# Read from an application's API

Acquire / saas

read from a SaaS application API

Page: <https://meridian.online/operations/read-from-an-applications-api>

## Status

Not built yet.

arcform does not do this yet. [Its place on the roadmap](https://meridian.online/roadmap#read-from-an-applications-api)

arcform has `gleif_ra_fetch` for GLEIF's Registration Authorities list.

## What other tools call it

Meridian's classification; an independent blind rating agreed on 86.2% of 312 rows (exact class, version 2).

- Azure Data Factory: [`Copy activity source data stores: Services and apps (family)`](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-factory/connector-overview) (read 2026-09-27)
- Alteryx Designer: [`SaaS application input connectors (family)`](https://help.alteryx.com/current/en/designer/tools/designer-tools-list.html) (read 2026-09-27)
- Bruin: [`ingestr: SaaS and public API sources (family)`](https://getbruin.com/docs/bruin/ingestion/overview.html) (read 2026-09-27)
- Duckle: [`APIs sources outside DuckDB (family)`](https://github.com/slothflowlabs/duckle/blob/f85f8960edfb6efbf4cb89d58a7b32e16df0e867/frontend/src/workflow-ui/palette-data.ts) (read 2026-09-25)
- Duckle: [`SaaS Connectors sources outside DuckDB (family)`](https://github.com/slothflowlabs/duckle/blob/f85f8960edfb6efbf4cb89d58a7b32e16df0e867/frontend/src/workflow-ui/palette-data.ts) (read 2026-09-25)
- EasyMorph: [`Import SharePoint list`](https://help.easymorph.com/doku.php?id=transformations:importsharepointlist) (read 2026-09-27)
- EasyMorph: [`Import from Airtable`](https://help.easymorph.com/doku.php?id=transformations:importairtable) (read 2026-09-27)
- EasyMorph: [`Import from Google Analytics`](https://help.easymorph.com/doku.php?id=transformations:importgoogleanalytics) (read 2026-09-27)
- EasyMorph: [`Import from Google Search Console`](https://help.easymorph.com/doku.php?id=transformations:importgooglesearchconsole) (read 2026-09-27)
- EasyMorph: [`Import from Jira`](https://help.easymorph.com/doku.php?id=transformations:importjira) (read 2026-09-27)
- EasyMorph: [`Import from Microsoft Dataverse`](https://help.easymorph.com/doku.php?id=transformations:importmicrosoftdataverse) (read 2026-09-27)
- EasyMorph: [`Import from Pipedrive`](https://help.easymorph.com/doku.php?id=transformations:importpipedrive) (read 2026-09-27)
- EasyMorph: [`Import from Power BI`](https://help.easymorph.com/doku.php?id=transformations:importpowerbi) (read 2026-09-27)
- EasyMorph: [`Import from Salesforce`](https://help.easymorph.com/doku.php?id=transformations:importsalesforce) (read 2026-09-27)
- EasyMorph: [`Import from Zendesk`](https://help.easymorph.com/doku.php?id=transformations:importzendesk) (read 2026-09-27)
- EasyMorph: [`Retrieve Catalog asset`](https://help.easymorph.com/doku.php?id=transformations:retrievecatalogitem) (read 2026-09-27)
- AWS Glue: [`SaaS application connections (family)`](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/glue/latest/dg/available-connections.html) (read 2026-09-27)
- Apache Hop: [`Git Input`](https://hop.apache.org/manual/next/pipeline/transforms/gitinput.html) (read 2026-09-27)
- Apache Hop: [`Google Analytics Input`](https://hop.apache.org/manual/latest/pipeline/transforms/google-analytics.html) (read 2026-09-27)
- Apache Hop: [`Salesforce Input`](https://hop.apache.org/manual/latest/pipeline/transforms/salesforceinput.html) (read 2026-09-27)
- KNIME Analytics Platform: [`Google Analytics Connector`](https://api.hub.knime.com/nodes/*9dEhfeZYsARyrd2H?details=full) (read 2026-09-27)
- KNIME Analytics Platform: [`Google Analytics Query`](https://api.hub.knime.com/nodes/*BkUhsCiz_xuaE_IY?details=full) (read 2026-09-27)
- KNIME Analytics Platform: [`KNIME Nodes for Google Ads (Labs) (extension)`](https://api.hub.knime.com/extensions/org.knime.python.features.google_ads_ext) (read 2026-09-27)
- KNIME Analytics Platform: [`KNIME SAP Integration based on Theobald Xtract Universal (extension)`](https://api.hub.knime.com/extensions/org.knime.features.sap.theobald) (read 2026-09-27)
- KNIME Analytics Platform: [`KNIME Salesforce Integration (extension)`](https://api.hub.knime.com/extensions/org.knime.features.salesforce) (read 2026-09-27)
- KNIME Analytics Platform: [`KNIME SharePoint List (extension)`](https://api.hub.knime.com/extensions/org.knime.features.ext.office365.sharepointlist) (read 2026-09-27)
