Is Definite a data warehouse for my CSV data?

Yes. Definite is your complete data warehouse for CSV data—no need to pay for Snowflake, BigQuery, or Databricks. Definite syncs your data into secure, managed infrastructure, powered by DuckDB for high-performance analytics. Definite handles encrypted, persistent storage behind the scenes with enterprise-grade security, automatic syncing, and backups. You get lightning-fast queries, built-in business intelligence tools, and SOC 2–compliant data residency options—all without the overhead or complexity of running a separate warehouse.

Can I analyze my CSV data with other data sources?

Yes. Definite lets you connect and analyze data across all your tools — from app databases and CRMs to marketing automation, analytics, and customer support platforms. Our built-in Sync Engine supports over 500+ data sources, with options for daily, hourly, or near real-time. Definite makes analysis easy. You can select metrics and dimensions from your CSV data alongside other sources to explore insights, build dashboards, and share results — no SQL needed (unless you want to). Or simply ask Fi, our AI analyst, to find answers, uncover patterns, and instantly create charts and reports for you.

Can Definite connect CSV data to tools like Python, SQL, Google Sheets, or Slack?

Yes. Definite integrates seamlessly with the tools you already use. You can run Python scripts for advanced analysis, query your data directly with SQL, or sync results to Google Sheets and Slack for easy sharing. Data can be exported in CSV, Excel, or JSON, accessed via the Metrics API, or embedded directly into your product or internal dashboards. Definite makes it simple to connect, automate, and share insights wherever your team works.

How does Definite's AI actually work?

Definite includes Fi, our AI data analyst that understands your business data and speaks your language. Fi can explore your connected sources, write SQL, and build charts or dashboards in minutes — turning plain-English questions into real analysis. Under the hood, Fi uses Definite's semantic models and query engine to interpret context, generate accurate queries, and explain results clearly. The result: faster insights, fewer bottlenecks, and analytics that finally deliver ROI.

Can I use Definite for free?

Yes. Definite offers a free plan for qualifying startups that includes core analytics, dashboards, and AI insights — everything you need to get started. You can upgrade anytime for more data sources, faster syncs, and advanced automations.

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Comma Separated Values (CSV)

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§ What you get

Everything CSV exposes, modeled and queryable.

Extracts structured data from local CSV files. Each configured file or directory becomes a stream with columns inferred from the header row, with support for recursive directory ingestion, custom encodings and CSV dialect options (delimiter, quote, escape, etc.), and optional metadata columns (source file path, modified time, line number). This enables consolidating flat-file exports, operational reports, and logs into analytics-ready tables.

Standard on every Definite connector

Sync cadence

Hourly or faster

CDC

Native where supported

Auth

OAuth / API key

Row-level security

Yes

Tables & streams

3 objects

◆Dataset (CSV Stream)

A logical table created from one or more CSV files in a configured path; used to build facts/dimensions, join datasets, and compute KPIs from the columns provided in each file.

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◆Record

An individual row within a CSV stream representing a single observation (e.g., transaction, event, or entity) that can be aggregated for counts, sums, cohorts, and trend analysis.

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◆Lineage & Ingestion Metadata

File- and row-level metadata (source path, last modified time, line number) enabling auditability, freshness monitoring, partitioning, and incremental deduplication.

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Authentication

No login required — reads local CSV files from your filesystem

Requirements

Requires a CSV account to connect.

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§ How it works

Three steps. One afternoon.

Connect

Authenticate CSV in a few clicks. OAuth, API key, or IAM role — we handle secrets and rotation.

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Sync

We pull every stream into your warehouse. CDC where the API supports it; full + incremental otherwise. Hourly-or-faster, row-level secure.

→ csv.raw (synced hourly)

Query

SQL, dashboards, or ask Fi in plain English. Your CSV data lives next to every other source — ready to join.

SELECT * FROM csv.*

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