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Connectors let your Base44 app work with the tools and data your business already uses. Connect services like Gmail, Slack, Google Workspace, Snowflake, Databricks, and more, then ask the AI chat to help you build app flows that use them.
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You need a Builder plan or higher to use connectors.

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Connector types

Connectors are managed integrations that let your Base44 app securely access external tools and data sources. There are three main types:
  • Shared connectors: You connect your own account and everyone who uses your app shares it. For example, a single Gmail account that sends notifications to all your users.
  • App user connectors: Each person who uses your app connects their own account. For example, each user connects their own Google Calendar to see their own events.
  • Data connectors: Connect to data platforms like Snowflake and Databricks to query and work with external data while building apps.

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Shared connectors

Shared connectors use one account for everyone in your app. You connect your own account once and all actions in your app run through it. This is the right choice when your app needs to send notifications, sync data, or post updates on your behalf. Common examples:
  • A project management app that posts a Slack message to your team’s channel when a task is completed.
  • An internal dashboard that emails a weekly report to stakeholders using your Gmail account.
Learn how to set up shared connectors

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App user connectors

App user connectors let each person who uses your app connect their own account. Each user authenticates independently, so your app can access their personal data without sharing it with others. This is the right choice when each person needs to work with their own data privately. Common examples:
  • A scheduling app where each user connects their own Google Calendar to manage their own availability.
  • A CRM where each sales rep connects their own Gmail to send emails from their own inbox.
Learn how to set up app user connectors

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Data connectors

Data connectors let you connect to data platforms like Snowflake and Databricks while building apps. Use them when your app needs to query external data, build dashboards, or work with data from your existing data platform.

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Browse available connectors

You can browse available connectors from your app’s dashboard. Go to Integrations → Browse, or see the connectors catalog. You can also describe what you want to build in your app’s AI chat. Base44 suggests relevant connector prompts based on your app’s structure, pages, and data.
Common connector use cases:
  • Send reports, alerts, or summaries through Gmail or Outlook.
  • Generate documents, spreadsheets, presentations, or files using Google Workspace tools.
  • Create and manage events or availability using Google Calendar or Outlook.
  • Send notifications or updates to teams through Slack.
  • Track code activity, issues, and pull requests with GitHub.
  • Query external data and build dashboards with Snowflake or Databricks.

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How connectors work in your app

Once you connect a tool, you can reuse it across pages, flows, and backend functions. In the AI chat, ask Base44 to build pages, tables, dashboards, or automations that read from or write to the connector. When you include a connector in a flow, Base44 creates a backend function in Dashboard → Code → Functions. Open that function to review the generated code. You can edit it yourself or prompt the AI chat to update it. For example: 
Send a Slack message to #product-updates when this function runs.
If you later add a flow that needs extra permissions, you may be asked to review and approve the new actions and permissions for that tool.
Code editor showing a Base44 backend function that posts a message to the #product-updates Slack channel.

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Managing connectors

From Integrations in your app’s dashboard, you can view and manage your app’s connectors, review what each can access, and switch, disconnect, or reconnect the connected account per tool as needed. See managing shared connectors or managing app user connectors for the full steps.
App dashboard showing the Integrations page with the My integrations tab selected, listing connected tools and a View access button.

Manage connector availability across your workspace

Control which external services are available across your workspace and review affected apps before disabling access.

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FAQs

  • Shared connectors use one account for everyone in your app. You connect your own account once and all actions run through it. Learn more about shared connectors.
  • App user connectors let each person connect their own account so your app can access their personal data privately. Learn more about app user connectors.
  • Data connectors let you connect to data platforms like Snowflake and Databricks to query and work with external data while building apps.
Yes. You can connect multiple tools to the same app.
  • Connectors are managed connections to popular tools and data sources that you can set up from the AI chat or your app’s dashboard. They are designed for quick, guided connections to external services.
  • Integrations include custom integrations, where you configure API keys and credentials yourself. Use integrations when you need fine-grained control over a specific API or a tool that does not yet have a connector.
You may need to reconnect a connector if the connected account is disconnected, access is revoked in the connected service, or the connected service asks you to authorize access again.For shared connectors, reconnect the account from Integrations → My integrations in your app’s dashboard. For app user connectors, each person needs to connect their own account again from inside your app.
Yes. Workspace owners and admins on an Enterprise plan can manage connector availability across the workspace and review affected apps before disabling access.Learn how to manage connector availability for your workspace.