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Ubidots connector

Set up the Ubidots connector in Kaivo: authentication, configuration, the 6 BigQuery tables it syncs, and answers to common questions.

Written By Lauri Raivio

Last updated 16 days ago

Kaivo is a fully managed data platform that syncs your Ubidots data into a Google BigQuery warehouse and keeps it up to date automatically. There is no pipeline to build and no infrastructure to run, so you can spend your time analysing your data from Ubidots instead of moving it.

What is the Ubidots connector

Sync your Ubidots devices, variables, and events into BigQuery with Kaivo to analyse IoT sensor data and device activity.

CategoryTech
AuthenticationAPI key
SetupSelf-service

Getting started with the Ubidots connector

  1. Sign up for Kaivo and create a workspace.
  2. Connect your Ubidots account.
  3. Choose which tables to sync.
  4. Wait for the initial sync to finish.
  5. Query your data in BigQuery or your favourite AI or BI tool.

Authenticating Ubidots

Authenticate with your API Token.

FieldDescription
API Token

API token to use for authentication. Obtain it from your Ubidots account.

Tables and columns synced from Ubidots

Kaivo syncs 6 tables from Ubidots into a dedicated dataset in your BigQuery warehouse. Click any table to see its columns and types.

ColumnTypeDescription
_kaivo_idSTRINGPrimary key that uniquely identifies the row. Auto-generated by Kaivo.
descriptionSTRING
context__custom_style__context_bar__background_colorSTRING
context__custom_style__context_bar__colorSTRING
context__custom_style__context_bar__font_sizeFLOAT64
context__custom_style__context_bar__title__font_sizeFLOAT64
context__custom_style__dashboard__background_colorSTRING
context__custom_style__dashboard__colorSTRING
context__custom_style__widget__background_colorSTRING
context__custom_style__widget__border_colorSTRING
context__custom_style__widget__border_radiusFLOAT64
context__custom_style__widget__border_styleSTRING
context__custom_style__widget__border_widthFLOAT64
context__custom_style__widget__box_shadowSTRING
context__custom_style__widget__colorSTRING
context__custom_style__widget__font_sizeFLOAT64
context__custom_style__widget__header__background_colorSTRING
context__custom_style__widget__header__border_colorSTRING
context__custom_style__widget__header__border_styleSTRING
context__custom_style__widget__header__border_widthFLOAT64
context__custom_style__widget__header__colorSTRING
context__alignmentSTRING
context__dashboard_typeSTRING
context__default_deviceSTRING
context__device_filter_typeSTRING
context__display_nameSTRING
context__floating_widgetsBOOL
context__has_backgroundBOOL
context__hide_date_pickerBOOL
context__hide_header_footer_widgetsBOOL
context__image_settings__is_url_valueBOOL
context__is_dynamicBOOL
context__prospector_is_filters_last_value_altBOOL
context__size__widthSTRING
context__temporalxaxisSTRING
context__timestamp_formatSTRING
context__widget_horizontal_spacingSTRING
context__widget_vertical_spacingSTRING
context__widgets_opacityFLOAT64
created_atSTRING
idSTRING
is_activeBOOL
is_editableBOOL
labelSTRING
nameSTRING
orderFLOAT64
timeframe__end_dateSTRING
timeframe__start_dateSTRING
urlSTRING
widgetsSTRING
widgets_numberFLOAT64
_kaivo_extracted_atTIMESTAMPTimestamp that shows when the row was extracted. Auto-generated by Kaivo.

Subtable: dashboards__tags

ColumnTypeDescription
_kaivo_parent_idSTRINGForeign key referencing _kaivo_id in the parent table. Auto-generated by Kaivo.
_kaivo_idSTRINGPrimary key that uniquely identifies the row. Auto-generated by Kaivo.
valueJSON
_kaivo_extracted_atTIMESTAMPTimestamp that shows when the row was extracted. Auto-generated by Kaivo.
ColumnTypeDescription
_kaivo_idSTRINGPrimary key that uniquely identifies the row. Auto-generated by Kaivo.
created_atSTRING
devicesSTRING
devices_countFLOAT64
idSTRING
labelSTRING
nameSTRING
urlSTRING
_kaivo_extracted_atTIMESTAMPTimestamp that shows when the row was extracted. Auto-generated by Kaivo.

