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Front to SQL Server integration — real-time, two-way sync

Keep Front and SQL Server 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 Front and SQL Server

Mirror Front's data into SQL Server so your own code can read and write it like any other table, with changes flowing both ways in seconds.

Connecting Front to SQL Server gives operations and engineering teams an operational mirror of customer communications in the database that already backs their internal systems. Front Conversations and Contacts sync into SQL Server Tables with proper Columns and Primary and Unique Keys, so existing applications and reports can read them with plain SQL.

Stacksync mirrors Accounts, Inboxes, Tags, Teammates from Front into Primary and Unique Keys, CDC Change Tables, Stored Procedures, Databases in SQL Server and keeps both sides in sync in real time. Your services query the database directly, and inserts or updates your code makes flow back into Front, so the tool and the database never disagree.

Common use cases

  • 01 Query Front Message history with SQL from applications already built on SQL Server.
  • 02 Enrich Front Accounts with customer master data maintained in SQL Server Tables.
  • 03 Feed Front Conversation data into on-premise reporting without custom API integration work.
  • 04 Write CRM account tier, owner, and renewal data into Front contact and account custom fields so it shows next to the conversation.

Common sync patterns

Conversation mirror

Front Conversations, Messages, and Comments sync into SQL Server Tables that internal apps query directly.

Contact reconciliation

Front Contacts and Accounts match against existing SQL Server records via Primary and Unique Keys to avoid duplicates.

Reporting views

SQL Server Views expose Front Inbox activity to internal reporting tools.

What you can sync between Front and SQL Server

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.

Front objects SQL Server objects How this pairing syncs
Inboxes Shared queues that conversations live in; used to segment reporting by team or channel. Schemas Namespaces (dbo and custom) used to organize synced tables. Inboxes is specific to Front and Schemas to SQL Server — each maps to any object or custom field on the other side.
Tags Labels applied to conversations; drive routing and category-level analytics. Tables The primary sync target; rows map to records in connected systems. Tags is specific to Front and Tables to SQL Server — each maps to any object or custom field on the other side.
Teammates Agents; used for ownership mapping and workload reporting. Views Read-side projections used as outbound sync sources. Teammates is specific to Front and Views to SQL Server — each maps to any object or custom field on the other side.
Channels Connected addresses (email, SMS, chat); define where messages originate and send from. Columns Field-level mapping targets with T-SQL types. Channels is specific to Front and Columns to SQL Server — each maps to any object or custom field on the other side.
Conversations The central threaded unit that messages, comments, and tags attach to; synced for support analytics. Primary and Unique Keys Match keys for idempotent upserts and conflict handling. Conversations is specific to Front and Primary and Unique Keys to SQL Server — each maps to any object or custom field on the other side.
Messages Inbound and outbound emails, chats, and SMS within a conversation; read out for response-time reporting. CDC Change Tables System-populated tables holding captured inserts, updates, and deletes for consumers. Messages is specific to Front and CDC Change Tables to SQL Server — each maps to any object or custom field on the other side.

How changes propagate between Front and SQL Server

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.

Front SQL Server Sub-second propagation

DetectionFront notifies Stacksync of record changes through webhook events. Application webhooks and rule-triggered webhooks, with the events endpoint available for polling.

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

SQL Server Front Sub-second propagation

DetectionChanges in SQL Server are captured at the source via change data capture — no polling loop against its API. SQL Server Native Change Data Capture (CDC).

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

Rate-limit considerations

  • Front: Request limits vary by plan.
  • SQL Server: No API rate limits; throughput depends on instance resources, licensing tier, and connection limits.
What ships with Front ⇄ SQL Server

Connect Front and SQL Server for flexible, real-time data sync.

Real-time sync, workflow automation, event queues, EDI, and monitoring, for every Front–SQL Server connection.

Real-time

Two-way sync

Changes in Front or SQL Server instantly reflect in both systems. No stale data, no manual imports.

No-code + pro-code

Workflow automation

Trigger automated workflows whenever Front or SQL Server 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 Front or SQL Server record.

Observability

Monitoring

Track your Front ⇄ SQL Server sync health, view errors, and replay failed events in one click.

Trading partners

EDI

Transform legacy EDI complexity into simple database interactions between Front and SQL Server.

How the Front and SQL Server connectors work

Front

Integration surface
REST API (Core API)
Authentication
OAuth authorization via the Stacksync UI ("Connections" > "create new connection" > "Front" > "Authorize") — no coding required
Change detection
Application webhooks and rule-triggered webhooks, with the events endpoint available for polling
Capabilities
read · write · webhooks
Rate limits
Request limits vary by plan.
Front setup guide

SQL Server

Integration surface
SQL over the TDS wire protocol (Tabular Data Stream), via ODBC/JDBC/ADO.NET drivers
Authentication
Database credentials entered as a connection string or as parameters (host/user/password) in the Create New Sync page
Change detection
SQL Server Native Change Data Capture (CDC); a DBA runs a one-time setup script with sysadmin privileges to enable CDC and create Stacksync wrapper procedures
Capabilities
read · write · CDC
Rate limits
No API rate limits; throughput depends on instance resources, licensing tier, and connection limits
SQL Server setup guide
How it works

How to connect Front to SQL Server — 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 Front and SQL Server 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
    Front connected
    SQL Server connected
    OAuth 2.0
    SSH tunnel
    SSL certificate
    VPC peering
  2. 02

    Choose tables

    Pick the Front and SQL Server 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 · Front ⇄ SQL Server
    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
    Front SQL Server
    Company company_name text
    Email email text
    Amount amount numeric
    Created created_at timestamp
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FAQ

Front and SQL Server integration FAQ

SECURITY

Security teams trust Stacksync

As a data company, we understand the importance of keeping your data secure. Stacksync is built with security best practices to keep your data safe at every layer, and is DPF-certified for US, EU, UK and CH data transfers.

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SSO & SCIM

Let your users access Stacksync from your centralized user management systems. Works with Okta, Azure, Google SSO and more.

Alerts

Immediately get alerted about record syncing issues over email, Slack, PagerDuty and WhatsApp. Resolve issues from a centralized dashboard with retry and revert options.

Secure connection options

Securely connects to your systems with:

OAuth 2 SSH Tunnelling SSL certificates IP Whitelisting VPN gateway VPC peering and more

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