- KNIME Analytics Platform: [`KNIME Twitter Connectors (legacy) (extension)`](https://api.hub.knime.com/extensions/org.knime.features.ext.twitter) (read 2026-09-27)
- Apache NiFi: [`Box metadata and event processors (family)`](https://nifi.apache.org/components/) (read 2026-09-27)
- Apache NiFi: [`SaaS application read processors (family)`](https://nifi.apache.org/components/) (read 2026-09-27)
- Pentaho Data Integration: [`Google Analytics`](https://docs.pentaho.com/pdia-data-integration/9.3-data-integration/pdi-transformation-steps-reference-overview) (read 2026-09-27)
- Pentaho Data Integration: [`OpenERP object input (deprecated)`](https://docs.pentaho.com/pdia-data-integration/9.3-data-integration/pdi-transformation-steps-reference-overview) (read 2026-09-27)
- Pentaho Data Integration: [`SAP input (deprecated)`](https://docs.pentaho.com/pdia-data-integration/9.3-data-integration/pdi-transformation-steps-reference-overview) (read 2026-09-27)
- Pentaho Data Integration: [`Salesforce Input`](https://docs.pentaho.com/pdia-data-integration/9.3-data-integration/pdi-transformation-steps-reference-overview) (read 2026-09-27)
- Power Query M: [`SaaS and application connector functions (family)`](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powerquery-m/accessing-data-functions) (read 2026-09-27)
- RapidMiner Studio: [`Get Data (IoT)`](https://docs.rapidminer.com/latest/studio/operators/data_access/iot/altair_iot/iot_get_data.html) (read 2026-09-27)
- RapidMiner Studio: [`Read Data Source`](https://docs.rapidminer.com/latest/studio/operators/data_access/applications/tableau/data_source/read_data_source.html) (read 2026-09-27)
- RapidMiner Studio: [`Read Mozenda`](https://docs.rapidminer.com/latest/studio/operators/data_access/applications/mozenda/read_mozenda.html) (read 2026-09-27)
- RapidMiner Studio: [`Read Salesforce`](https://docs.rapidminer.com/latest/studio/operators/data_access/applications/salesforce/read_salesforce.html) (read 2026-09-27)
- Tableau Prep: [`Published data sources`](https://help.tableau.com/current/prep/en-us/prep_connect.htm) (read 2026-09-27)
- Talend: [`Application input components (family)`](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/components/8.0/About) (read 2026-09-27)
- Talend: [`tDSInput / tDataStewardshipTaskInput`](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/components/8.0/data-stewardship/data-stewardship-component) (read 2026-09-27)
- Talend: [`tDatasetInput`](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/components/8.0/data-preparation/data-preparation-component) (read 2026-09-27)
- Talend: [`tGoogleAnalytics4Report`](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/components/8.0/google-analytics/google-analytics-component) (read 2026-09-27)
- Talend: [`tGoogleAnalyticsReport`](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/components/8.0/google-analytics/google-analytics-component) (read 2026-09-27)
- Talend: [`tMarketoCampaign`](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/components/8.0/marketo/marketo-component) (read 2026-09-27)
- Talend: [`tSAPBapi`](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/components/8.0/sap/sap-component) (read 2026-09-27)
- Talend: [`tSVNLogInput`](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/components/8.0/svnlog/svnlog-component) (read 2026-09-27)
- Talend: [`tSalesforceGetDeleted`](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/components/8.0/salesforce/salesforce-component) (read 2026-09-27)
- Talend: [`tSalesforceGetServerTimestamp`](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/components/8.0/salesforce/salesforce-component) (read 2026-09-27)
- Talend: [`tSalesforceGetUpdated`](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/components/8.0/salesforce/salesforce-component) (read 2026-09-27)
- Talend: [`tTableauInput`](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/components/8.0/tableau/tableau-component) (read 2026-09-27)
- VisiData: [`API loaders (family)`](https://github.com/saulpw/visidata/blob/7609212ec2febafa9caba7183cbebfaf49627909/visidata/loaders/api_airtable.py) (read 2026-09-23)
- VisiData: [`reddit loader commands (family)`](https://github.com/saulpw/visidata/blob/7609212ec2febafa9caba7183cbebfaf49627909/visidata/loaders/api_reddit.py) (read 2026-09-23)
- VisiData: [`zulip loader commands (family)`](https://github.com/saulpw/visidata/blob/7609212ec2febafa9caba7183cbebfaf49627909/visidata/loaders/api_zulip.py) (read 2026-09-23)
