---
title: Connector info manager
description: You need to create a ConnectorInfoManager and a ConnectorKey for your connector.
component: openicf
page_id: openicf:connector-dev-guide:connector-info-manager
canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/openicf/connector-dev-guide/connector-info-manager.html
---

# Connector info manager

You need to create a `ConnectorInfoManager` and a `ConnectorKey` for your connector.

The `ConnectorKey` uniquely identifies the connector instance. The `ConnectorKey` class takes a `bundleName` (the name of the Connector bundle), a `bundleVersion` (the version of the Connector bundle) and a connectorName (the name of the Connector).

The `ConnectorInfoManager` retrieves a `ConnectorInfo` object for the connector by its connector key.

You must initiate a specific connector info manager type, depending on whether your connector is local or remote. The following samples show how to create a local connector info manager and a remote connector info manager.

Acquiring a Local Connector Info Object (Java)

```java
ConnectorInfoManagerFactory fact = ConnectorInfoManagerFactory.getInstance();
File bundleDirectory = new File("/connectorDir/bundles/myconnector");
URL url = IOUtil.makeURL(bundleDirectory,
     "/dist/org.identityconnectors.myconnector-1.0.jar");
ConnectorInfoManager manager = fact.getLocalManager(url);
ConnectorKey key = new ConnectorKey("org.identityconnectors.myconnector",
     "1.0", "MyConnector");
```

Acquiring a Remote Connector Info Object (Java)

```java
ConnectorInfoManagerFactory fact = ConnectorInfoManagerFactory.getInstance();
File bundleDirectory = new File("/connectorDir/bundles/myconnector");
URL url = IOUtil.makeURL(bundleDirectory,
     "/dist/org.identityconnectors.myconnector-1.0.jar");
ConnectorInfoManager manager = fact.getLocalManager(url);
ConnectorKey key = new ConnectorKey("org.identityconnectors.myconnector",
     "1.0", "MyConnector");
```