Hide _airbyte columns created during sync

  • Is this your first time deploying Airbyte?: Yes
  • OS Version / Instance: MacOS Monterey 12.6
  • Memory / Disk: 16Gb / 1Tb
  • Deployment: Docker
  • Airbyte Version: 0.40.13
  • Source name/version: Google Sheets
  • Destination name/version: Google Bigquery
  • Step: During sync
  • Description: I am trying to sync a few tabs from a Google Sheet to a table in Google Bigquery. The sync works fine but the destination has 4 new columns added by airbyte with information about the sync. The column/field names all start with _airbyte. Is there a way to hide these columns at the destination or prevent them from being added in the sync?
    Thanks!

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No this is not possible to hide because Airbyte uses internally to manage the syncs.

Ok that’s useful for me to know. It tells me I will have to hide/omit them downstream at the point where the data is used.