Plugin-backed data sources

A plugin is an integration that fetches rows from an external system and stores them as a data source. Plugins are ideal when data:

• Updates more often than anyone is willing to re-upload a file.
• Lives in a system with an API (Google Sheets, SMHI, a live auction platform).
• Needs to arrive in near-real-time during a broadcast.

Available plugins

• SMHI — Swedish weather forecasts.
• Google Sheets — any Google Sheets document.
• Travsport — Swedish trotting race data.

See each plugin's own page for setup and field reference.

How a plugin data source works

1. An admin configures the plugin at the organization level once (API keys, account credentials).
2. An editor creates a plugin-backed data source at the project level, picking from the configured endpoints (for example, a specific sheet or a specific auction).
3. The plugin runs on a schedule, or streams live events, and writes rows into the source.
4. Datasets derived from the source re-resolve automatically.

On-demand refresh

Most plugin sources expose a Refresh now button in case the schedule is too slow for the moment.

Permissions

Only an admin or superadmin can configure the plugin itself. An editor can pick any configured endpoint to back a data source.