Connectors

Take a walk through the concepts of connectors.

This section takes a look at Langstack connectors. By the end of this section, you will be able to develop an understanding of connectors along with basic connector creation.

What are connectors?

• Data connectors are used to establish a connection to a data source to integrate with databases, protocols, and web services.

• An ETL pipeline uses Connectors to exchange data between a data source and a destination.

• The Connector templates help users create applications that provide the means to reach a data source. Langstack Connectors can be used to establish connections with the following tools:

  • CouchDb

  • SFTP/FTP

  • MySQL

  • PostgreSQL

  • Microsoft SQL Server

  • REST APIs (GET and POST)

  • Google Sheets For example, the SFTP connector template is used to create an application that can connect to an SFTP/FTP server, while others can perform web services, such as REST API (REST GET and REST POST) connector, to accomplish the ETL pipeline process.