Plugins

A plugin is a server-side integration that knows how to talk to a specific external system — an API, a live feed, a spreadsheet service — and feed its rows into the project's data pipeline as a data source.

What a plugin adds

• A source type editors can pick when creating a data source.
• A schedule (or a stream) that refreshes the source automatically.
• Configuration the plugin needs to run: API keys, account IDs, endpoint selections.

Two configuration levels

• Organization-level — credentials and account settings shared across all projects in the organization (admin configures once).
• Source-level — which specific endpoint within the configured account to pull (editor picks per data source).

For example: the Google Sheets plugin is connected to an account at org level; each data source picks a specific sheet.

Running and scheduling

• Most plugins run on a cron schedule defined by the plugin.
• Some plugins stream live events. These open a long-lived connection and push rows as they arrive.
• Every plugin source has a Refresh now button for manual triggers.

Enabling a plugin

• A superadmin enables the plugin globally.
• An admin configures its org-level credentials.
• An editor picks it as a data source type when creating a source.

Plugin pages

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