Export PostgreSQL to S3 Compatible in JSON
Fast, parallel data export with zero intermediate storage
Terminal
.\FastBCP.exe `
--connectiontype "pgsql" `
--server "host.domain | host.domain,port | host.domain,port/service" `
--database "tpch" `
--trusted `
--sourceschema "tpch10" `
--sourcetable "orders" `
--query "SELECT * FROM tpch10.orders" `
--directory "s3://rootbucket/fastbcpexport/raw/{sourcedatabase}/{sourceschema}" `
--fileoutput "{sourcetable}.json" `
--decimalseparator "." `
--dateformat "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss" `
--encoding "UTF-8" `
--method "Ntile" `
--distributekeycolumn "o_orderkey" `
--paralleldegree -2 `
--merge false `
--runid "runidfromcaller"Source - PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL is a powerful and robust open-source relational database. FastBCP optimizes exports from PostgreSQL using its native connector for excellent performance.
Features:
- •Direct streaming read from database
- •Full support for PostgreSQL data types
- •Secure SSL connections
Parallel Method - Ntile
Divides data into N equal partitions based on a numeric column.
Requirement: Requires a numeric distribution column
Available parallel methods with PostgreSQL:
Output Format - JSON (JavaScript Object Notation)
JSON is the most widely used data exchange format on the web. FastBCP exports data to JSON Lines (NDJSON) format, with one record per line for efficient streaming.
Features:
- •JSON Lines (NDJSON) format
- •One record per line for streaming
- •UTF-8 encoding
- •Compatible with all JSON parsers
Destination - S3 Compatible Storage
FastBCP supports S3-compatible storage services like MinIO, Wasabi, and others with the same high-performance multipart upload capabilities.
Storage Type:
Cloud Object Storage
Features:
- •S3 API compatibility
- •Parallel multipart upload
- •Custom endpoint configuration
- •Works with MinIO, Wasabi, etc.
