Connectors

In this article, you'll learn:

• What do connectors add to your BigID system
• What types of connectors exist

BigID Connectors allow your BigID system to provide insights about new types of data. Whether that's a known data type like CSV from a new type of data source or something completely new to the BigID ecosystem, a connector will allow you to bring BigID's data discovery capabilities to that system.

There are two types of connectors: Internal (Java) and External (REST)

Internal Connectors

Internal connectors are written in Java and installed on BigID Scanners. These connectors are developed by BigID and shipped with the product for you to use out of the box. A full list of the connectors is available at https://www.docs.bigid.com/bigid/docs/bigid-supported-data-sources

External Connectors

External connectors are developed by you. They are implemented as a REST API, which means you can use whatever programming language you feel most comfortable in to make them.

External connectors come in two different flavors depending on the underlying data type. Unstructured connectors are for data sources that contain files. Structured connectors are for data sources that contain database tables.

The Swagger file for unstructured connectors is located here.

The Swagger file for structured connectors is located here.

To learn how to install a generic connector, follow our instructions here.

For a checklist of items to figure out before you build a connector, here.