Types of Connections
Introduction
A connection is a mechanism by which a task authenticates with a third-party app or service. A connection is input and might contain a username/password set, API key, OAuth 2.0 token, or some other proprietary authentication type.
Overview
The server responds towards the client demands to its API depending on two aspects. These two elements are:
The URL that will locate your resource, to identify the resource.
The operation you want the server to perform is in the form of the HTTP method. The HTTP methods are GET, POST, PUT and DELETE.
GET is used to fetch something from the server
POST helps to create something on the server
PUT helps to update something on the server
DELETE is to delete something from the server
Test connection
As the name suggests, the test connection is a feature of testing the connection for the Rest basic and Rest API key type of connection.
Now, you will need to add API URL, header and query parameters, HTTP method, and content type to test the connection. If the testing turns out to be successful, connection details will get saved by clicking on the save button, and the connection could be established, else it will get failed and you will have to provide correct data for testing the connection again.
Once the connection is successfully created, it is marked as an active connection which can be incorporated in any automation to establish a connection between apps/servers/systems. If the testing fails, due to incorrect fed data, then the particular connection goes to draft and hence, can not be used by you in any automation. You will have to edit the information of connection as per the requirement, test it again and if it turns out to be successful, it will be marked as active.
Each connection undergoes some specific configurations to become operable.
Following are the types of connections that we have:
How to start configuring
Start by clicking on create a connection on the connection tab and the below form will appear on the screen.
The above three input fields remain the same for all the connection’s configuration
Input Field | Description |
|---|---|
Connection name | Provide a name to the connection |
Connection Description | An appropriate description for reference |
Select Application | Select any app from the drop-down menu |
Connection Type | Provide the type of connection |
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