Stripe Source dbt Package (Docs)
What does this dbt package do?
- Materializes Stripe staging tables which leverage data in the format described by this ERD. These staging tables clean, test, and prepare your Stripe data from Fivetran's connector for analysis by doing the following:
- Name columns for consistency across all packages and for easier analysis
- Adds freshness tests to source data
- Adds column-level testing where applicable. For example, all primary keys are tested for uniqueness and non-null values.
- Generates a comprehensive data dictionary of your Stripe data through the dbt docs site.
- These tables are designed to work simultaneously with our Stripe transformation package.
How do I use the dbt package?
Step 1: Prerequisites
To use this dbt package, you must have the following:
- At least one Fivetran stripe connector syncing data into your destination.
- A BigQuery, Snowflake, Redshift, Databricks, or PostgreSQL destination.
Databricks Dispatch Configuration
If you are using a Databricks destination with this package you will need to add the below (or a variation of the below) dispatch configuration within your dbt_project.yml
. This is required in order for the package to accurately search for macros within the dbt-labs/spark_utils
then the dbt-labs/dbt_utils
packages respectively.
dispatch:
- macro_namespace: dbt_utils
search_order: ['spark_utils', 'dbt_utils']
Step 2: Install the package (skip if also using the stripe
transformation package)
If you are not using the Stripe transformation package, include the following package version in your packages.yml
file. If you are installing the transform package, the source package is automatically installed as a dependency.
TIP: Check dbt Hub for the latest installation instructions or read the dbt docs for more information on installing packages.
packages:
- package: fivetran/stripe_source
version: [">=0.12.0", "<0.13.0"]
Step 3: Define database and schema variables
By default, this package runs using your destination and the stripe
schema. If this is not where your stripe data is (for example, if your stripe schema is named stripe_fivetran
), add the following configuration to your root dbt_project.yml
file:
vars:
stripe_database: your_destination_name
stripe_schema: your_schema_name
Step 4: Disable models for non-existent sources
This package takes into consideration that not every Stripe account utilizes the invoice
, invoice_line_item
, payment_method
, payment_method_card
, plan
, price
, subscription
, product
, or credit_note
features, and allows you to disable the corresponding functionality. By default, all variables' values are assumed to be true
with the exception of credit_note
. Add variables for only the tables you want to disable or enable respectively:
# dbt_project.yml
...
vars:
stripe__using_invoices: False #Disable if you are not using the invoice and invoice_line_item tables
stripe__using_payment_method: False #Disable if you are not using the payment_method and payment_method_card tables
stripe__using_subscriptions: False #Disable if you are not using the subscription, product, and plan/price tables.
stripe__using_credit_notes: True #Enable if you are using the credit note tables.
(Optional) Step 5: Additional configurations
Expand to view configurations
#### Unioning Multiple Stripe Connectors
If you have multiple Stripe connectors you would like to use this package on simultaneously, we have added the ability to do so. Data from disparate connectors will be unioned together and be passed downstream to the end models. The `source_relation` column will specify where each record comes from. To use this functionality, you will need to either set the `stripe_union_schemas` or `stripe_union_databases` variables. Please also make sure the single-source `stripe_database` and `stripe_schema` variables are removed.
```yml
# dbt_project.yml
...
config-version: 2
vars:
stripe_union_schemas: ['stripe_us','stripe_mx'] # use this if the data is in different schemas/datasets of the same database/project
stripe_union_databases: ['stripe_db_1','stripe_db_2'] # use this if the data is in different databases/projects but uses the same schema name
```
#### Leveraging Plan vs Price Sources
Customers using Fivetran with the newer [Stripe Price API](https://stripe.com/docs/billing/migration/migrating-prices) will have a `price` table, and possibly a `plan` table if that was used previously. Therefore to accommodate two different source tables we added logic to check if there exists a `price` table by default. If not, it will leverage the `plan` table. However if you wish to use the `plan` table instead, you may set `stripe__using_price` to `false` in your `dbt_project.yml` to override the macro.
```yml
# dbt_project.yml
...
config-version: 2
vars:
stripe__using_price: false # True by default. If true, will look `price ` table. If false, will look for the `plan` table.
```
#### Leveraging Subscription Vs Subscription History Sources
For Stripe connectors set up after February 09, 2022 the `subscription` table has been replaced with the new `subscription_history` table. By default this package will look for your subscription data within the `subscription_history` source table. However, if you have an older connector then you must configure the `stripe__using_subscription_history` to `false` in order to have the package use the `subscription` source rather than the `subscription_history` table.
> **Please note that if you have `stripe__using_subscription_history` enabled then the package will filter for only active records.**
```yml
vars:
stripe__using_subscription_history: False # True by default. Set to False if your connector syncs the `subscription` table instead.
