# resource

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

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title: resource
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<!-- Source: https://docs.redpanda.com/connect/components/outputs/resource.md -->

**Type:** Output ▼

[Output](https://docs.redpanda.com/connect/components/outputs/resource/)[Input](https://docs.redpanda.com/connect/components/inputs/resource/)[Processor](https://docs.redpanda.com/connect/components/processors/resource/)

**Available in:** [Cloud](https://docs.redpanda.com/cloud-data-platform/develop/connect/components/outputs/resource/%20%22View%20the%20Cloud%20version%20of%20this%20component%22), Self-Managed

Resource is an output type that channels messages to a resource output, identified by its name.

```yml
# Config fields, showing default values
output:
  resource: ""
```

Resources allow you to tidy up deeply nested configs. For example, the config:

```yaml
output:
  broker:
    pattern: fan_out
    outputs:
    - kafka:
        addresses: [ TODO ]
        topic: foo
    - gcp_pubsub:
        project: bar
        topic: baz
```

Could also be expressed as:

```yaml
output:
  broker:
    pattern: fan_out
    outputs:
    - resource: foo
    - resource: bar

output_resources:
  - label: foo
    kafka:
      addresses: [ TODO ]
      topic: foo

  - label: bar
    gcp_pubsub:
      project: bar
      topic: baz
```

You can find out more about resources in [Resources](https://docs.redpanda.com/connect/configuration/resources/)