Lovable connectors: Connect tools, services, and APIs
Lovable Connectors link your project to external tools like Slack or Notion, handling how your app and project chat interact with them. You choose how to connect based on whether you need a shared account for your app, your personal context for building, or individual user accounts.
Anyone building an app with Lovable who needs it to interact with other online services or tools.
Do this, in order
- 1
Go to the Lovable dashboard and find 'Connectors' in the sidebar, or use the '+' menu next to the prompt input.
This is where you find all the pre-built connections to popular services.
- 2
Search for the tool or service you want to connect, like 'Slack' or 'Notion'.
The catalog has many ready-to-use connectors.
- 3
Select the connector and click 'Add connection'.
This starts the process of linking the tool to your Lovable project.
- 4
Choose the connection type that fits your needs: 'App + chat connector' for a shared account in your app and project chat, 'Chat connector' for your personal context while building, or 'App user connector' for each user to connect their own account.
The connection type determines who uses the account and where the connection works.
- 5
Follow the on-screen instructions to link your account for the chosen service.
This completes the connection, allowing Lovable to interact with the external tool.
Paste this into your project
I need to connect my Lovable project to an external service. I've found the connector in the catalog. Should I use an 'App + chat connector', 'Chat connector', or 'App user connector'? Explain the difference and help me pick the right one for my goal.
Words decoded
- API
- A set of rules that allows different software programs to talk to each other and share information, like a menu at a restaurant telling you what you can order and how.
- REST API
- A common type of API that uses standard web methods to request and receive data, often used for web services.
- MCP server
- A specific type of server that provides context to Lovable's chat, allowing it to understand and use information from your personal tools while you are building.
- Credential
- The login information (like a username and password or a special key) that proves you have permission to access a service.
Where people get stuck
- Choosing the wrong connection type can lead to your app not working as intended for users, or sharing your personal accounts when you didn't mean to.
- Trying to connect to a service that is not reachable from the internet or whose API doesn't offer the specific operation you need will prevent the connection from working.
The short version, steps, decoder and prompt on this page are written automatically from Lovable's own documentation and can lag or misread it. The official page is always the authority.