Linking Coveralls as a source

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This source is currently in alpha. The interface and available tables may change.

The Coveralls connector syncs builds, repositories, 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 of the data pipeline section.
  2. Click + New source and click Link next to this source.
  3. Enter your credentials (see 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.

Pull per-build code coverage history from Coveralls to track coverage trends and catch regressions across repositories.

Enter the repositories you want to track, one per line (or comma-separated), in owner/repo form. For example:

lemurheavy/coveralls-ruby
posthog/posthog

The builds feed is public, so no credentials are needed for public repositories (private repositories are not supported). The optional repositories table uses Coveralls' repos API and needs a personal API token from your Coveralls account settings.

You'll be asked for:

  • Git service: choose between GitHub, GitLab and Bitbucket.
  • Repositories: for example lemurheavy/coveralls-ruby posthog/posthog.

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 for a full explanation of how each mode works and how to choose between them.

All Coveralls tables are full refresh. Each sync replaces the contents of the table.

Configuration

OptionTypeRequired
Git serviceselectYes
RepositoriestextareaYes
Personal API token (optional)passwordNo

Supported tables

TableDescriptionSync methodIncremental fieldPrimary key
builds

Coverage builds: one row per CI build across every configured repository, with covered/missed/relevant line and branch counts, coverage change, and commit metadata.

Incremental, Full refreshcreated_at—
repositories

Repository configuration: one row per configured repository from the /api/v1/repos endpoint. Requires a personal API token.

Full refresh——

Troubleshooting

  • If the connection fails with an authorization error, the personal API token (optional) 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. If that doesn't help, contact support – we're happy to help.

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