Sources

A source is a platform or an application (web, mobile, server-side, or a third-party cloud app) from where RudderStack tracks and collects the data.

RudderStack supports the following source types:

• Event Streams
• Reverse ETL

You can configure a source for every unique source of data. You can also create multiple sources for each website or application from where you want to track the data.

Add a source

1. Log in to your RudderStack dashboard.
2. Click Add Source and select the source.
3. Assign a name to the source.
4. Click Continue to finish the setup.

Setting up Reverse ETL sources require some additional configuration. See the source-specific documentation for detailed steps.

Source details

Once your source is set up, you will see the following options:

General

• Rename: Lets you rename the source by clicking the edit icon next to the source name.

• Live Events: Lets you view the source live events.
• Active alerts: The bell icon on the top right corner indicates the number of active alerts for the source. Clicking on the icon will give an alert summary, allowing you to take appropriate remedial actions immediately. See Alerts for more information on this feature.

Setup

The Setup tab includes the installation snippet and write key to set up your source.

Overview

The Overview tab gives you a quick overview of the source, including the connected destinations and the option to add a new destination.

Events

The Events tab displays the event delivery metrics like total number of events, bot events, and number of ingested events.

If you have a tracking plan connected to the source, you can also see the event validation metrics like number of successfully validated events and events that violate tracking plan rules.

See Event Metrics for more information on this tab.

Settings

The Settings tab displays general source-specific settings like:

• Enabled: You can enable or disable syncing data from the source.
• Temporarily store data in staging area: If enabled, this setting allows RudderStack to resend your events in case of failure.
• Enable geolocation enrichment: If enabled, this setting lets you enrich your events with geolocation data. See Geolocation Enrichment at Source for more information.
• Source ID: Unique identifier for your source.
• Permanently delete source: Lets you delete a source by clicking on the Delete button. Before deleting a source, make sure there are no destinations connected to it.
• Alerts: Alerts and thresholds configured specifically for the source. See Configurable Alerts for more information.
• Bot event management: Lets you override the bot management settings set at the workspace level for this particular source. See Bot Management for more information.

Note that:

• RudderStack does not accept any events if the source is disabled.
• You will get a 404 error with the message Source is disabled if you send events to a disabled source.
• RudderStack does not count events sent to a disabled source in the total event volume and does not charge for them.

Audit Logs

The Audit Logs tab lets you view the Audit Logs for the source.

Tracking Plans

The Tracking Plans tab lets you link or unlink a tracking plan with the source.

Permissions

You can use the Permissions tab to determine which members in your workspace can make changes to the source. This is useful when you want to set granular controls for the resources within your workspace.

See Permissions Management for more details.

Questions? Contact us by email or on Slack