Amazon Q Business will no longer be open to new customers starting on July 31, 2026. If you would like to use the service, please sign up prior to July 30. For capabilities similar to Q Business, explore Amazon Quick. [Learn more](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/qbusiness-ug/qbusiness-availability-change.html).

# Connecting Amazon Q Business data source connectors
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**Note**  
Before you connect an Amazon Q Business data source to your application, you [must add an index and retriever](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/qbusiness-ug/select-retriever.html) to it.

To connect a data source to your Amazon Q Business application environment, you can use the AWS Management Console or the [https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/api-reference/API_CreateDataSource.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/api-reference/API_CreateDataSource.html) API operation. 

By using the `CreateDataSource` API operation, you can configure tags, sync run schedules, and configure Amazon VPC settings. Then, you can use the `configuration` parameter to provide all other configuration information specific to your data source connector.

**Note**  
This procedure is available if you chose to [add a new Amazon Q Business index](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/qbusiness-ug/native-retriever.html) to your application environment.

This section contains an overview of data source connector features, recommended best practices for configuration, and configuration information specific to your data source connector.

**Topics**
+ [Data source connector concepts](connector-concepts.md)
+ [What is a document?](connector-doc-crawl.md)
+ [Best practices for data source connector configuration in Amazon Q Business](connector-best-practices.md)
+ [Supported connectors](connectors-list.md)
+ [Understanding Amazon Q Business User Store](connector-principal-store.md)
+ [Using Amazon VPC with Amazon Q Business connectors](connector-vpc.md)