Connection v2

A Connection is a reusable configuration for accessing a service or data source. It keeps endpoints, credentials, certificates, and provider options out of Workflow YAML.

Identity and Environment values

A Connection has a Site-wide identity and a separate protected value for each Site Environment.

Its identity includes the name, key, folder, Node and Node version, and Cluster placement. Each Environment stores its own endpoint, account, credentials, certificates, and provider-specific values.

Node contract and protected values

The selected Node version defines the available Properties, masked fields, certificates, selections, metadata actions, and Connection Methods.

Flowgear stores sensitive Environment values through protected credential storage. Console returns masked markers and certificate metadata instead of protected material. Review and test every Environment after changing the Node version or Connection contract.

Cluster assignment

Select the Cloud Cluster or a compatible local Cluster for the Connection. The assigned cluster applies to all uses of the Connection within a Site and is not Environment-specific.

The Cluster selected for a Workflow must match the Cluster selected for every Connection used by its Node Steps. See Runtime Cluster.

Assign a Connection

A Step Connection Property uses the connectionKey type. Select a compatible Connection in the Property editor; Flowgear stores only its stable key in Workflow YAML.

At runtime, Flowgear resolves the protected value for the current Site and Environment and creates the exact Connection type required by the Node Method.

See also

See Create a Connection, Connection Key Data Type, and Connection Details Screen.