What Is Integration Connectors?
Integration Connectors is Google Cloud’s connector service. It establishes connections to data sources and business applications through a standardized interface, so you do not have to write custom code or build protocol-specific expertise per target system.
Connectors translate native protocols such as JDBC into REST and normalize data formats across disparate sources. Both Application Integration and Apigee Integrations use Integration Connectors.
Core Capabilities
- Extensive connector library: connectors for Google services and for other applications; per the documentation, 100+ connectors across databases, enterprise systems, and SaaS platforms
- Reusable connections: create and configure once, then use in any future integrations
- Protocol and data mediation: translation of native protocols into REST and normalization of data formats
- Automatic data discovery: connectors expose available data objects and operations
- Private connectivity: public and private network patterns, including on-premises systems and managed services
- Custom connectors through the marketplace
- Event subscriptions: event listeners for connectors whose events trigger integrations
Typical Use Cases
Connecting SaaS systems: Business applications are connected through prebuilt connectors instead of custom interface implementations.
Database integration: Native protocols such as JDBC are translated into REST and become uniformly available in integration flows.
Hybrid landscapes: Private connectivity brings on-premises systems into cloud integrations.
Event-driven flows: Event listeners detect changes in the source system and trigger integrations.
Benefits
- No bespoke interface code per target system
- Uniform REST view across heterogeneous source systems
- Reuse of connections once configured
- Support for public and private network patterns
- Usable from Application Integration and Apigee Integrations
Working with innFactory
As a certified Google Cloud Partner, innFactory supports you with Integration Connectors:
- Integration architecture: selecting the right connectors and scoping connections
- Private connectivity: connecting on-premises systems and managed services
- Custom connectors: building bespoke connectors where no prebuilt one fits
- Operations: setting up event-driven flows and monitoring connections
Get in touch for a consultation on Integration Connectors and integration architectures on Google Cloud.
Typical Use Cases
Technical Specifications
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Integration Connectors?
Integration Connectors is a Google Cloud service that enables connections to data sources and business applications through a standardized interface, eliminating the need for custom code or protocol-specific expertise.
How many connectors are available?
The documentation cites 100+ connectors across databases, enterprise systems, and SaaS platforms, grouped into connectors for Google services and connectors for other applications.
Do I need a new connection for each integration?
No. You create and configure a connection once and use that connection in any future integrations.
Can on-premises systems be connected?
Yes. Integration Connectors supports public and private network patterns, including on-premises systems and managed services.
Can I build my own connectors?
Yes. Developers can build custom connectors through the marketplace.
Which products work with Integration Connectors?
Both Application Integration and Apigee Integrations support Integration Connectors.
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