Copy data from PayPal using Azure Data Factory or Synapse Analytics (Preview)

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Important

This connector will be deprecated on December 31, 2024. You are recommended to migrate to ODBC connector by installing a driver before that date.

This article outlines how to use the Copy Activity in an Azure Data Factory or Synapse Analytics pipeline to copy data from PayPal. It builds on the copy activity overview article that presents a general overview of copy activity.

Supported capabilities

This PayPal connector is supported for the following capabilities:

Supported capabilities	IR
Copy activity (source/-)	① ②
Lookup activity	① ②

① Azure integration runtime ② Self-hosted integration runtime

For a list of data stores that are supported as sources/sinks, see the Supported data stores table.

The service provides a built-in driver to enable connectivity, therefore you don't need to manually install any driver using this connector.

Getting started

To perform the Copy activity with a pipeline, you can use one of the following tools or SDKs:

• The Copy Data tool
• The Azure portal
• The .NET SDK
• The Python SDK
• Azure PowerShell
• The REST API
• The Azure Resource Manager template

Create a linked service to PayPal using UI

Use the following steps to create a linked service to PayPal in the Azure portal UI.

1. Browse to the Manage tab in your Azure Data Factory or Synapse workspace and select Linked Services, then click New:

   Azure Data Factory

   

   Azure Synapse

   

2. Search for PayPal and select the PayPal connector.

   

3. Configure the service details, test the connection, and create the new linked service.

   

Connector configuration details

The following sections provide details about properties that are used to define Data Factory entities specific to PayPal connector.

Linked service properties

The following properties are supported for PayPal linked service:

Property	Description	Required
type	The type property must be set to: PayPal	Yes
host	The URL of the PayPal instance. (that is, api.sandbox.paypal.com)	Yes
clientId	The client ID associated with your PayPal application.	Yes
clientSecret	The client secret associated with your PayPal application. Mark this field as a SecureString to store it securely, or reference a secret stored in Azure Key Vault.	Yes
useEncryptedEndpoints	Specifies whether the data source endpoints are encrypted using HTTPS. The default value is true.	No
useHostVerification	Specifies whether to require the host name in the server's certificate to match the host name of the server when connecting over TLS. The default value is true.	No
usePeerVerification	Specifies whether to verify the identity of the server when connecting over TLS. The default value is true.	No

Example:

{
    "name": "PayPalLinkedService",
    "properties": {
        "type": "PayPal",
        "typeProperties": {
            "host" : "api.sandbox.paypal.com",
            "clientId" : "<clientId>",
            "clientSecret": {
                 "type": "SecureString",
                 "value": "<clientSecret>"
            }
        }
    }
}

Dataset properties

For a full list of sections and properties available for defining datasets, see the datasets article. This section provides a list of properties supported by PayPal dataset.

To copy data from PayPal, set the type property of the dataset to PayPalObject. The following properties are supported:

Property	Description	Required
type	The type property of the dataset must be set to: PayPalObject	Yes
tableName	Name of the table.	No (if "query" in activity source is specified)

Example

{
    "name": "PayPalDataset",
    "properties": {
        "type": "PayPalObject",
        "typeProperties": {},
        "schema": [],
        "linkedServiceName": {
            "referenceName": "<PayPal linked service name>",
            "type": "LinkedServiceReference"
        }
    }
}

Copy activity properties

For a full list of sections and properties available for defining activities, see the Pipelines article. This section provides a list of properties supported by PayPal source.

PayPal as source

To copy data from PayPal, set the source type in the copy activity to PayPalSource. The following properties are supported in the copy activity source section:

Property	Description	Required
type	The type property of the copy activity source must be set to: PayPalSource	Yes
query	Use the custom SQL query to read data. For example: "SELECT * FROM Payment_Experience".	No (if "tableName" in dataset is specified)

Example:

"activities":[
    {
        "name": "CopyFromPayPal",
        "type": "Copy",
        "inputs": [
            {
                "referenceName": "<PayPal input dataset name>",
                "type": "DatasetReference"
            }
        ],
        "outputs": [
            {
                "referenceName": "<output dataset name>",
                "type": "DatasetReference"
            }
        ],
        "typeProperties": {
            "source": {
                "type": "PayPalSource",
                "query": "SELECT * FROM Payment_Experience"
            },
            "sink": {
                "type": "<sink type>"
            }
        }
    }
]

Lookup activity properties

To learn details about the properties, check Lookup activity.

Related content

For a list of data stores supported as sources and sinks by the copy activity, see supported data stores.