# noop

> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.redpanda.com/llms.txt). Component-specific: [cloud-data-platform-full.txt](https://docs.redpanda.com/cloud-data-platform-full.txt)

---
title: noop
latest-operator-version: v26.2.2
latest-console-tag: v3.10.0
latest-connect-version: 4.105.0
docname: connect/components/processors/noop
page-component-name: cloud-data-platform
page-version: master
page-component-version: master
page-component-title: Cloud
page-relative-src-path: connect/components/processors/noop.adoc
page-edit-url: https://github.com/redpanda-data/cloud-docs/edit/main/modules/develop/pages/connect/components/processors/noop.adoc
description: Noop is a processor that does nothing, the message passes through unchanged. Why? Sometimes doing nothing is the braver option.
page-git-created-date: "2024-09-09"
page-git-modified-date: "2026-05-26"
---

<!-- Source: https://docs.redpanda.com/cloud-data-platform/develop/connect/components/processors/noop.md -->

Noop is a processor that does nothing, the message passes through unchanged. Why? Sometimes doing nothing is the braver option.

```yml
# Config fields, showing default values
label: ""
noop: {}
```