--- title: Creating external content connectors description: Connector administrators can create external content connectors to retrieve searchable content and metadata and security permissions from supported source systems. locale: en-US canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/platform-administration/search-administration/creating-ext-cont-connectors.html release: australia product: Search Administration classification: search-administration topic_type: concept last_updated: "2026-05-31" reading_time_minutes: 5 keywords: [ServiceNow Otto, AI Agents, generative AI, agentic AI] breadcrumb: [Explore, External Content Connectors, Search administration, Configure core features, Administer the ServiceNow AI Platform] --- # Creating external content connectors Connector administrators can create external content connectors to retrieve searchable content and metadata and security permissions from supported source systems. - **[Creating multiple external content connectors of the same type](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/search-administration/creating-multiple-external-content-connectors.md)** Admins can create multiple external content connectors of the same type on a single ServiceNow AI Platform® instance. 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