dbt Cloud

Connect your dbt Cloud deployment to sync your metadata

To connect, you'll need the URL of the environment you'd like to use (likely your production environment) and an Administrator API token.

Environment URL

From the dbt Cloud home page, select the hamburger menu in the top left, and then select Environments

On the following page, select the environment that builds into the database you selected in the previous step. For example, if you selected your production warehouse in the previous step, you should choose your production environment in dbt Cloud.

On the following page, copy the URL and paste it into the Canvas onboarding flow.

Service Token

Again select the hamburger menu in the top left, this time selecting Account Settings. On the following page, select Service Tokens. Select New Token, then click + Add to add a new permission. Add the Read Only permission for the project(s) that you want Canvas to be able to read from.