Export from Salesforce to Microsoft SQL Server

CloudQuery is an open-source data integration platform that allows you to export data from any source to any destination.

The CloudQuery Salesforce plugin allows you to sync data from Salesforce to any destination, including Microsoft SQL Server. It's free, open source, requires no account, and takes only minutes to get started.

Ready? Let's dive right in!

Step 1. Install the CloudQuery CLI

The CloudQuery CLI is a command-line tool that runs the sync. It supports MacOS, Linux and Windows.

brew install cloudquery/tap/cloudquery

Step 2. Configure the Salesforce source plugin

Create a configuration file for the Salesforce plugin and set up authentication.

Configuration

Create a file called salesforce.yaml and add the following contents:

Fine-tune this configuration to match your needs. For more information, see the Salesforce Plugin ↗ page in the docs.

Authentication

Step 3. Configure the Microsoft SQL Server destination plugin

Create a configuration file for the Microsoft SQL Server plugin and set up authentication.

Configuration

Create a file called mssql.yaml and add the following contents:

Fine-tune this configuration to match your needs. For more information, see the Microsoft SQL Server Plugin ↗ page in the docs.

Step 4. Start the Sync

Run the following command in your terminal to start the sync

And away we go! 🚀 The sync will run until completion, fetching all selected tables from Salesforce. Any errors will be logged to a file called cloudquery.log.

Further Reading

Now that you've seen the basics of syncing Salesforce to Microsoft SQL Server, you should know that there's a lot more you can do. Check out the CloudQuery Documentation, Source Code and How-to Guides for more details.