These connectors cover a range of Microsoft 365 applications, enabling you to automate processes within your productivity suite.

Some examples include:

Outlook Connector:

Send and receive emails, create calendar events, and manage your inbox programmatically.

Excel Connector:

Automate tasks involving Excel spreadsheets, such as creating, updating, and formatting data

SharePoint Connector:

Interact with SharePoint lists and libraries, automate document management, and collaborate more efficiently.

OneDrive Connector:

Manage files and folders in your OneDrive storage and automate file transfers and synchronization.

Teams Connector:

Automate activities within Microsoft Teams, such as creating channels, posting messages, and managing teams.

Dynamics 365 Connector:

This connector allows you to automate processes within Microsoft's customer relationship management (CRM) and enterprise resource planning (ERP) platform. You can create, update, and manage records in Dynamics 365 entities.

Power Apps and Power BI Connectors:

These connectors facilitate interaction with Power Apps and Power BI, allowing you to create, retrieve, and update data in your apps and reports.

Power Automate Connector:

Interestingly, Power Automate itself has a connector, which you can use to trigger workflows based on specific events happening within Power Automate.

Custom Connectors:

While not strictly an "application" connector, custom connectors deserve mention. They enable you to create your connectors for applications and services that are not natively supported. This can include internal systems, third-party APIs, or any REST API service.

Third-Party Application Connectors:

Power Automate also offers connectors for a wide range of third-party applications and services. These connectors allow you to integrate with services like Salesforce, Dropbox, Slack, Google Workspace, and many others. You can automate tasks such as creating records, sending messages, updating files, and more.

Power Automate offers connectors to popular databases, enabling you to interact with structured data:

SQL Server Connector:

This connector allows you to automate tasks involving Microsoft SQL Server databases. You can retrieve, update, and manage data in SQL Server tables.

Azure SQL Database Connector:

Similar to the SQL Server connector, this one is tailored for Microsoft's cloud-based Azure SQL Database service.

Common Data Service Connector:

The Common Data Service (CDS) connector enables you to interact with the underlying data platform for Power Apps and Dynamics 365. You can automate actions like creating, updating, and retrieving records within the CDS entities.

SharePoint Connector:

While SharePoint is often associated with document management, it also functions as a structured data store. You can use the SharePoint connector to automate operations involving SharePoint lists, libraries, and metadata.

Excel Connector:

This connector allows you to automate tasks involving Excel spreadsheets. You can create, update, and retrieve data from Excel files, making it easier to manage data-driven processes.

Other Data Connectors:

Power Automate offers connectors for a range of other data sources and platforms:

HTTP Connector:

This connector allows you to interact with any web-based API using HTTP requests. You can integrate with a variety of services that expose APIs for data manipulation.

Custom Connectors:

While not exclusive to data, custom connectors also fit within this category. They enable you to build connectors for your own applications or services, giving you the flexibility to automate tasks involving your organization's specific data sources.

Transformations and Automations:

Data connectors in Power Automate not only facilitate data retrieval and updates but also enable data transformations and workflows. You can use these connectors to aggregate data, filter records, transform data types, and apply business logic before pushing it to another system.

Power Automate offers a plethora of connectors to popular third-party online services:

Salesforce Connector:

Integrate with Salesforce CRM to automate tasks such as creating leads, updating opportunities, and managing contacts.

Google Drive Connector:

Automate file-related tasks within Google Drive, including uploading files, creating folders, and sharing documents

Twitter Connector:

Automate social media interactions by posting tweets, monitoring mentions, and triggering actions based on specific hashtags.

Dropbox Connector:

Interact with Dropbox to automate file management, sharing files, and syncing data.

Azure DevOps Connector:

Automate software development processes by creating work items, triggering builds, and managing projects in Azure DevOps.

GitHub Connector:

Automate GitHub workflows, including creating issues, managing repositories, and triggering actions based on pull requests.

Slack Connector:

Automate communication and collaboration within Slack by sending messages, creating channels, and managing team interactions.

SurveyMonkey Connector:

Automate survey-related tasks, such as sending surveys, analyzing responses, and triggering actions based on survey results.

Azure Service Connectors

Power Automate also provides connectors to various Azure services, enabling you to automate cloud-based processes:

Azure Blob Storage Connector:

Automate operations involving Azure Blob Storage, such as uploading files, managing containers, and triggering actions based on storage events.

Azure Table Storage Connector:

Interact with Azure Table Storage to automate data manipulation and management tasks.

Azure Logic Apps Connector:

Integrate with Azure Logic Apps to create workflows that span across multiple services and systems.

HTTP Connector:

While not specific to a single service, the HTTP connector allows you to interact with any web-based API. This connector is versatile and can be used to automate tasks that involve APIs that are not covered by other connectors.

