Build and deploy a custom Fivetran connector in Python using the Connector SDK
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Steps
Scaffold the connector project and implement the required schema() and update() functions in connector.py using the fivetran_connector_sdk package (Python 3.10 or newer).
Use the SDK's Operations helper (upsert/update/delete) inside update() to yield records, and persist a checkpoint/state cursor so incremental syncs resume from the last successful position.
Define a configuration.json file for connector-specific settings/secrets that Fivetran should surface in the connector's setup form.
Test locally with the SDK's debug/run tooling to validate schema inference and incremental sync behavior against a sample source before deploying.
Deploy the connector with the SDK's deploy command, which uploads the code to run on your configured infrastructure on the scheduled sync frequency.
Known gotchas
The Connector SDK requires Python 3.10 or newer; an older interpreter version used elsewhere in your tooling stack may need a separate runtime just for the connector.
Configuration values are only picked up from configuration.json at deploy time; updating secrets afterward requires going through the connector's setup form in the Fivetran dashboard, not just redeploying code.
Incremental sync correctness depends entirely on how the connector's own checkpoint/state is managed inside update(); a bug there can cause silent full re-syncs or missed records that Fivetran's platform won't catch automatically.
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