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How to set up Captain Data

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Authentication

Captain Data requires API credentials:
  1. Log in to your Captain Data account
  2. Navigate to Settings → API
  3. Obtain your credentials:
    • API Key
    • Project UID
  4. Enter both in Cargo when connecting

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Captain Data actions

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Create job

Launch a Captain Data workflow with custom inputs. Required fields:
  • Workflow: Select the workflow to run
Configuration:
  • Inputs: Map values to workflow input fields
  • Steps: Configure accounts and parameters for each workflow step
Use cases:
  • Trigger scraping jobs from Cargo workflows
  • Run data extraction pipelines
  • Execute multi-step automation workflows

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Cancel job

Stop a running Captain Data job. Required fields:
  • UID: The job UID to cancel
Use case: Cancel jobs that are no longer needed or taking too long.

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Retry job

Retry a failed Captain Data job. Required fields:
  • UID: The job UID to retry
Use case: Recover from transient failures without recreating the job.

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Find job

Get the status and results of a Captain Data job. Required fields:
  • UID: The job UID to retrieve
Use case: Check job completion status and retrieve results.

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Captain Data data models

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Fetch workflow results

Pull completed workflow results into Cargo. Required fields:
  • Workflow: Select the workflow to fetch results from
  • ID Column: Define the unique identifier column
Optional:
  • Load jobs with warning: Include results with warnings (default: no)
Features:
  • Incremental sync
  • 30-minute minimum sync interval
  • Automatic retry on failures

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Best practices

  • Use workflow presets for consistent configurations
  • Monitor job status for large batch operations
  • Configure appropriate accounts for each workflow step
  • Use incremental fetch for workflow results
  • Handle job failures with retry logic