---
type: api
title: Create a connector
description: Connectors are Elasticsearch integrations that bring content from third-party data sources, which can be deployed on Elastic Cloud or hosted on your own infrastructure.
url: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/elasticsearch/v9/operation/operation-connector-post
resource: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/elasticsearch/v9/operation/operation-connector-post
products:
  - Elasticsearch
---

# Create a connector

Availability: 8.12+

## Paths

- `POST` `/_connector`

- [Api key auth](/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/elasticsearch/v9/authentication#apikeyauth)
- [Basic auth](/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/elasticsearch/v9/authentication#basicauth)
- [Bearer auth](/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/elasticsearch/v9/authentication#bearerauth)

## Description

Connectors are Elasticsearch integrations that bring content from third-party data sources, which can be deployed on Elastic Cloud or hosted on your own infrastructure.
Elastic managed connectors (Native connectors) are a managed service on Elastic Cloud.
Self-managed connectors (Connector clients) are self-managed on your infrastructure.

## Request Body

`application/json`

- `description` (string) — optional
- `index_name` (string IndexName) — optional
- `is_native` (boolean) — optional
- `language` (string) — optional
- `name` (string) — optional
- `service_type` (string) — optional

## Response

`application/json`

- `result` (enum Result)
  Values: `created`, `updated`, `deleted`, `not_found`, `noop`
- `id` (string Id)
## Code Examples

#### Console

```console
POST /_connector
```

#### curl

```curl
curl -X POST "/_connector"
```