gRPC Source Connector | Documentation

#Description

When a gRPC source connector is paired with a gRPC destination connector, the pipeline will be in the SYNC mode.
When a gRPC source connector is paired with an Airbyte connector, the pipeline will be in the ASYNC mode.
An gRPC source connector cannot be paired with a HTTP destination connector.
A gRPC source connector is always in the CONNECTED state.
A gRPC source connector's ID must be source-grpc
A user account can set up only one gRPC source connector.

#Release stage

Generally Available

#Configuration

Field	Type	Note
N/A	N/A	This connector doesn't take any configuration so the configuration field is an empty JSON object `{}`

#No-code setup

To create a gRPC source connector:

Go to the Source page and click Add new source
Click the Source type ▾ drop-down and choose gRPC
[Optional] Give a short description in the Description field

Now go to the Source page, the corresponding gRPC source connector should be connected.

#Low-code setup

To create a gRPC source connector:

cURL

curl -X POST http://localhost:8080/v1alpha/source-connectors -d '{
  "id": "source-grpc",
  "source_connector_definition": "instill-ai/source-grpc",
  "connector": {
    "configuration": {}
  }
}'

where localhost:8082 is the connector-backend default URL.

For other operations, please refer to the VDP Protobufs.