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Creating an Input Connector (Incon)

For this "Getting Started" tutorial we will be making an HTTP connector that receives and translates data. If you are interested in MQTT or more complicated Input Connectors then see Input Connectors.

1. Create a New Incon

Click to create a new Input Connector on the sidebar and give it a name (EX: "First Incon")

2. Select HTTP and click "OK"

3. Go into "testing" mode

4. Copy the Assigned URL

5. Push to the copied URL with CURL

Use one of the following commands depending on your Operating System, and replace <assigned_URL> with the URL we got from the last step

• Linux/macOS Terminal

  curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"id":1, "date":"Fri Apr 04 2025 15:22:44 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time)","data": {"temp":96.1, "psi":60.1}}' "<assigned_URL>"

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• Windows PowerShell

  curl.exe --ssl-no-revoke -X POST <assigned_URL> -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{\"id\":1, \"date\":\"Fri Apr 04 2025 15:22:44 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time)\",\"data\": {\"temp\":96.1, \"psi\":60.1}}'

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6. Map Fields

Go to the INCOMING FIELDS tab and make sure you received your data. It should look like this:

Next go to the FIELD MAP tab and Watch the following video to see how to map your fields

7. Put the Input Connector into "Run" mode

Once in run mode, any data that comes in will go directly into your RLD database

8. Checking that it worked

Use the command from step 5 again to push data into your system. Then go to datasets on the sidebar

You should see that your dataset has 1 (or more) records in it:

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