Subtable: device_groups__tags

ColumnTypeDescription
_kaivo_parent_idSTRINGForeign key referencing _kaivo_id in the parent table. Auto-generated by Kaivo.
_kaivo_idSTRINGPrimary key that uniquely identifies the row. Auto-generated by Kaivo.
valueJSON
_kaivo_extracted_atTIMESTAMPTimestamp that shows when the row was extracted. Auto-generated by Kaivo.
ColumnTypeDescription
_kaivo_idSTRINGPrimary key that uniquely identifies the row. Auto-generated by Kaivo.
descriptionSTRING
created_atSTRING
device_colorSTRING
device_iconSTRING
idSTRING
labelSTRING
nameSTRING
urlSTRING
variable_colorSTRING
_kaivo_extracted_atTIMESTAMPTimestamp that shows when the row was extracted. Auto-generated by Kaivo.

Subtable: device_types__properties

ColumnTypeDescription
_kaivo_parent_idSTRINGForeign key referencing _kaivo_id in the parent table. Auto-generated by Kaivo.
_kaivo_idSTRINGPrimary key that uniquely identifies the row. Auto-generated by Kaivo.
valueJSON
_kaivo_extracted_atTIMESTAMPTimestamp that shows when the row was extracted. Auto-generated by Kaivo.

Subtable: device_types__tags

ColumnTypeDescription
_kaivo_parent_idSTRINGForeign key referencing _kaivo_id in the parent table. Auto-generated by Kaivo.
_kaivo_idSTRINGPrimary key that uniquely identifies the row. Auto-generated by Kaivo.
valueJSON
_kaivo_extracted_atTIMESTAMPTimestamp that shows when the row was extracted. Auto-generated by Kaivo.

Subtable: device_types__tasks

ColumnTypeDescription
_kaivo_parent_idSTRINGForeign key referencing _kaivo_id in the parent table. Auto-generated by Kaivo.
_kaivo_idSTRINGPrimary key that uniquely identifies the row. Auto-generated by Kaivo.
valueJSON
_kaivo_extracted_atTIMESTAMPTimestamp that shows when the row was extracted. Auto-generated by Kaivo.

Subtable: device_types__variables

ColumnTypeDescription
_kaivo_parent_idSTRINGForeign key referencing _kaivo_id in the parent table. Auto-generated by Kaivo.
_kaivo_idSTRINGPrimary key that uniquely identifies the row. Auto-generated by Kaivo.
typeFLOAT64
descriptionSTRING
labelSTRING
nameSTRING
properties___colorSTRING
properties___iconSTRING
properties__hiddenBOOL
properties__is_location_variableBOOL
unitSTRING
_kaivo_extracted_atTIMESTAMPTimestamp that shows when the row was extracted. Auto-generated by Kaivo.
ColumnTypeDescription
_kaivo_idSTRINGPrimary key that uniquely identifies the row. Auto-generated by Kaivo.
descriptionSTRING
created_atSTRING
idSTRING
is_activeBOOL
labelSTRING
last_activityFLOAT64
nameSTRING
properties___colorSTRING
properties___iconSTRING
properties___location_fixed__latFLOAT64
properties___location_fixed__lngFLOAT64
properties___location_typeSTRING
urlSTRING
variablesSTRING
variables_countFLOAT64
_kaivo_extracted_atTIMESTAMPTimestamp that shows when the row was extracted. Auto-generated by Kaivo.

Subtable: devices__tags

ColumnTypeDescription
_kaivo_parent_idSTRINGForeign key referencing _kaivo_id in the parent table. Auto-generated by Kaivo.
_kaivo_idSTRINGPrimary key that uniquely identifies the row. Auto-generated by Kaivo.
valueJSON
_kaivo_extracted_atTIMESTAMPTimestamp that shows when the row was extracted. Auto-generated by Kaivo.
ColumnTypeDescription
_kaivo_idSTRINGPrimary key that uniquely identifies the row. Auto-generated by Kaivo.
descriptionSTRING
active_dates__timezoneSTRING
created_atSTRING
idSTRING
is_activeBOOL
is_global_eventBOOL
labelSTRING
nameSTRING
urlSTRING
_kaivo_extracted_atTIMESTAMPTimestamp that shows when the row was extracted. Auto-generated by Kaivo.

