Get started with custom connectors for Microsoft Power Platform

At a glance

This learning path explores custom connectors in Power Platform and explains how to configure and use them with apps and flows.

Prerequisites

  • A basic understanding of Microsoft Power Platform.
  • Familiarity with Microsoft Power Platform, Power Apps.
  • General developer experience.
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Modules in this learning path

Connectors help make it easier for app and flow makers to connect to other apps, data, and devices in the cloud. Learn how to configure and use custom connectors with Microsoft Power Apps, Microsoft Power Automate, and Microsoft Azure Logic Apps.

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Has your organization developed a web API and need to use it within a Power Apps application? In this module, you'll learn how you can build custom connectors to have your Power Apps applications interact with your web APIs.

Custom connectors can provide access to custom or third-party APIs that are accessible via public endpoints. In this module, learn how to configure custom connectors with authenticated APIs in Microsoft Power Platform.

Policies allow you to modify the behavior of a custom connector at runtime. You can use policies to perform data conversion, route requests, set parameter values, and more. You can configure policies directly in the custom connector API properties file before import, or you can do it from the maker portal in the custom connector designer by applying policy templates.

You can define extensions to OpenAPI to configure specific features that are supported by custom connectors in Microsoft Power Platform. This module covers authentication, actions, and triggers that are used with OpenAPI connectors.