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Connector Builder
Airbyte Connector Builder lets teams create, test, and publish source connectors for HTTP APIs using a UI or YAML.
Connector Builder creates custom source connectors from scratch, imported YAML manifests, or existing Airbyte connectors. Users configure authentication, pagination, schemas, and streams, then test live API responses before publishing.
It supports REST and GraphQL APIs and response formats including JSON, JSONL, CSV, XML, gzip, and ZIP. It does not build destination connectors or support non-HTTP sources; those require another Airbyte connector or the Python CDK. The builder is free to start, while Airbyte Cloud plans have separate usage or enterprise pricing.
Features
- Build connectors from scratch with a form or declarative YAML
- Import YAML manifests or fork existing Airbyte connectors
- Configure authentication, pagination, endpoints, and schemas
- Test live API streams and inspect returned records
- Use AI Assistant with public API documentation or OpenAPI specs
- Detect schemas from test responses
- Store secrets as encrypted user inputs
- Publish privately or contribute connectors to Airbyte
Use cases
- Build a connector for a regional ERP or niche SaaS API
- Import and customize a low-code YAML connector
- Test authentication, pagination, and schemas before deployment
- Generate an initial connector configuration from API documentation
- Publish a private source connector for an organization
- Contribute a custom source connector to Airbyte
Pros
Cons
Latest updates
- Build Advanced API Connectors in Minutes with the Connector Builder
Build connectors with OAuth 2.0 authentication patterns, endpoints kicking off asynchronous jobs, CSV responses, and GraphQL.
- Declarative 0Auth 2.0 support
You can now authenticate directly within the Connector Builder.
- Asynchronous streams
Configure a connection where data extraction occurs over multiple steps.
- GraphQL request body support
Build connectors which require request bodies as GraphQL, with built-in syntax validation.
- Handle CSV, gzip, and ZIP response formats
Set expected delimiter and encoding options for CSV, or set a nested decoding option to handle unzipped contents.
Capabilities
- Self-hosted — “Yes. You can build and publish connectors in Airbyte Cloud, Flex, and self-managed deployments.” source
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Pricing
- Starting price
- $20/mo
- Prices checked
- 2026-10-25
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Airbyte Core
Free
- Self-host for free
- Open source
Standard
- $20 /month
- 5 credits included (~1 GB syncs)
- Fully managed cloud hosting
- Syncs as often as every hour
- Pay only for the data you sync
- Standard support
Plus
- $189 /month
- Everything in Standard
- SSO
- Syncs as often as every 15 minutes
- 24h support SLA
- Up to 2 workspaces
Pro
Price on request
- Capacity pricing that stays flat when volume spikes
- SSO and role-based access
- Syncs as often as every 5 minutes
- Premium support, 12-hour critical response
- Dedicated Solutions Architect
Enterprise Flex
Price on request
- Everything in Pro
- Hybrid deployment
- Data stays inside your own boundary
- On-prem, multi-cloud, and multi-region
- Premium support, 12-hour critical response
- Dedicated Solutions Architect