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Connectors

Connectors are custom tools that can access cloud applications and products to read and write data or download and upload files. Alteryx publishes connectors to the Alteryx Community. You have to install a matching version of a connector on Alteryx Server to publish a workflow that uses the connector. Connectors are released independently from Server and require manual updates for new version releases.

The connectors are available as YXI files, a package of an Alteryx tool and all its dependencies. If you share a workflow that contains a YXI tool, the tool is not included and the recipient has to install it.

Install Connectors in Designer

To install a connector:

  1. Download the YXI file for the connector from Alteryx Community.

  2. Open the YXI file. The connector files install to folder depending on the mode.

    When running Designer as a user (non-Admin): :\Users\USER_NAME\AppData\Roaming\Alteryx\Tools. Note—Windows might hide this folder.

    When running Designer as Admin:

    - If Install for my account selected, Connector tool folder installs to :\Users\USER_NAME\AppData\Roaming\Alteryx\Tools.

    - If Install for all users, Connector tool folder installs to :\ProgramData\Alteryx\Tools.

The connector’s folder is all Designer needs to use the connector. Therefore, you can copy the folder between your users' machines, or even Server, to install the connector. If you copy the folder to a different Designer version, make sure that the connector version uses the same Embedded Python Version.

Alteryx Server Considerations

To run workflows on a Gallery, Alteryx Server requires a separate installation of the connector on the Server machine.

If you want to publish and run a workflow with a Python connector to Alteryx Server, contact Customer Support for assistance.

Find and Select Versions

To display all available versions if you have more than one version of a connector installed, you can right-click the connector icon on your Designer canvas. Then select Choose version.

To see the version if you have only one version installed, go to the installation folder C:\Users\USER_NAME\AppData\Roaming\Alteryx\Tools and note the version in the folder name.

Available Connectors

Connector

Description

Adobe Analytics Tool Icon Adobe Analytics Tool

Generate ad hoc reports from the Adobe Analytics report suites.

Amazon S3 Download Tool Icon Amazon S3 Download Tool

The Amazon S3 Download tool will retrieve data stored in the cloud.

Amazon S3 Upload Tool Icon Amazon S3 Upload Tool

The Amazon S3 Upload tool will transfer data from Alteryx to the cloud.

Anaaplan Tool Anaplan Input Tool

Read data stored in Anaplan into Designer.

Anaaplan Tool Anaplan Output Tool

Write data from Designer to Anaplan.

Automation Anywhere Tool Automation Anywhere 360 Tool

Run Automation Anywhere bots in Designer.

box Box Input Tool

Read the data stored in your Box workspace.

box Box Output Tool

Write the data to your Box workspace.

Cognitive Services Text Analytics Tool Icon Cognitive Services Text Analytics Tool

Perform sentiment analysis, key phrase extraction, and language detection.

Dataverse Icon Dataverse Input Tool

Read data stored in a Dataverse table into Designer.

Dataverse Icon Dataverse Output Tool

Write data from Designer into a Dataverse table.

Dynamics CRM Input Tool Icon Dynamics CRM Input Tool

Read data from entities stored in a Microsoft Dynamics CRM instance to your Alteryx workflow.

Dynamics CRM Output Tool Icon Dynamics CRM Output Tool

Write data from your Alteryx workflow to entities stored in a Microsoft Dynamics CRM instance.

default_package_icon5d53.png Google Analytics 4 Input Tool

Read data stored in a Google Analytics 4 into Designer.

Google Analytics Tool Icon Google Analytics Tool

Read data from Google Analytics to your Alteryx workflow.

Google BigQuery Input Tool Icon Google BigQuery Input Tool

Query a table from Google BigQuery and read it into Designer.

Google BigQuery Output Tool Icon Google BigQuery Output Tool

Write data from Designer to tables in Google BigQuery.

Google Drive Tool Google Drive Input Tool

Read files stored in a Google Drive into Designer.

Google Drive Tool Google Drive Output Tool

Write data from Designer to Google Drive.

Gray icon with file graphic inside Google Sheets Input Tool

Read data from a Google Sheets spreadsheet into your Alteryx workflow.

gray icon with file graphic inside Google Sheets Output Tool

Publish data from your Alteryx workflow to a Google Sheets spreadsheet.

Gray Icon with Marketo logo + gear inside Marketo Append Tool

Retrieve records from your Marketo instance.

Marketo Input Tool Icon Marketo Input Tool

Read Marketo records based on specific parameters

Marketo Output Tool Icon Marketo Output Tool

Make a call to the Marketo REST API endpoint: Create/Update Leads.

ADL File Input Tool

Read data from files stored in an Azure Data Lake Store (ADLS) to your Alteryx workflow.

ADL File Output Tool

Write data from your Alteryx workflow to a file stored in an Azure Data Lake Store (ADLS).

Gray icon with bar graph inside Microsoft Power BI Output Tool

Upload a data table from your Alteryx workflow to the Power BI web app.

MongoDB Input Tool Icon MongoDB Input Tool

Read data stored in MongoDB databases.

MongoDB Output Tool Icon MongoDB Output Tool

Write data to MongoDB databases.

OneDrive Input Tool Icon OneDrive Input Tool

Read files stored in OneDrive into Designer.

OneDrive Output Tool Icon OneDrive Output Tool

Write data from Designer to OneDrive.

Outlook 365 Input Tool Outlook 365 Input Tool

Read data stored in Outlook into Designer.

Power Automate Icon Power Automate Tool

Run Power Automate flows in Designer.

Publish to Tableau Server Tool Icon Publish to Tableau Server Tool

Publish an Alteryx data stream as a HYPER or TDE file.

Salesforce_Tools Salesforce Input Tool

Query your tables from Salesforce.com and read them into Designer.

Salesforce Output Tool Icon Salesforce Output Tool (Deprecated)

Write to Salesforce.com tables from Alteryx.

Salesforce Wave Output Tool Icon Salesforce Wave Output Tool

Publish data from an Alteryx workflow as a dataset in Wave Analytics.

ServiceNow Input Tool Icon ServiceNow Input

Read data from ServiceNow tables.

SharepointFiles SharePoint Input Tool

Read files stored in SharePoint into Designer.

SharepointFiles SharePoint Output Tool

Write data from Designer to SharePoint.

SharePoint List Input Tool Icon SharePoint List Input Tool

Read lists from SharePoint into Designer.

SharePoint List Output Tool Icon SharePoint List Output Tool

Write the content of a data stream to a SharePoint list.

Tableau Output Tool Tableau Input Tool

Read data from Tableau into Designer.

Tableau Output Tool Tableau Output Tool

Create Tableau HYPER dataset and save it to Tableau server or locally.