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Power Platform custom connectors

How to build custom connectors for Power Automate and Power Apps — wrapping any REST API as a Power Platform connector.

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What a custom connector is

A custom connector is essentially a manifest for a REST API described in OpenAPI (Swagger) format with Power Platform-specific extensions:

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Common use cases

### Wrap an in-house API

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Building a custom connector

The typical flow:

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Authentication

The most-used auth types:

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Connection references

A connection reference is the runtime mapping of a connector to a specific account or credential. Multiple users of the connector each have their own connection reference (their own OAuth token, their own API key).

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Premium classification

Custom connectors are premium connectors in licensing terms — users invoking a custom connector need Power Platform Premium licensing (per-user, per-app, or pay-as-you-go).

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Connector certification

Microsoft offers a connector certification process for ISVs publishing connectors to all Power Platform customers. Once certified, the connector appears in the public catalogue alongside Microsoft's first-party connecto…

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