OpenMetadata/openmetadata-docs/content/v1.5.x/connectors/pipeline/dbtcloud/yaml.md

---
title: Run the dbt Cloud Connector Externally
slug: /connectors/pipeline/dbtcloud/yaml
---

{% connectorDetailsHeader
name="dbt Cloud"
stage="PROD"
platform="Collate"
availableFeatures=["Pipelines", "Pipeline Status", "Tags"]
unavailableFeatures=["Owners", "Lineage"]
/ %}


In this section, we provide guides and references to use the dbt Cloud connector.

Configure and schedule dbt Cloud metadata and profiler workflows from the OpenMetadata UI:

- [Requirements](#requirements)
- [Metadata Ingestion](#metadata-ingestion)

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## Requirements

### Python Requirements

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## Metadata Ingestion

All connectors are defined as JSON Schemas.
[Here](https://github.com/open-metadata/OpenMetadata/blob/main/openmetadata-spec/src/main/resources/json/schema/entity/services/connections/pipeline/dbtCloudConnection.json)
you can find the structure to create a connection to DBT cloud.

In order to create and run a Metadata Ingestion workflow, we will follow
the steps to create a YAML configuration able to connect to the source,
process the Entities if needed, and reach the OpenMetadata server.

The workflow is modeled around the following
[JSON Schema](https://github.com/open-metadata/OpenMetadata/blob/main/openmetadata-spec/src/main/resources/json/schema/metadataIngestion/workflow.json)

### 1. Define the YAML Config

This is a sample config for dbt Cloud:

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#### Source Configuration - Service Connection

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**host**: DBT cloud Access URL eg.`https://abc12.us1.dbt.com`. Go to your dbt cloud account settings then go to the Access URLs section. In there you will find various URLs we need the `Access URL` from that section as the Host. For more info visit [here](https://docs.getdbt.com/docs/cloud/about-cloud/access-regions-ip-addresses#api-access-urls).

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**discoveryAPI**: DBT cloud Discovery API URL eg. `https://abc12.metadata.us1.dbt.com/graphql`. Go to your dbt cloud account settings where you found your Access URL. In there scroll down to find `Discovery API URL` . If your `Discovery API URL` doesn't contain the `/graphql` at the end please add it. Make sure you have `/graphql` at the end of your URL. Note that `Semantic Layer GraphQL API URL` is different from `Discovery API URL`.

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**accountId**: The Account ID of your DBT cloud Project. Go to your dbt cloud account settings then in the `Account information` you will find `Account ID`. This will be a numeric value but in openmetadata we parse it as a string.

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**jobId**: Optional. The Job ID of your DBT cloud Job in your Project to fetch metadata for. Look for the segment after "jobs" in the URL. For instance, in a URL like `https://cloud.getdbt.com/accounts/123/projects/87477/jobs/73659994`, the job ID is `73659994`. This will be a numeric value but in openmetadata we parse it as a string. If not passed all Jobs under the Account id will be ingested.

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**token**: The Authentication Token of your DBT cloud API Account. To get your access token you can follow the docs [here](https://docs.getdbt.com/docs/dbt-cloud-apis/authentication).
Make sure you have the necessary permissions on the token to run graphql queries and get job and run details. 

{% /codeInfo %}


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{% partial file="/v1.5/connectors/yaml/ingestion-sink-def.md" /%}

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```yaml {% isCodeBlock=true %}
source:
  type: dbtcloud
  serviceName: dbtcloud_source
  serviceConnection:
    config:
      type: DBTCloud
```
```yaml {% srNumber=1 %}
        host: "https://account_prefix.account_region.dbt.com"
```
```yaml {% srNumber=2 %}
        discoveryAPI: "https://metadata.cloud.getdbt.com/graphql"
```
```yaml {% srNumber=3 %}
        accountId: "numeric_account_id"
```
```yaml {% srNumber=4 %}
        # jobId: "numeric_job_id"
```
```yaml {% srNumber=5 %}
        token: auth_token
```

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