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Edition #3 - 22 May 2025
Topic tags - Connectors odyssey
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Hey all! 
Michelle here from the Apollo Education team, where I build courses for Odyssey, our official learning platform.
I’m back for the next edition of a multi-part series to teach you the basics of Apollo Connectors: a powerful way to bring existing REST APIs into your graph, all through configuration in the schema.
This week’s learning: 2 tools to help you create Connectors
Tool #1: IDE support
Depending on your IDE, we have two options:
Get syntax highlighting, intelligent autocomplete, and important schema information right in your IDE. These extensions are especially helpful when trying out Connectors. Besides the helpful autocomplete for new and unfamiliar syntax like the @connect directive, you’ll also get those squiggly red lines to let you know there’s something that needs to be fixed!
Tool #2: The Connectors Mapping Playground
This tool helps you craft the selection parameter for @connect. Browse common examples, or plug in your own JSON response and start crafting the mapping!
Want to go deeper?
You can see the IDE support in action in the Odyssey tutorial “GraphQL meets REST with Apollo Connectors” Lesson 5.
Want to dive into using the playground for Connector mappings? 
Check out our tutorial “Expressions in Connectors: Mapping and Transforms”.
Share your thoughts in the thread below 
Have you used any of the tools we’ve shared above? What other tools might be helpful for you as you try out Connectors?