dlt Resources

Official Documentation

Core Documentation

• dlt Docs: https://dlthub.com/docs/

  • Complete documentation
  • Getting started guides
  • API reference
  • Best practices

• dlt GitHub: https://github.com/dlt-hub/dlt

  • Source code
  • Issue tracking
  • Feature requests
  • Contributions welcome

• dlt Verified Sources: https://dlthub.com/docs/dlt-ecosystem/verified-sources/

  • 50+ pre-built sources
  • GitHub, Stripe, Slack, Google Analytics, etc.
  • Installation and configuration guides

API Reference

• Python API: https://dlthub.com/docs/api_reference/

  • @dlt.source decorator
  • @dlt.resource decorator
  • @dlt.transformer decorator
  • Pipeline API
  • Incremental loading
  • Schema management

• Configuration: https://dlthub.com/docs/general-usage/credentials/

  • Config files (.dlt/config.toml)
  • Secrets (.dlt/secrets.toml)
  • Environment variables
  • Runtime configuration

Learning Resources

Official Tutorials

dlt Quick Start: https://dlthub.com/docs/tutorial/

• 5-minute introduction
• Load your first data
• Understand core concepts
• Deploy to production

dlt Walkthrough: https://dlthub.com/docs/walkthroughs/

• Build REST API source
• Database replication
• File processing
• Custom transformations

Video Tutorials: https://www.youtube.com/@dlthub

• Getting started with dlt
• Building custom sources
• Production deployment
• Integration tutorials

Community Tutorials

Blog Posts:

• "From API to Analytics with dlt" - Complete walkthrough
• "Building Production Data Pipelines with dlt" - Best practices
• "dlt + dbt: The Perfect Combo" - Integration patterns

Example Projects: https://github.com/dlt-hub/dlt-examples

• GitHub to BigQuery
• Stripe to Snowflake
• REST API integration
• Database replication

Community Resources

Community Channels

dlt Slack: https://dlthub.com/community

• Active community (1,000+ members)
• Channels:
  • #general - General questions
  • #help - Get help with issues
  • #show-and-tell - Share your pipelines
  • #verified-sources - Source-specific help
• dltHub team active daily
• Fast response times

Discord: https://discord.gg/nMM2kNNWvX

• Alternative to Slack
• Real-time chat
• Community support

GitHub Discussions: https://github.com/dlt-hub/dlt/discussions

• Long-form discussions
• Feature requests
• Q&A forum
• Searchable archive

Social Media

Twitter: @dltHub

• Product updates
• Tips and tricks
• Community highlights
• Weekly features

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dlthub

• Company updates
• Case studies
• Blog posts
• Job opportunities

Stack Overflow

Tag: dlt or data-load-tool

• Growing Q&A collection
• Community answers
• Searchable knowledge base

Verified Sources

Available Sources

SaaS & APIs:

• Marketing: Google Analytics, Facebook Ads, Google Ads, LinkedIn Ads
• CRM: Salesforce, HubSpot, Pipedrive
• Support: Zendesk, Intercom, Freshdesk
• Collaboration: Slack, Notion, Asana, Jira
• Development: GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket
• Finance: Stripe, Chargebee, Recurly
• Ecommerce: Shopify, WooCommerce

Databases:

• PostgreSQL
• MySQL
• MongoDB
• SQL Server

Generic:

• REST API (configurable)
• SQL Database (universal adapter)
• Filesystem (CSV, Parquet, JSON)

Installation:

Source Documentation: https://dlthub.com/docs/dlt-ecosystem/verified-sources/

• Configuration guides
• Authentication setup
• Available resources
• Customization options

Destinations

Supported Destinations

Cloud Warehouses:

• BigQuery: https://dlthub.com/docs/dlt-ecosystem/destinations/bigquery
• Snowflake: https://dlthub.com/docs/dlt-ecosystem/destinations/snowflake
• Redshift: https://dlthub.com/docs/dlt-ecosystem/destinations/redshift
• Azure Synapse: https://dlthub.com/docs/dlt-ecosystem/destinations/synapse

Databases:

• PostgreSQL: https://dlthub.com/docs/dlt-ecosystem/destinations/postgres
• DuckDB: https://dlthub.com/docs/dlt-ecosystem/destinations/duckdb
• MotherDuck: https://dlthub.com/docs/dlt-ecosystem/destinations/motherduck

Data Lakes:

• Databricks: https://dlthub.com/docs/dlt-ecosystem/destinations/databricks
• Filesystem: Parquet files to S3/GCS/Azure Blob

Others:

• ClickHouse: OLAP database
• Weaviate: Vector database for ML

Coming Soon:

• Elasticsearch
• MongoDB (as destination)
• TimescaleDB

Integration Guides

dbt Integration

Resources:

• Guide: https://dlthub.com/docs/integrations/dbt
• Example Project: https://github.com/dlt-hub/dlt-dbt-example

Pattern:

Workflow:

dbt Sources (reference dlt tables):

Airflow Integration

Installation:

DAG Example:

Dagster Integration

Installation:

Asset Example:

Prefect Integration

Tools & Extensions

dlt CLI

dlt-init-openapi

Generate dlt source from OpenAPI spec:

dlt Helpers

Python Package: Helper utilities for dlt development

Testing Tools

pytest-dlt

Installation:

Usage:

Monitoring & Observability

dlt Cloud (Coming Soon)

Features (planned):

• Pipeline monitoring
• Alerting and notifications
• Data quality checks
• Usage analytics
• Team collaboration

Sign up for beta: https://dlthub.com/cloud

Custom Monitoring

OpenTelemetry Integration:

Prometheus Metrics:

Case Studies & Blog Posts

Official Blog: https://dlthub.com/blog

• Use case walkthroughs
• Product updates
• Best practices
• Community spotlights

Notable Posts:

• "Building a Modern Data Stack with dlt and dbt"
• "From 500 Lines to 50: Simplifying Data Pipelines"
• "Incremental Loading Patterns in dlt"
• "Schema Evolution Best Practices"

Customer Stories:

• How companies use dlt in production
• Migration stories (from Fivetran, Airbyte, custom scripts)
• Scale and performance metrics

Contributing

How to Contribute

Code Contributions: https://github.com/dlt-hub/dlt/blob/devel/CONTRIBUTING.md

• Bug fixes
• New features
• Performance improvements
• Documentation

Verified Sources:

• Build new sources
• Improve existing sources
• Add tests and documentation
• Submit PR to dlt-hub/verified-sources

Documentation:

• Fix typos
• Add examples
• Improve clarity
• Translate to other languages

Community:

• Answer questions in Slack
• Write blog posts
• Create tutorials
• Share your pipelines

Conference Talks & Presentations

Conferences:

• Data Council
• Coalesce (dbt conference)
• PyData
• EuroPython

Talks:

• "Declarative Data Loading with dlt"
• "Building Data Pipelines in Python"
• "The Future of ELT Tools"

Watch: https://www.youtube.com/@dlthub

Comparison Resources

dlt vs Alternatives

vs Fivetran/Airbyte: https://dlthub.com/blog/dlt-vs-fivetran

• Code-first vs UI-first
• Flexibility vs managed connectors
• Cost comparison

vs Custom Scripts: https://dlthub.com/blog/why-not-build-yourself

• Development time
• Maintenance burden
• Feature comparison

vs Other Python Libraries: https://dlthub.com/blog/python-etl-tools

• Singer
• Meltano
• PipelineWise

Quick Reference

Common Commands

Configuration Patterns

Python Patterns

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