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# URL Data Source

**URL Data Source is used to index URLs from a CSV file, where the file must have a column containing the list of URLs.**

# **Configuring SearchBlox**

Before using URL Data Source, first install SearchBlox successfully and create a Custom Collection.

![](https://files.readme.io/5b8901b9de8edf278e8991d2990cd727ce429374a0ec08542c6169aaf8f43258-image.png)

# **Configuration details of URL Data Source**

[Accessing Connector UI](https://developer.searchblox.com/docs/connectors-ui)

> 🚧 Note:
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> In Linux, make sure that necessary permissions have been provided to the folder /opt by using the CHMOD command for writing log files and executing jar files.

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{
  "data": {
    "h-0": "",
    "h-1": "",
    "0-0": "api-key",
    "0-1": "SearchBlox API Key",
    "1-0": "colname",
    "1-1": "Name of the custom collection in SearchBlox",
    "2-0": "url",
    "2-1": "SearchBlox URL",
    "3-0": "datadirectory",
    "3-1": "Path with file name of the CSV file to fetch data  \neg: C:/folder/test.csv"
  },
  "cols": 2,
  "rows": 4,
  "align": [
    "left",
    "left"
  ]
}
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