# Kafka Connect

> 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)

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<!-- Source: https://docs.redpanda.com/cloud-data-platform/develop/managed-connectors.md -->

Use Kafka Connect to integrate your Redpanda data with different data systems. As managed solutions, connectors offer a simpler way to integrate your data than manually creating a solution with the Kafka API. You can set up and manage these connectors for BYOC and Dedicated clusters in the Redpanda Cloud UI or Cloud API.

> ❗ **IMPORTANT**
>
> -   To enable this feature, contact [Redpanda Support](https://support.redpanda.com/hc/en-us/requests/new). To disable this feature, see [Disable Kafka Connect](disable-kc/).
>
> -   Redpanda Support does not manage or monitor Kafka Connect. For fully-supported connectors, consider [Redpanda Connect](https://docs.redpanda.com/cloud-data-platform/develop/connect/about/).
>
> -   When Kafka Connect is enabled, there is a dedicated node running even when no connectors are deployed.

Each connector is either a source or a sink:

-   A source connector imports data from a source system into a Redpanda cluster. The source connector’s main task is to fetch data from these sources and convert them into a format suitable for Redpanda.

-   A sink connector exports data from a Redpanda cluster and pushes it into a target system. Sink connectors read the data from Redpanda and transform it into a format that the target system can use.


These sources and sinks work together to create a data pipeline that can move and transform data from one system to another.

> ⚠️ **WARNING**
>
> Modifying the properties of topics that are created and managed by Redpanda applications can cause unexpected errors. This may lead to connector and cluster failures.

-   [Converters and Serialization](converters-and-serialization/)

    Use converters to handle the serialization and deserialization of data between a Redpanda topic and an external system with Kafka Connect.

-   [Monitor Kafka Connect](monitor-connectors/)

    Use metrics to monitor the health of Kafka Connect.

-   [Disable Kafka Connect](disable-kc/)

    Learn how to disable Kafka Connect using the Cloud API.

-   [Single Message Transforms](transforms/)

    Single Message Transforms (SMTs) let you modify the data and its characteristics as it passes through a connector.

-   [Sizing Connectors](sizing-connectors/)

    How to choose number of tasks to set for a connector.

-   [Create an S3 Sink Connector](create-s3-sink-connector/)

    Use the Redpanda Cloud UI to create an AWS S3 Sink Connector.

-   [Create a Google BigQuery Sink Connector](create-gcp-bigquery-connector/)

    Use the Redpanda Cloud UI to create a Google BigQuery Sink Connector.

-   [Create a GCS Sink Connector](create-gcs-connector/)

    Use the Redpanda Cloud UI to create a GCS Sink Connector.

-   [Create an Iceberg Sink Connector](create-iceberg-sink-connector/)

    Use the Redpanda Cloud UI to create an Iceberg Sink Connector.

-   [Create a JDBC Sink Connector](create-jdbc-sink-connector/)

    Use the Redpanda Cloud UI to create a JDBC Sink Connector.

-   [Create a JDBC Source Connector](create-jdbc-source-connector/)

    Use the Redpanda Cloud UI to create a JDBC Source Connector.

-   [Create a MirrorMaker2 Source Connector](create-mmaker-source-connector/)

    Use the Redpanda Cloud UI to create a MirrorMaker2 Source Connector.

-   [Create a MirrorMaker2 Checkpoint Connector](create-mmaker-checkpoint-connector/)

    Use the Redpanda Cloud UI to create a MirrorMaker2 Checkpoint Connector.

-   [Create a MirrorMaker2 Heartbeat Connector](create-mmaker-heartbeat-connector/)

    Use the Redpanda Cloud UI to create a MirrorMaker2 Heartbeat Connector.

-   [Create a MongoDB Sink Connector](create-mongodb-sink-connector/)

    Use the Redpanda Cloud UI to create a MongoDB Sink Connector.

-   [Create a MongoDB Source Connector](create-mongodb-source-connector/)

    Use the Redpanda Cloud UI to create a MongoDB Source Connector.

-   [Create a MySQL (Debezium) Source Connector](create-mysql-source-connector/)

    Use the Redpanda Cloud UI to create a MySQL (Debezium) Source Connector.

-   [Create a PostgreSQL (Debezium) Source Connector](create-postgresql-connector/)

    Use the Redpanda Cloud UI to create a PostgreSQL (Debezium) Source Connector.

-   [Create a SQL Server (Debezium) Source Connector](create-sqlserver-connector/)

    Use the Redpanda Cloud UI to create a SQL Server (Debezium) Source Connector.

-   [Create a Snowflake Sink Connector](create-snowflake-connector/)

    Use the Redpanda Cloud UI to create a Snowflake Sink Connector.