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# Linking US Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) as a source

Canonical URL: https://posthog.com/docs/data-pipelines/sources/us-bea

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## On this page

- [Prerequisites](#prerequisites)
- [Adding a data source](#adding-a-data-source)
- [Sync modes](#sync-modes)
- [Configuration](#configuration)
- [Supported tables](#supported-tables)
- [Troubleshooting](#troubleshooting)

**Beta release**

This source is currently in **beta**. It works end to end, but you may still hit rough edges. [Let us know](https://us.posthog.com/#panel=support%3Asupport%3Adata_warehouse%3A%3Atrue) if you do.

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The US Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) connector syncs state personal income summary, county personal income summary, and more into the PostHog data warehouse, so you can analyze them alongside your product data.

## Prerequisites

Credentials that can read the data you want to sync. PostHog only reads data, so read access is enough.

## Adding a data source

1.  In PostHog, go to the [Sources tab](https://app.posthog.com/data-management/sources) of the data pipeline section.
2.  Click **\+ New source** and click **Link** next to this source.
3.  Enter your credentials (see [Configuration](#configuration) below) and click **Next**.
4.  Select the tables you want to sync, choose a sync method and frequency, then click **Import**.

Once the syncs are complete, you can start querying this data in PostHog.

Sync official US economic statistics from the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Register a free UserID at [apps.bea.gov/api/signup](https://apps.bea.gov/api/signup/). To sync a table beyond the built-in ones, fill in the custom query fields with a BEA dataset name and GetData parameters from the [API user guide](https://apps.bea.gov/api/_pdf/bea_web_service_api_user_guide.pdf).

You'll be asked for:

-   **UserID**

## Sync modes

Each table can be synced in one of several modes, depending on what the source supports:

-   **Webhook** (when available) – the source pushes changes to PostHog in real time. Fastest freshness, lowest ongoing cost, and the only mode that reliably captures updates and deletes.
-   **Incremental** – only new or updated rows are synced on each run, using a cursor field (such as an `updated_at` timestamp). Cheaper than a full refresh, but deletes aren't captured.
-   **Append only** – new rows are appended using a cursor field; existing rows are never updated. Ideal for immutable, append-only tables like event logs.
-   **Full refresh** – the whole table is reloaded on every sync. Use it when a table has no reliable cursor or when you need deletions reflected.

See [sync methods](https://posthog.com/docs/data-pipelines/sources.md#sync-methods) for a full explanation of how each mode works and how to choose between them.

All US Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) tables are full refresh. Each sync replaces the contents of the table.

## Configuration

| Option | Type | Required |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `UserID` | password | Yes |
| `Custom query: dataset name` | text | No |
| `Custom query: parameters` | textarea | No |

## Supported tables

| Table | Description | Sync method | Incremental field | Primary key |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `StatePersonalIncomeSummary` | SAINC1 State annual personal income summary: personal income, population, per capita personal income, for every US state. | Full refresh | — | — |
| `CountyPersonalIncomeSummary` | CAINC1 County personal income summary: personal income, population, per capita personal income, for every US county (last 10 years). | Full refresh | — | — |

## Troubleshooting

-   If the connection fails with an authorization error, the userID is wrong, expired, or has been revoked. Create a new one, then reconnect the source.
-   If a table syncs no rows, the credential may not have access to that data. Check its permissions, then reconnect the source.

If your sync is failing or data looks wrong, see the [Data warehouse troubleshooting guide](https://posthog.com/docs/data-warehouse/troubleshooting.md). If that doesn't help, [contact support](https://us.posthog.com/#panel=support%3Asupport%3Adata_warehouse%3A%3Atrue) – we're happy to help.