# Marketplace connectors

## Introduction

The **connectors** page allows you to browse, [install](https://doc.wearepatchworks.com/product-documentation/connectors-and-instances/working-with-connectors/installing-a-connector) and [update](https://doc.wearepatchworks.com/product-documentation/connectors-and-instances/working-with-connectors/updating-a-connector) all prebuilt connectors - these are 'standard' connectors that Patchworks builds and maintains.

When you install a connector, it is added to [your connectors list](https://doc.wearepatchworks.com/product-documentation/connectors-and-instances/working-with-connectors/accessing-your-connectors) - from here you can [add instances](https://doc.wearepatchworks.com/product-documentation/connectors-and-instances/working-with-instances/adding-an-instance) (authenticated with your credentials for that system) and then start working with these as [process flow connections](https://doc.wearepatchworks.com/product-documentation/process-flows/building-process-flows/process-flow-shapes/standard-shapes/connector-shape).

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If you need to connect a system which does not exist in the marketplace and you have an understanding of APIs and data structures, you can build your own connector with our [connector builder](https://doc.wearepatchworks.com/product-documentation/developer-hub/connector-builder) (perhaps starting from a [Postman import](https://doc.wearepatchworks.com/product-documentation/developer-hub/postman-importer) if a Postman collection is available).
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## Browsing connectors

Having selected the **connectors** option from the marketplace, you can browse and [install](https://doc.wearepatchworks.com/product-documentation/connectors-and-instances/working-with-connectors/installing-a-connector) prebuilt connectors:

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Connectors are displayed as tiles over a series of pages, which you can step through using page numbers at the bottom of the marketplace. Each connector includes general details and an [install](https://doc.wearepatchworks.com/product-documentation/connectors-and-instances/working-with-connectors/installing-a-connector) option:

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## Related information

For all information about working with connectors and instances, please see our [Connectors & instances](https://doc.wearepatchworks.com/product-documentation/connectors-and-instances) section.