This page walks through the steps required to configure no auth authentication for a connector.
Step 1 Log in to the Patchworks dashboard and navigate to process flows > connectors & instances, where all of your installed connectors are shown. From here, access settings for the connector that you need to update with a new authentication method - for example:
If you're building a new connector, you can pick up these steps when you reach the authentication section of the connector builder.
Step 2 Access authentication details:
Step 3 Click the add new authentication method button:
Step 4 Complete basic details for this authentication method - ensure that you set the authentication type to no auth (public) - for example:
Step 5 You don't need to add any settings under authentication setup - although if you want users to provide variable values when they add instances for this connector, or pass in header/body content, etc. then you can update these tabs:
Step 6 Save changes.
Typically, users need to provide valid authentication credentials for any instance of a connector that they add - when the instance is created, Patchworks checks that the credentials are valid and if they are, the instance is created.
However, there may be times where you wish to allow users to add an instance without providing any authentication credentials - perhaps you're connecting to a public-facing system, or to a Postman mock server (for example).
When a Patchworks user adds an instance of a connector and chooses to authenticate with a configured no auth authentication method, they are not prompted to enter any credentials. Instead, they go directly to finalising the instance - for example:
