply the three fields times 1000 and pass the result into the ToDate function (for more information on the ToDate function see this article) - like this ToDate(created_at * 1000). Click Save.

Destination Component: companies_output

• The template shows a Redshift destination component; however, if you'd prefer to use a different destination, delete the Redshift component and select a destination component of your choice.
• Choose target connection - Select your target connection. If you haven't created your connection yet, click + New.
• Destination properties - Fill in the values for target schema and table, select an operation type, pre or post-action SQL, and advanced options.
• Schema mapping - Click Auto-fill to bring in all of the fields. If you've selected a Merge operation type, click the Key box next to the merge key field(s). Click Save.