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Apache Druid to Iterable integration — real-time, two-way sync

Keep Apache Druid and Iterable in sync without custom scripts. Cut weeks of integration work, eliminate silent data drift, and give your team a single, reliable source of truth.

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Why teams connect Apache Druid and Iterable

Put modeled data to work and measure what it drives: Apache Druid and Iterable keep contacts, audiences, and campaign results in step in real time, in both directions.

Apache Druid is where your team models customers, product usage, and revenue into trusted tables; Iterable runs the campaigns, audiences, and messages that reach those people. The two overlap wherever the same person, account, or segment matters to both, and when the bridge between them is a nightly export or a hand-built list, marketing targets stale data while analytics never sees what the campaign returned.

Stacksync syncs Tasks, Datasources, Segments, Dimensions in Apache Druid with Users, Events, Campaigns, Templates in Iterable field by field, in real time, and in both directions. You decide which system owns which fields — a computed score or segment can flow out to Iterable while sends, opens, and conversions flow back to Apache Druid — and Stacksync keeps every copy consistent and resolves conflicts by rules you set.

Common use cases

  • 01 Keep lookup tables in Druid refreshed from a CRM or database so query-time joins use current reference data.
  • 02 Expose product telemetry stored in Druid to business tools without granting direct cluster access.
  • 03 Track product and revenue Events (custom events, trackPurchase, updateCart) into Iterable from an app or database so journeys trigger on live behavior.
  • 04 Export Iterable engagement data (emailSend, emailOpen, emailClick, emailBounce, purchase) into a warehouse for deliverability and campaign reporting.

Common sync patterns

Activate a modeled audience

A segment or score built in Apache Druid — high-intent accounts, churn risk, a lifetime-value tier — lands as an audience or contact field in Iterable, so campaigns target the people your data actually points to instead of a static export.

Keep the contact and audience list current

New and updated contacts, leads, or audience members flow between Apache Druid and Iterable, so the marketing audience reflects the people in your warehouse and corrections propagate instead of the two sides drifting apart.

Suppression and consent stay aligned

Unsubscribes, bounces, and consent or opt-out flags held in either system propagate to the other, so no one is messaged after opting out and Apache Druid holds the current state for auditing.

What you can sync between Apache Druid and Iterable

Representative objects on each side — any object or custom field can map to any target. Schemas are auto-detected; types are converted between the two systems.

Apache Druid objects Iterable objects How this pairing syncs
Metrics Numeric columns, often pre-aggregated at ingestion via rollup. Events Custom and system events tracked via /api/events/track and /api/events/trackBulk (up to 1000 events per call); a single user's event history is read via GET /api/events/{email}. Metrics is specific to Apache Druid and Events to Iterable — each maps to any object or custom field on the other side.
Ingestion Supervisors Long-running specs that pull from streams like Kafka; the write path into Druid. Campaigns Email, SMS, push, and in-app sends; metadata and metrics read via GET /api/campaigns and /api/campaigns/metrics, created and sent via /api/campaigns/create and /api/campaigns/trigger. Ingestion Supervisors is specific to Apache Druid and Campaigns to Iterable — each maps to any object or custom field on the other side.
Lookups Key-value mappings joined at query time, refreshable from external systems. Templates Reusable email/SMS/push/in-app message templates with handlebars fields; read via /api/templates and per-channel get endpoints, written via /api/templates/email/upsert and the other channel upserts. Lookups is specific to Apache Druid and Templates to Iterable — each maps to any object or custom field on the other side.
Tasks Batch ingestion and compaction jobs monitored during data loads. Lists Static subscriber lists; read via GET /api/lists and /api/lists/getUsers, with users added or removed via /api/lists/subscribe and /api/lists/unsubscribe to control who receives a send. Tasks is specific to Apache Druid and Lists to Iterable — each maps to any object or custom field on the other side.
Datasources The table-like unit of storage and querying, the main target of reads and ingestion. Catalogs Named catalogs of items (products, content) used for personalization and recommendations; items upserted and read via /api/catalogs/{catalogName}/items. Datasources is specific to Apache Druid and Catalogs to Iterable — each maps to any object or custom field on the other side.
Segments Time-partitioned immutable files that hold datasource data; ingestion produces them. Commerce / Purchases Purchase and cart activity tracked via /api/commerce/trackPurchase and /api/commerce/updateCart, feeding revenue attribution and abandoned-cart journeys. Segments is specific to Apache Druid and Commerce / Purchases to Iterable — each maps to any object or custom field on the other side.

How changes propagate between Apache Druid and Iterable

Each direction of the sync is driven by what the source system can signal and what the destination accepts — detection, delivery, and expected latency below.

Apache Druid Iterable Interval-based propagation

DetectionStacksync polls Apache Druid for changes on an incremental schedule, reading only records changed since the previous pass. Data enters Druid through streaming or batch ingestion rather than row updates.

