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Why use connectors to bring your data to Microsoft Graph?

Ground Copilot in more of your content
Bring external data into Microsoft Graph and ground Copilot's responses in more of your work content and context.

Search using natural language
Ingest content into Microsoft Graph to enhance the knowledge layer in Copilot and Copilot Search.

Surface the most relevant results
Enhance the discoverability of external content alongside your files, documents, and data from Microsoft 365 applications.
Build a secure custom connection
Step 1 - Choose data sources to ingest
Step 2 - Use the Copilot connectors API
Step 3 - Create the connection and configure search and activity settings
Step 4 - Define and register your schema, applying semantic labels and property attributes
Step 5 - Ingest and manage external items, including access to content

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