Get your first result in the UI

Connect one supported non-production system and run one harmless standalone read. The result can be rows, documents, records, or file content depending on the connector. This proves the saved connection and operation work together; it does not require the CLI, a Git repository, a pipeline, or a destination.

Before starting, create an account and choose your system in the connector directory. Read its setup guide and use the safe read example it identifies. Use synthetic data and least-privilege provider credentials.

Hosted execution cannot reach your laptop's localhost, loopback, or private network addresses by default. Do not disable TLS or expose a system publicly as a shortcut. If you have no reachable non-production system, watch the synthetic demo instead.

1. Connect your system

1. Sign in, select your workspace, and open Data Sources.
2. Select Add Data Source and choose the connector.
3. Enter the settings from its guide and give the connection a recognizable name.
4. Select Test connection.
5. When the test succeeds, select Create data source.

Creation tests the saved connection again and starts the free-trial clock when that test succeeds. The detail page should show the data source as active with a successful last test. Stored credentials are never displayed again.

If the test fails, check the endpoint, authentication, TLS, provider permissions, firewall, and hosted-connectivity requirements in the connector guide.

2. Save one read

Saved connector operations currently appear under Queries.

1. Open Queries and select the data source you created.
2. Select New query.
3. Give the operation a recognizable name.
4. Enter the connector-specific fields from its safe read example.
5. Keep the row limit and timeout conservative, then select Save query.

3. Run and verify

Open the saved query and select Run query. Expect success. Compare the returned rows, documents, records, or file content with the connector guide's expected result and your synthetic source data.

A connection test proves access. This execution proves that the saved read and its provider permissions also work. If it fails, confirm the selected data source, statement fields, parameters, and permissions, then test the connection and retry.

Clean up

Delete the saved query before deleting the data source. Remove any local credential material you created for the connection. Deleting tutorial resources does not reset or extend the trial.

Next, install the CLI, read the pipeline specification reference, or follow the PostgreSQL-to-S3 example.