With the Twitter connector, you can automate interactions on the Twitter platform:

Send Tweets:

Automate the posting of tweets, whether for promotional purposes, updates, or notifications.

Monitor Mentions and Hashtags:

Set up automated workflows to monitor specific keywords, hashtags, or mentions on Twitter and trigger actions based on them.

Facebook Pages Connector:

This connector allows you to automate interactions with your Facebook Pages:

Post Updates:

Automate the posting of updates, announcements, and content to your Facebook Pages.

Retrieve Page Data:

Fetch insights and data about your Facebook Page's performance for analysis and reporting.

LinkedIn Connector:

The LinkedIn connector facilitates interactions with the LinkedIn platform:

Post Updates:

Automate the posting of status updates, articles, and content to your LinkedIn profile or company page.

Retrieve Network Data:

Fetch information about connections, companies, and other LinkedIn data for analysis.

These connectors facilitate communication services such as sending emails, notifications, and messages through connectors like Outlook, Microsoft Teams, and Slack.

Outlook Connector:

The Outlook connector enables you to automate email communication:

Send Emails:

Automate the sending of emails to specific recipients with customizable content and attachments.

Create Calendar Events:

Automatically create and manage calendar events, invitations, and reminders.

Microsoft Teams Connector:

With the Microsoft Teams connector, you can automate interactions within the Teams collaboration platform:

Send Messages:

Automate the posting of messages to individual users or channels within Teams.

Create Teams and Channels:

Automatically set up Teams and channels for specific projects or purposes.

Slack Connector:

The Slack connector allows you to automate communication in the Slack platform:

Send Messages:

Automate the sending of messages to specific users or channels in Slack.

Create Channels:

Automatically create new channels for teams or projects.

Twilio Connector:

The Twilio connector enables integration with the Twilio communication platform:

Send SMS Messages:

Automate the sending of SMS messages to specific phone numbers.

Make Phone Calls:

Automatically initiate phone calls with predefined messages.

Embracing AI and machine learning is a strategic move in modern automation. Power Automate offers connectors to Azure Cognitive Services, facilitating text analytics, image recognition, language translation, and more. These connectors allow for intelligent automation, where decisions are driven by data insights.

Azure Cognitive Services Connectors:

These connectors provide access to various AI services offered by Microsoft's Azure Cognitive Services:

Text Analytics Connector:

Analyze and extract insights from text data, including sentiment analysis, key phrase extraction, and language detection.

Computer Vision Connector:

Analyze and process images to identify objects, extract text, and detect attributes within images.

Language Understanding (LUIS) Connector:

Create language models that enable your applications to understand natural language and make predictions based on user inputs.

AI Builder Connector:

The AI Builder connector allows you to work with AI models built using the Power Platform's AI Builder service. You can automate processes that involve prediction, classification, and extraction of data insights.

Custom AI and Machine Learning Connectors:

You can create custom connectors to interact with your own AI models and machine learning algorithms deployed on various platforms, such as Azure Machine Learning.

Internet of Things (IoT) connectors allow you to interact with IoT devices and platforms. Connectors like Azure IoT Hub enable you to trigger actions based on IoT device data and events.

Azure IoT Hub Connector:

The Azure IoT Hub connector provides integration with Microsoft's Azure IoT Hub, a cloud-based platform that enables secure communication and management of IoT devices:

Device Events and Commands:

Automate actions based on events generated by IoT devices, such as sending notifications or triggering processes.

Device Management:

Automate device provisioning, configuration, and management tasks within the Azure IoT Hub.

Other IoT Connectors:

While not exclusive to IoT, certain connectors can also be used for IoT-related tasks:

HTTP Connector:

Use the HTTP connector to interact with APIs provided by IoT platforms or devices, allowing you to retrieve data, send commands, and trigger actions.

Custom Connectors:

Create custom connectors to interact with your own IoT devices or platforms that are not natively supported by Power Automate.

While embracing new technologies, it's essential to ensure compatibility with existing systems. Power Automate's legacy connectors facilitate integration with older applications and services. This ensures that your automation efforts can extend across a diverse range of technologies and environments.

Database and Data Source Legacy Connectors:

These connectors allow you to interact with older database systems and data sources:

OLE DB Connector:

Connect to databases using the OLE DB standard, which was widely used for data access in Windows-based applications.

ODBC Connector:

Interact with databases using the Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) standard, which provides a consistent interface to various database systems.

Other Legacy Connectors:

Power Automate offers connectors that cater to older technologies and systems:

FTP Connector:

Automate file transfers using the File Transfer Protocol (FTP), which was widely used for exchanging files over networks.

SMTP Connector:

Automate sending emails using the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP), which is used for sending emails through email servers.

File System Connector:

Interact with local file systems, enabling automation of file-related tasks on your computer.