Configure Your First Connector

In the following example, we will create a Connector to fetch the current weather for Chicago, Illinois using OpenWeatherMap.

1. Create a new Connector profile using the Create New button.

2. Populate the Connectors profile:
   General Tab

• Profile Key: weather_service
• Connection Name: Weather Service
• Connection Type: Web API

API Configuration Tab

• Web API Base URL: https://api.openweathermap.org
• URL Parameters
  Key: appid
  Value: Your OpenWeatherMap API Key

Routes Tab
Click on the Routes tab and click on the Create New button to open a new Route Profile.

• Route Key: current_weather_chicago
• Route Name: Current Weather Chicago

• Request Type: GET
• Web API Route URL: /data/2.5/weather
• Query Parameters
  Key: q
  Value: Chicago,Illinois

3. Click on "Ok" to save and close the Route Profile.
4. Click on "Submit" to save the Connectors Profile.