Choose between an application or HTTP connector

Application connectors are designed to optimize your connection to specific platforms. The application connector will grant you access to your application quickly and easily. You may not be able to modify some aspects as carefully as you’d like, but you’ll have a complete, easy, and secure connection to your application.

Simple vs. HTTP form view

Despite how straightforward the application connectors are, you can still choose to toggle between a Simple or an HTTP form view for more detailed customization. Application-specific (simple) forms are based on the universal HTTP connector, including only the most common settings required for integrating with the application. If you toggle to an HTTP form view, you’ll have more configuration control and authentication options; however, this is not the same as a universal HTTP connector.

Note

This toggle will become available for more connectors over time. It’s not currently available for every connector. An application-specific form is still available by using the application connector.

An HTTP-type form view is different from a universal HTTP connector. Configuration differences exist between the Simple form view, HTTP form view, and the universal HTTP application. For example, creating an iClient in the Simple / HTTP form view may lead to less granularity than using a universal HTTP connector.

The universal HTTP connector gives you the finest level of granularity when configuring your connection. Using this connector, you can customize almost every aspect of your connection. The universal HTTP connector will grant you more control over scopes, permissions, requests, and responses. There are various authentication types you can use when creating your HTTP connection.

After entering the Base URI in an HTTP connector, can still select a prebuilt application connector with a Simple form view if available. If you choose the Simple form view, the Base URI field is disabled, and the Simple form view will appear. To review documentation for the Simple form view, navigate to the Celigo integrator.io Help Center and search for your connector. For example, if you switch to the simple view for the Stripe connector, you can search for "Stripe" or "Set up a connection to Stripe" to find the application-specific documents. To remove the simple form view, click Clear selection. You can also ignore the simple form view and continue using the HTTP form view.

There are differences between a Simple / HTTP form view and a universal HTTP connector. Application-specific (simple or “HTTP” type) forms are based on the universal HTTP connector but include only the most common settings required for integrating with the application. You’ll know you’re using the universal HTTP connector if you select HTTP when creating your connection.

Let’s take a quick look at the differences between these connections:

These connector differences are most visible at Resources → Connections → Type. When you view your connections, the Type column will display whether the application is HTTP or application-based.