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Glossary

  • Credential — Secure connection details (username/password, keys, OAuth tokens) referenced by sources and destinations. Managed through client.credentials and modelled by nexla_sdk.models.credentials.*.
  • Source — An ingress connector (source_type/connector_type) that ingests data into Nexla. Surfaces detected nexsets and run history (client.sources).
  • Destination — An egress connector (sink_type) that delivers nexset data downstream (client.destinations).
  • Nexset (Dataset) — A curated dataset produced by a source or transform. Defined via NexsetCreate and consumed by destinations (client.nexsets).
  • Transform — Declarative operations (transform.operations) that map, filter, or enrich records before they become a nexset.
  • Flow / Flow Node — A graph linking sources, nexsets, and destinations. Use client.flows to inspect activation state and run metrics.
  • Connector — A concrete integration template (S3, Snowflake, Kafka, REST, etc.) referenced by type enums in nexla_sdk.models.sources.enums and .destinations.enums.
  • Ingest Method — How a source acquires data (BATCH, STREAMING, REAL_TIME, etc.); see Source.ingest_method.
  • Run — An execution instance of a source, nexset transform, or destination delivery. Accessible via run_ids on models and client.metrics.get_resource_metrics_by_run.
  • Project / Team / Organization — Access-control constructs for scoping resources. Managed via client.projects, client.teams, and client.organizations.
  • Lookup (Data Map) — Key/value reference data used in transforms (client.lookups).
  • Notification — Alert definitions and events retrievable from client.notifications.
  • Rate Limit — API quota enforced per tenant. Inspect via client.metrics.get_rate_limits(); violations raise RateLimitError.
  • Service key — Long-lived secret used to authenticate automation with NexlaClient(service_key=...).
  • Telemetry — Optional OpenTelemetry spans emitted when trace_enabled=True or global tracing is configured (nexla_sdk/telemetry.py).