Introducing the Basedash Connector gallery

Today we’re launching the Basedash Connector gallery. Every data source in Basedash now has its own home page that shows what you’ll build with it before you connect: a live dashboard, a question asked in plain language, a Slack alert, and a join with another source, all on example data.

Picking a connector used to land you on a logo, a paragraph, and a Connect button, and you had to hope the setup would be worth it. Now each one opens like an app store page, so you know what you’re getting before you hand over any credentials.

See what you’ll build before you connect.

Every connector gets a home page

Open Data, then Add data source, and pick any connector. Its home page leads with the basics: the logo, the name, and the category, one Connect button, and a link to the connector’s documentation.

Below that is “What you can do with Stripe” (or HubSpot, or Shopify), a set of previews labeled as example data. They’re rendered by the same chart engine you’ll use once you connect, so what you see is what you’ll get.

Four previews before you connect

Every connector page has the same four previews, each tailored to that source. For HubSpot, they look like this:

• Track it on a dashboard. A sales pipeline dashboard with open pipeline ($1.84M), win rate (27%), and new pipeline by source.
• Ask questions in plain language. “Which lead sources have the highest win rate this year?” The answer comes back with a chart: partner referrals close at 41%, well ahead of paid social at 12%.
• Get alerted in Slack. A “Stuck deals” alert: 17 deals worth $412K have sat in “Contract sent” for more than 21 days.
• Combine with another source. A join with Stripe that answers “How much closed-won revenue has actually been collected?”

Stripe, Shopify, GitHub, Google Sheets, and the rest each get their own versions, with metrics and questions that make sense for that data.

Connect, then keep it in sync

When it looks right, click Connect. Once the source is connected, the same page becomes its home for sync settings:

• Enabled. Turn syncing off and Basedash pauses all syncs for the source.
• Sync frequency. Choose how often Basedash checks the source for new data, like every 6 hours.
• Manual sync. See when the source last synced, and click Sync now when you want fresh data right away.

The previews, the docs, the Connect button, and the sync settings all live on one page per connector.

750+ connectors

The gallery covers all 750+ connectors in Basedash, from CRMs and billing tools to ad platforms, support desks, and spreadsheets. Each one gets its own home page.

You can browse the full list on our data sources page, and read more about how data gets into Basedash on the data ingestion feature page.

Getting started

The Connector gallery is in Basedash today.

1. Sign up for Basedash or log in
2. Go to Data and click Add data source
3. Open any connector to see its previews
4. Click Connect, then set the sync frequency on the same page

See what you’ll build before you connect.