Base44 Workflows Can Now Start From Any Connector
Base44Base44 now lets users pick any connector that supports workflow triggers when adding a trigger to a workflow, even if the app has not connected it yet. The AI chat helps connect the tool while it builds the workflow. This removes a setup step from automations that start in outside tools.
Key Takeaways
- Any trigger-capable connector now appears when a workflow trigger is added, including ones the app has not connected yet.
- The AI chat helps connect the tool while it builds the workflow, so setup and building happen together.
- The change removes a separate connection step that previously had to happen before a trigger could be chosen.
- Connector triggers start workflows from events in outside tools, such as incoming Gmail messages or updated calendar events.
- The update fits Base44's push toward workflows as an automation surface alongside scheduled, in-app agent and data-change triggers.
- Users who know which tool should start an automation can now go straight from idea to working workflow.
Triggers no longer require a connector to be connected first
Base44 changed how workflow triggers are set up. When a user adds a trigger to a workflow, the list now includes every connector that supports workflow triggers. Before this change, an app's own connected tools were the only choices. A connector the app had not yet connected can now be chosen directly.
The AI chat handles the connection
Picking an unconnected connector no longer sends the user off to a separate setup flow. The AI chat helps connect the tool while it builds the workflow. Choosing the trigger and connecting the tool therefore happen in one pass.
Why it matters
Connector triggers start a workflow when an outside tool sends an event. Base44's docs give examples such as a new email arriving in Gmail or a calendar event being updated. Moving the connection step into the building flow makes these automations quicker to set up, especially for people who know which tool should kick off a workflow but have not wired it up yet. Details are in Base44's "Connector triggers" documentation.