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Update Object API FAQ to point to Reverse ETL
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src/connections/sources/catalog/libraries/server/object-api/index.md

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### Authentication
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Authenticate to the Objects API by sending your project's **Write Key** along with a request.
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Authentication uses HTTP Basic Auth, which involves a 'username:password' that is base64 encoded and prepended with the string 'Basic '.
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Authentication uses HTTP Basic Auth, which involves a 'username:password' that is base64 encoded and pre-pended with the string 'Basic '.
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In practice that means taking a Segment source **Write Key**,`'abc123'`, as the username, adding a colon, and then the password field is left empty. After base64 encoding `'abc123:'` becomes `'YWJjMTIzOg=='`; and this is passed in the authorization header like so: `'Authorization: Basic YWJjMTIzOg=='`.
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### Should I use the Objects API instead of .identify() and .group()?
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No; you should continue use `analytics.identify` to identify your customers. We'll sync that to your data warehouse as `select * from project.users`.
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No; you should continue use `analytics.identify` to identify your customers. Segment syncs that to your data warehouse as `select * from project.users`.
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### Can you just pull data automatically from my database?
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[Contact Segment](https://segment.com/help/contact/){:target="_blank"} if you would like this feature.
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Segment's [Reverse ETL](/docs/connections/reverse-etl) product supports this use case.
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### How do you recommend we load object data into Segment?
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### How do you recommend I load object data into Segment?
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On Change - You can `.set` when the data changes, for example, when a user updates an account field on your website.
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src/connections/sources/catalog/libraries/website/javascript/index.md

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Analytics.js 2.0, the latest version of Segment's JavaScript source, enables you to send your data to any tool without having to learn, test, or use a new API every time.
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