Subtable: events__actions

ColumnTypeDescription
_kaivo_parent_idSTRINGForeign key referencing _kaivo_id in the parent table. Auto-generated by Kaivo.
_kaivo_idSTRINGPrimary key that uniquely identifies the row. Auto-generated by Kaivo.
typeSTRING
back_to_normalBOOL
id_group_actionSTRING
nameSTRING
_kaivo_extracted_atTIMESTAMPTimestamp that shows when the row was extracted. Auto-generated by Kaivo.

Subtable: events__actions__data

ColumnTypeDescription
_kaivo_parent_idSTRINGForeign key referencing _kaivo_id in the parent table. Auto-generated by Kaivo.
_kaivo_idSTRINGPrimary key that uniquely identifies the row. Auto-generated by Kaivo.
valueSTRING
_kaivo_extracted_atTIMESTAMPTimestamp that shows when the row was extracted. Auto-generated by Kaivo.

Subtable: events__actions__data__variables

ColumnTypeDescription
_kaivo_parent_idSTRINGForeign key referencing _kaivo_id in the parent table. Auto-generated by Kaivo.
_kaivo_idSTRINGPrimary key that uniquely identifies the row. Auto-generated by Kaivo.
idSTRING
_kaivo_extracted_atTIMESTAMPTimestamp that shows when the row was extracted. Auto-generated by Kaivo.

Subtable: events__active_dates__dates

ColumnTypeDescription
_kaivo_parent_idSTRINGForeign key referencing _kaivo_id in the parent table. Auto-generated by Kaivo.
_kaivo_idSTRINGPrimary key that uniquely identifies the row. Auto-generated by Kaivo.
_kaivo_extracted_atTIMESTAMPTimestamp that shows when the row was extracted. Auto-generated by Kaivo.

Subtable: events__active_dates__dates__list

ColumnTypeDescription
_kaivo_parent_idSTRINGForeign key referencing _kaivo_id in the parent table. Auto-generated by Kaivo.
_kaivo_idSTRINGPrimary key that uniquely identifies the row. Auto-generated by Kaivo.
_kaivo_extracted_atTIMESTAMPTimestamp that shows when the row was extracted. Auto-generated by Kaivo.

Subtable: events__active_dates__dates__list__list

ColumnTypeDescription
_kaivo_parent_idSTRINGForeign key referencing _kaivo_id in the parent table. Auto-generated by Kaivo.
_kaivo_idSTRINGPrimary key that uniquely identifies the row. Auto-generated by Kaivo.
valueSTRING
_kaivo_extracted_atTIMESTAMPTimestamp that shows when the row was extracted. Auto-generated by Kaivo.

Subtable: events__tags

ColumnTypeDescription
_kaivo_parent_idSTRINGForeign key referencing _kaivo_id in the parent table. Auto-generated by Kaivo.
_kaivo_idSTRINGPrimary key that uniquely identifies the row. Auto-generated by Kaivo.
valueJSON
_kaivo_extracted_atTIMESTAMPTimestamp that shows when the row was extracted. Auto-generated by Kaivo.

Subtable: events__triggers

ColumnTypeDescription
_kaivo_parent_idSTRINGForeign key referencing _kaivo_id in the parent table. Auto-generated by Kaivo.
_kaivo_idSTRINGPrimary key that uniquely identifies the row. Auto-generated by Kaivo.
_kaivo_extracted_atTIMESTAMPTimestamp that shows when the row was extracted. Auto-generated by Kaivo.

Subtable: events__triggers__list

ColumnTypeDescription
_kaivo_parent_idSTRINGForeign key referencing _kaivo_id in the parent table. Auto-generated by Kaivo.
_kaivo_idSTRINGPrimary key that uniquely identifies the row. Auto-generated by Kaivo.
typeSTRING
condition__typeSTRING
condition__delayFLOAT64
condition__operatorSTRING
condition__valueFLOAT64
entity__typeSTRING
entity__operatorSTRING
_kaivo_extracted_atTIMESTAMPTimestamp that shows when the row was extracted. Auto-generated by Kaivo.

