Universal connectors allow you to connect data with applications that do not have a pre-built connector within integrator.io.
When to use a Universal Connector:
- A prebuilt connector, also known as an application-specific connector, is not available for the application you want to integrate.
- When a recent API update is not accounted for by an application-specific connector. This means that the application you are connecting to has updated its API and you are utilizing those updates for your connection, but those updates have not been reflected in the integrator.io pre-built connector form yet.
TYPES OF UNIVERSAL CONNECTORS
There are 7 types of universal connectors.
1.HTTP
The HTTP(S), HyperText Transfer Protocol (secure), allows you to connect to another server. In integrator.io, you will use HTTP(s) connections to provide credentials and perform requests to different cloud applications that expose an API based on HTTP(s) standards.
2.REST API
REST API, REpresentational State Transfer, is an API that conforms to the design principles of the REST architectural style. This connector is a type of HTTP connector that follows a set of specific rules that are not required for all HTTP connections.
3.FTP
FTP, File Transfer Protocol, is a standard communication protocol used for the transfer of files to and from a server.
4.WEBHOOK
A webhook listener connector is available as a universal connector, but will only appear in integrator.io when you are creating the connection on the export. This type of connector will only work when your endpoint application has a webhook. This feature will send information to an integrator.io webhook listener and the webhook listener will execute operations based on the content of that message.
5.AS2
AS2, Applicability Statement 2, is a standardized way to move data securely over the internet. A combination of encrypted keys, unique IDs, and receipts is used to ensure security. There is no rate limit set on our AS2 endpoint. This is typically used in EDI integrations.
6.WRAPPER
A wrapper is the custom lookup connection and should be used when the data from a lookup regularly exceeds 5MB.
In order to configure a wrapper, you will need a stack. This is where all the logic will reside for connecting to the external application and exporting/importing data into that application.
7.GRAPHQL
This connector allows you to connect with GraphQL based endpoints such as Wayfair, Monday.com, Shiphero, and Braintree. This connector also supports cursor pagination.
These seven universal connectors are available in integrator.io for you to create custom connections to applications that do not have pre-built connectors in integrator.io or when the pre-built connector does not have the API functionality that you need for your integration.