# tar

> 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)

---
title: tar
latest-connect-version: 4.104.0
latest-operator-version: v26.2.1
latest-console-tag: v3.9.0
latest-redpanda-tag: v26.2.1
docname: scanners/tar
page-component-name: connect
page-version: master
page-component-version: master
page-component-title: Connect
page-relative-src-path: scanners/tar.adoc
page-edit-url: https://github.com/redpanda-data/rp-connect-docs/edit/main/modules/components/pages/scanners/tar.adoc
page-git-created-date: "2024-05-24"
page-git-modified-date: "2026-07-23"
---

<!-- Source: https://docs.redpanda.com/connect/components/scanners/tar.md -->

Consume a tar archive file by file.

```yml
# Config fields, showing default values
tar: {}
```

## [](#metadata)Metadata

This scanner adds the following metadata to each message:

-   `tar_name`