# API Connector

The user can call data from the API services using the API Connector. 

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Provide the following information to create an API Data Connector:

* Click the ***New*** button
* Click the ***API Connector*** icon from the Data Connector page.
* The API Connector page opens.
* API Name: Provide a name for the API connector.
* The API Connector page opens.
  * API Name: Provide a name for the API connector.
  * Description: Describe the API connector.
  * Base URL: Provide URL of the API from where you want to fetch the data.
  * Select Open Id: Select an open id using the drop-down menu.
* Click the ***Save*** option.

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* A notification message appears, and the new API Connector gets saved under the Data Connector list.

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{% hint style="info" %}
*<mark style="color:green;">Please Note</mark>: If the API requires authentication, you can configure it via the Open ID Settings and map it in the API Connector using the **Select Open Id** field.*
{% endhint %}


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