> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.base44.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
# About Connectors
> Connect your app to popular tools like Google Workspace, BigQuery, Slack, Salesforce, GitHub, and more using secure OAuth connections without managing API keys.
## About connectors
Connectors are OAuth [integrations](https://base44.com/integrations) that let your Base44 app securely access external tools without managing API keys. There are two 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.
You need a [**Builder plan**](https://base44.com/pricing) or higher to use connectors.
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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](/Integrations/setting-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](/Integrations/user-connectors)
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## Adding a connector
You can connect a tool to your app from the **AI chat**, from the homepage when creating an app, or by browsing available connectors in your app's dashboard. Describe what you want the app to do and Base44 suggests prompts based on your app's structure, pages, and data to help you get started faster.
To browse all available connectors, example prompts, and permissions, go to your app's dashboard and click **Integrations** → **Browse**.
When you add a connector, the AI chat asks whether you want to set it up as a shared connector or an app user connector so it can configure it the right way for your use case. See [adding a shared connector](/Integrations/setting-up-shared-connectors#adding-a-connector) or [adding an app user connector](/Integrations/user-connectors#adding-a-connector-in-base44) for the full steps.
**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**.
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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:
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Send a Slack message to #product-updates when this function runs.
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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.
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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](/Integrations/setting-up-shared-connectors#managing-connectors) or [managing app user connectors](/Integrations/user-connectors#managing-connectors-for-app-users) for the full steps.
Control which external services are available across your workspace. Manage shared credentials and app user credentials separately, 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](/Integrations/setting-up-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](/Integrations/user-connectors).
Yes. You can connect multiple tools to the same app.
* **Connectors** are managed, OAuth-based connections to popular tools that you can set up from the **AI chat** without handling API keys. They are designed for quick, no-code connections to external tools.
* **Integrations** include [custom integrations](/documentation/integrations/using-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](https://base44.com/enterprise) can manage connector availability across the workspace. They can enable or disable shared credentials and app user credentials separately, and review affected apps before disabling access.
Learn how to [manage connector availability for your workspace](/Enterprise/workspace-connectors).
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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](/Integrations/setting-up-shared-connectors#managing-connectors) or [managing app user connectors](/Integrations/user-connectors#managing-connectors-for-app-users) for the full steps.
