Data intake & integration

Build one reliable path from an approved CSV, feed, or API into the system of record, with explicit validation, duplicate handling, rejected-record evidence, and recovery.

Starting point: One approved source
Primary outcome: Reconciled records
Write behavior: Duplicate-safe

WHEN THIS FITS

One bounded path from approved source to system of record.

This service fits a one-time or scheduled import where the source, destination, accountable owner, record identity, and safe test path can be named. It closes the operational gap between “we received a file or payload” and “we can prove what was accepted, rejected, repeated, or restored.”

WORKING PATH

01
Bound
Name one source, one destination, the system of record, permitted access, volume, and accountable owner.
02
Contract
Map identifiers, required fields, types, transforms, defaults, rejection rules, and accepted output.
03
Ingest
Read only the bounded, approved CSV, feed, or API path and preserve enough evidence to explain each run.
04
Protect
Validate before writes, apply the agreed idempotency and duplicate policy, and quarantine invalid records.
05
Reconcile
Compare source and destination counts, prove replay behavior, and document recovery or rollback.

EXPECTED DELIVERABLES

Source, destination, and authority boundary
Schema map and field-level data contract
One CSV, feed, or API intake adapter
Required-field, type, range, and format checks
Idempotency and duplicate policy
Staging or quarantine for rejected records
Replay-safe destination write path
Run receipt and reconciliation summary
Sanitized fixtures and acceptance tests
Recovery, rollback, and handover notes

GOOD FIT

A known source and destination with an observable acceptance result.

The client is authorized to use both systems and the selected data.
A sanitized sample or safe test environment can be prepared.
Record identity, duplicate behavior, and required fields can be agreed.
Partial failure must be visible and recoverable.

NOT A FIT

An undefined migration hidden inside a small import request.

The request expands to every historical source, format, or business rule.
Source rights or destination write authority cannot be established.
Access would bypass CAPTCHAs, paywalls, access controls, rate limits, robots restrictions, or platform terms.
Irreversible production writes are expected before a safe test and approval gate.

RELEVANT PROOF

Inspect the intake ledger and the write boundary.

The Intake Ledger Lab directly demonstrates exact CSV schema validation, duplicate and version policy, hash-only quarantine, row reconciliation, exact replay, and transaction rollback. The n8n API Handoff Lab adds replay-safe create-or-return behavior, conflict handling, bounded retry, and reconciled loopback HTTP evidence. Both are self-directed reference builds, not client work; the Intake Ledger source remains private.

Inspect Intake Ledger Lab Inspect API Handoff Lab

BEFORE A COMMITMENT

The import contract comes before the estimate.

Pricing and schedule depend on the source and destination systems, authentication method, sample quality, field count, transform rules, volume, frequency, historical backfill, test environment, and recovery policy. Final scope and commercial terms remain owner-approved before any commitment.

START WITH ONE LANE

Which records need to move, and what proves a correct run?

Share the source and destination types, an approximate record count, the expected identity key, common invalid cases, and the safe test path. Do not send credentials or production records.

Discuss the intake path