Subtable: events__triggers__list__entity__value

ColumnTypeDescription
_kaivo_parent_idSTRINGForeign key referencing _kaivo_id in the parent table. Auto-generated by Kaivo.
_kaivo_idSTRINGPrimary key that uniquely identifies the row. Auto-generated by Kaivo.
idSTRING
_kaivo_extracted_atTIMESTAMPTimestamp that shows when the row was extracted. Auto-generated by Kaivo.
ColumnTypeDescription
_kaivo_idSTRINGPrimary key that uniquely identifies the row. Auto-generated by Kaivo.
typeSTRING
descriptionSTRING
created_atSTRING
device__created_atSTRING
device__idSTRING
device__labelSTRING
device__nameSTRING
device__urlSTRING
idSTRING
labelSTRING
last_activityFLOAT64
last_value__created_atFLOAT64
last_value__timestampFLOAT64
last_value__valueFLOAT64
nameSTRING
properties___previous_variable_labelSTRING
synthetic_expressionSTRING
urlSTRING
values_urlSTRING
_kaivo_extracted_atTIMESTAMPTimestamp that shows when the row was extracted. Auto-generated by Kaivo.

Subtable: variables__tags

ColumnTypeDescription
_kaivo_parent_idSTRINGForeign key referencing _kaivo_id in the parent table. Auto-generated by Kaivo.
_kaivo_idSTRINGPrimary key that uniquely identifies the row. Auto-generated by Kaivo.
valueJSON
_kaivo_extracted_atTIMESTAMPTimestamp that shows when the row was extracted. Auto-generated by Kaivo.

How the Ubidots sync works

After the first load, Kaivo keeps your BigQuery warehouse up to date for you. Where Ubidots supports it, each sync pulls only new and changed records so it stays fast; otherwise it refreshes the whole table. Every record keeps its original ID, so you won't get duplicate rows.

Frequently asked questions

How long does the initial sync take for Ubidots?

It depends on how much history is in your Ubidots account. Most initial syncs finish within minutes, while large accounts can take a few hours. After that, syncs only fetch new and changed records, so they're much faster.

Can I sync only some tables or columns?

Yes. You pick which tables to sync when you set up the connection and can change the selection later. Tables you don't select are never copied to your warehouse.

What happens when Ubidots's schema changes?

New fields are never added automatically. You choose which fields to sync, so data you haven't selected (sensitive personal data, for example) never lands in your warehouse. When a new field appears, it becomes available for you to add. What happens to removed or renamed fields depends on a table's sync mode: full-refresh tables always match what's currently in Ubidots, so dropped fields disappear, while incremental tables keep their existing columns and history, so an old field stays and newly added fields fill in over time.

How do I handle GDPR or data deletion requests?

Your data lives in your own Kaivo-managed BigQuery warehouse, so the most direct option is to delete or anonymise specific records right in BigQuery. If you delete data in Ubidots instead, full-refresh tables drop it on the next sync, while incremental tables keep it, so you would remove the row in BigQuery or ask us to run a full refresh. To remove everything, delete the Ubidots connector in Kaivo and all of its synced data is deleted with it.

Common use cases for Ubidots data

Sensor readings

Use variables with lastValue and lastActivity to track sensor data over time.

Device monitoring

Report on devices by isActive and lastActivity to see which are online.

Event tracking

Use events to monitor alerts and triggers across your fleet.

Fleet organisation

Join devices with device_groups and device_types to manage your deployment.

Use Ubidots data in your AI and BI tools

Once Ubidots data lands in your Kaivo-managed BigQuery warehouse, you can explore it with AI tools or any BI tool that connects to BigQuery. Here's how the most common destinations work with Ubidots data.

Claude

Use Kaivo's MCP server to give Claude secure, workspace-scoped access to your data. Setup guide →

Power BI

Microsoft's BI tool with a native BigQuery connector. Supports direct query and scheduled refresh. Setup guide →

Data Studio

Free Google BI tool with native BigQuery support. One-click connection to your Kaivo warehouse; great for SMB teams on Google Workspace. Setup guide →

Tableau

The premium analytics standard, with native BigQuery integration. Setup guide →

Google Sheets

Use Connected Sheets to query BigQuery directly from a spreadsheet, with no SQL. Setup guide →

Excel

Connect via Power Query's BigQuery connector. Setup guide →

Metabase

Open-source BI tool with strong BigQuery support. Setup guide →

See our pricing page for Ubidots connector pricing and plan details.

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  • Convex: Sync Convex to BigQuery.
  • GitHub: Sync GitHub to BigQuery.
  • GitLab: Sync GitLab to BigQuery.

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