# Building Connectors

Every Connector consists of the configuration of the connector itself and its [Actions a.k.a. API endpoints](https://docs.locoia.com/connectors/building-connectors/building-connector-actions).

## Authentication Configurations

How to build connector authentication configurations? We provide the [following authentication types](https://docs.locoia.com/connectors/authentication).

### Refreshable Tokens

```python
Basic {{ (consumer_key ~ ":" ~ consumer_secret) | base64_encode }}
```