DeliveryEach detected change is written to Iterable through its API, with automatic retries and rate-limit backoff.

Iterable Apache Druid Sub-second propagation

DetectionIterable notifies Stacksync of record changes through webhook events. System Webhooks push email/SMS/push/in-app and custom events (send, open, click, bounce, complaint, unsubscribe) as JSON POSTs in near real time.

DeliveryEach detected change is applied to Apache Druid as a row-level write, with types converted between the two schemas.

Rate-limit considerations

  • Apache Druid: No fixed API quotas; query concurrency is bounded by broker and historical node capacity.
  • Iterable: Limits are per endpoint and per project/key; exceeding one returns HTTP 429, so exponential backoff is advised. Event tracking allows far higher volume than metadata endpoints like campaigns/templates, and the Export API is throttled more tightly. Since Nov 10, 2025, passing the key in the query string or body is rate-limited more strictly than the Api-Key header.
What ships with Apache Druid ⇄ Iterable

Connect Apache Druid and Iterable for flexible, real-time data sync.

Real-time sync, workflow automation, event queues, EDI, and monitoring, for every Apache Druid–Iterable connection.

Real-time

Two-way sync

Changes in Apache Druid or Iterable instantly reflect in both systems. No stale data, no manual imports.

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Workflow automation

Trigger automated workflows whenever Apache Druid or Iterable data changes, update records, fire webhooks, or kick off sequences without brittle API scripts.

At scale

Event queues

Handle millions of events per minute without losing a single Apache Druid or Iterable record.

Observability

Monitoring

Track your Apache Druid ⇄ Iterable sync health, view errors, and replay failed events in one click.

Trading partners

EDI

Transform legacy EDI complexity into simple database interactions between Apache Druid and Iterable.

How the Apache Druid and Iterable connectors work

Apache Druid

Integration surface
REST API (SQL over HTTP and native JSON queries); JDBC via Avatica
Authentication
Deployment-dependent: basic authentication or an authenticator extension; often fronted by a proxy
Change detection
Not applicable for reads out (polling by time interval); data enters Druid through streaming or batch ingestion rather than row updates
Capabilities
read · write
Rate limits
No fixed API quotas; query concurrency is bounded by broker and historical node capacity

Iterable

Integration surface
Iterable REST API (JSON over HTTPS): Users, Events, Campaigns, Templates, Lists, Catalogs, and Commerce endpoints, plus a bulk Export API for historical data
Authentication
API key sent in the Api-Key HTTP header (also accepted as Api_Key; the name is case-insensitive). Keys are scoped by type - Server-side, JavaScript (Web SDK), or Mobile - with optional JWT-enabled keys. US projects use api.iterable.com; EU projects use api.eu.iterable.com.
Change detection
System Webhooks push email/SMS/push/in-app and custom events (send, open, click, bounce, complaint, unsubscribe) as JSON POSTs in near real time; historical backfill and incremental catch-up run through the Export API over a date range.
Capabilities
read · write · webhooks
Rate limits
Limits are per endpoint and per project/key; exceeding one returns HTTP 429, so exponential backoff is advised. Event tracking allows far higher volume than metadata endpoints like campaigns/templates, and the Export API is throttled more tightly. Since Nov 10, 2025, passing the key in the query string or body is rate-limited more strictly than the Api-Key header.
How it works

How to connect Apache Druid to Iterable — three steps, no code

Configure and sync within minutes, no code. Whether you sync 50k or 100M+ records, Stacksync handles the queues, infra, and plumbing. Integrations are non-invasive and need zero setup on your systems.

  1. 01

    Connect your apps

    Authenticate Apache Druid and Iterable with each platform's native method — OAuth, API keys, or service accounts — plus secure options like SSH tunneling, IP whitelisting, and VPC peering.

    • OAuth 2.0
    • SSH tunnel
    • VPC peering
    Apache Druid connected
    Iterable connected
    OAuth 2.0
    SSH tunnel
    SSL certificate
    VPC peering
  2. 02

    Choose tables

    Pick the Apache Druid and Iterable objects to sync — Stacksync auto-detects both schemas, including custom fields where the platform exposes them. Sync to existing tables, or let Stacksync create new ones with ideal data types.

    • Standard objects
    • Custom objects
    • Auto-schema
    objects · Apache Druid ⇄ Iterable
    Customers 12,480
    Sales Orders 8,213
    Invoices 5,902
    Items 1,344
  3. 03

    Map fields

    Fields map automatically even when names and types differ. Stacksync handles transformation and type casting for you, zero configuration required.

    • Auto-map
    • Type casting
    • Transforms
    Apache Druid Iterable
    Company company_name text
    Email email text
    Amount amount numeric
    Created created_at timestamp
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