```
#### Running on Live vs Test Customers
By default, this package will run on non-test data (`where livemode = true`) from the source Stripe tables. However, you may want to include and focus on test data when testing out the package or developing your analyses. To run on only test data, add the following configuration to your root `dbt_project.yml` file:
```yml
vars:
stripe_source:
stripe__using_livemode: false # Default = true
```
#### Including sub Invoice Line Items
By default, this package will filter out any records from the `invoice_line_item` source table which include the string `sub_`. This is due to a legacy Stripe issue where `sub_` records were found to be duplicated. However, if you highly utilize these records you may wish they be included in the final output of the `stg_stripe__invoice_line_item` model. To do, so you may include the below variable configuration in your root `dbt_project.yml`:
```yml
vars:
stripe_source:
stripe__using_invoice_line_sub_filter: false # Default = true
```
#### Pivoting out Metadata Properties
Oftentimes you may have custom fields within your source tables that is stored as a JSON object that you wish to pass through. By leveraging the `metadata` variable, this package pivot out fields into their own columns. The metadata variables accept dictionaries in addition to strings.
Additionally, you may `alias` your field if you happen to be using a reserved word as a metadata field, any otherwise incompatible name, or just wish to rename your field. Below are examples of how you would add the respective fields.
The `metadata` JSON field is present within the `customer`, `charge`, `card`, `dispute`, `invoice`, `invoice_line_item`, `payment_intent`, `payment_method`, `payout`, `plan`, `price`, `refund`, `subscription`, and `transfer` source tables. To pivot these fields out and include in the respective downstream staging model, add the respective variable(s) to your root `dbt_project.yml` file like below.
```yml
vars:
stripe__account_metadata:
- name: metadata_field
- name: another_metadata_field
- name: and_another_metadata_field
stripe__charge_metadata:
- name: metadata_field_1
stripe__card_metadata:
- name: metadata_field_10
stripe__customer_metadata:
- name: metadata_field_6
alias: metadata_field_six
stripe__dispute_metadata:
- name: dispute_metadata_field
stripe__invoice_metadata:
- name: metadata_field_2
stripe__invoice_line_item_metadata:
- name: metadata_field_20
stripe__payment_intent_metadata:
- name: incompatible.field
alias: rename_incompatible_field
stripe__payment_method_metadata:
- name: field_is_reserved_word
alias: field_is_reserved_word_xyz
stripe__payout_metadata:
- name: 123
alias: one_two_three
stripe__price_plan_metadata: ## Used for both Price and Plan sources
- name: rename_price
alias: renamed_field_price
stripe__refund_metadata:
- name: metadata_field_3
stripe__subscription_metadata:
- name: 567
alias: five_six_seven
stripe__transfer_metadata:
- name: transfer_metadata_field
```
Alternatively, if you only have strings in your JSON object, the metadata variable accepts the following configuration as well.
```yml
vars:
stripe__subscription_metadata: ['the', 'list', 'of', 'property', 'fields'] # Note: this is case-SENSITIVE and must match the casing of the property as it appears in the JSON
```
#### Change the build schema
By default, this package builds the stripe staging models within a schema titled (`` + `_stg_stripe`) in your destination. If this is not where you would like your stripe staging data to be written to, add the following configuration to your root `dbt_project.yml` file:
```yml
models:
stripe_source:
+schema: my_new_schema_name # leave blank for just the target_schema
```
#### Change the source table references
If an individual source table has a different name than the package expects, add the table name as it appears in your destination to the respective variable:
> IMPORTANT: See this project's [`dbt_project.yml`](https://github.com/fivetran/dbt_stripe_source/blob/main/dbt_project.yml) variable declarations to see the expected names.
```yml
vars:
stripe__identifier: your_table_name
```
(Optional) Step 6: Orchestrate your models with Fivetran Transformations for dbt Core™
Expand to view details
Fivetran offers the ability for you to orchestrate your dbt project through [Fivetran Transformations for dbt Core™](https://fivetran.com/docs/transformations/dbt). Learn how to set up your project for orchestration through Fivetran in our [Transformations for dbt Core™ setup guides](https://fivetran.com/docs/transformations/dbt#setupguide).
Does this package have dependencies?
This dbt package is dependent on the following dbt packages. These dependencies are installed by default within this package. For more information on the following packages, refer to the dbt hub site.
IMPORTANT: If you have any of these dependent packages in your own packages.yml
file, we highly recommend that you remove them from your root packages.yml
to avoid package version conflicts.
packages:
- package: fivetran/fivetran_utils
version: [">=0.4.0", "<0.5.0"]
- package: dbt-labs/dbt_utils
version: [">=1.0.0", "<2.0.0"]
- package: dbt-labs/spark_utils
version: [">=0.3.0", "<0.4.0"]
## How is this package maintained and can I contribute?
### Package Maintenance
The Fivetran team maintaining this package _only_ maintains the latest version of the package. We highly recommend that you stay consistent with the [latest version](https://hub.getdbt.com/fivetran/stripe_source/latest/) of the package and refer to the [CHANGELOG](https://github.com/fivetran/dbt_stripe_source/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md) and release notes for more information on changes across versions.
### Contributions
A small team of analytics engineers at Fivetran develops these dbt packages. However, the packages are made better by community contributions.
We highly encourage and welcome contributions to this package. Check out [this dbt Discourse article](https://discourse.getdbt.com/t/contributing-to-a-dbt-package/657) to learn how to contribute to a dbt package.
## Are there any resources available?
- If you have questions or want to reach out for help, see the [GitHub Issue](https://github.com/fivetran/dbt_stripe_source/issues/new/choose) section to find the right avenue of support for you.
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