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title: "Universal Connector Authorization"
slug: "authorization"
description: "Connect to any service using Dataddo's Universal Connector. Learn how to authorize your account and get your data insights in a secure and reliable manner."
updated: 2023-10-18T14:01:13Z
published: 2023-10-18T14:01:13Z
---

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# Authorization Using Basic Header, Any Header, Any Query

If a connector for your service isn't available in Dataddo, you can use one of the following features to authorize your service and create an ***authorizer***.

- [Universal Any Header Authorizer](/docs/authorization#universal-any-header-authorizer)
- [Universal Basic Header Authorizer](/docs/authorization#universal-basic-header-authorizer)
- [Universal Query Authorizer](/docs/authorization#universal-query-authorizer)

## Universal Any Header Authorizer

**The universal header authorizer** allows for automatic addition of a custom authorization header to your API requests, typically used for keys or API tokens. The header names can vary based on the API's requirements.

1. **Testing Endpoint**: Enter a URL for authentication testing. This should be any accessible endpoint from your desired API.
2. **Header Details**: Specify the header name and its corresponding value. If the API requires multiple headers, you can add them as needed.

## Universal Basic Header Authorizer

The **universal basic header** allows you to create a standard authorization header using a username and password.

1. **Credentials**: Input the username and password that the API requires for access.
2. **Testing Endpoint**: Provide a URL to test the credentials. This should be an endpoint from the API you intend to use.

## Universal Query Authorizer

The **universal query authorizer** automatically appends an authorization query parameter to your requests, often necessary for APIs that require keys or API tokens within the URL.

1. **Testing Endpoint**: Enter a URL for authentication testing. This should be any accessible endpoint from your desired API.
2. **Query Parameters**: Enter the name and value for your query parameter. Add more query parameters if necessary.

Connectors allow Dataddo to extract data from your services. When you configure a connector, you define what data you want to extract and as such you create a data source in Dataddo.

Authorizers act as credentials for external services (e.g. Facebook or Google). To enable Dataddo to access and retrieve your data, you need to grant access to accounts that possess admin-level permissions or higher within these services.

An API token is a code snippet used to secure API access. It's sent to API servers as identification, confirming whether the user or application has access, and provides both authentication and user/application information to the API server.