Airbyte setup

Teradata Developer Guides

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en-US
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2026-08-18
  1. Install Airbyte according to the instructions in the Airbyte Quickstart.

  2. After installing Airbyte OSS locally using abctl, generate and copy the credentials:

abctl local credentials

The output displays your Airbyte credentials. Copy all the values, specifically Client ID and Client Secret.

You can also run the following commands to set a custom email and password:

abctl local credentials --email <desired email>
abctl local credentials --password <desired password>

Airbyte Credentials

  1. Launch the Airbyte UI by opening http://localhost:8000/ in your preferred browser.

  2. You might see a "Sign in to access this site" message; ignore it by clicking "Cancel".

Site login request

  • Log in with the credentials from the previous step.

Airbyte UI

  1. Create a source:

    • Go to the Sources tab and click + New source.
    • Search for "Sample Data" using the search bar and select Sample Data.
    • Adjust the Count and optional fields as needed for your use case, or leave the defaults.
    • Click Set up source.

    Airbyte Sample Data Connection

  2. Create a destination:

    • Go to the Destinations tab and click + New destination.
    • Search for "Teradata" using the search bar and select Teradata Vantage.
    • Enter the connection details:
      • Host: Your Teradata instance hostname
      • Authorization mechanism: For trials, use TD2
      • User: Your Teradata username
      • Password: Your Teradata instance password
      • You can change the default schema in the optional fields, or leave the defaults.
    • Click Set up destination.

    Airbyte Teradata Connection

  3. Create a connection:

    • Go to the Connections tab and click + New connection.
    • Select the source and destination you just created.
    • Enter the connection details as needed.
    • Click Set up connection.

    Airbyte Connection