MotherDuck

Prerequisites

MotherDuck service token
A MotherDuck database

Connection Properties

The following table describes the fields available when creating a new MotherDuck Connection. Create a connection using the information below and these step-by-step instructions.

Field	Required	Description
Connection Name	Required	Input your desired Connection name.
Connection Type	Required	The Connection Type automatically defaults to MotherDuck
Access type	Required	`Write-Only`. MotherDuck is a Write-Only Connection.
Database	Required	The database name you are writing data to. See MotherDuck documentation for database operations and to find your database name(s).
Requires Credentials	Optional	Enable "Requires Credentials" if this connection is to a private location that requires credentials to be passed through as part of authentication.

Credential Properties

The following table describes the fields available when creating a new MotherDuck credential.

Field	Required	Description
Credential Name	Required	The name to identify this credential with. This credential will be available as a selection for future use.
Credential Type	Required	This field will automatically populate with `MotherDuck`.
Service Token	Required	Your MotherDuck service token. See MotherDuck documentation to locate the token.

Write Connector Properties

The following table describes the fields available when creating a new MotherDuck Write Connector. Create a new Write Connector using the information below and these step-by-step instructions.

Field	Required	Description
Name	Required	Provide a name for your Write Connector. We recommend using lowercase with underscores in place of spaces.
Description	Optional	Describes the connector. We recommend providing a description if you are ingesting information from the same source multiple times for different reasons.
Database	Optional	The name of the database to write the table in if different from the database within the MotherDuck Connection.
table Name	Required	Name of the table to create when writing data.

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Prerequisites

Connection Properties

Credential Properties

Write Connector Properties

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