# Redpanda Connect in Redpanda Cloud

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Redpanda Connect in Redpanda Cloud lets you quickly build and deploy streaming data pipelines on your clusters from a fully-integrated UI or using the [Data Plane API](https://docs.redpanda.com/api/doc/cloud-dataplane/group/endpoint-redpanda-connect-pipeline).

Choose from a [wide range of connectors](https://docs.redpanda.com/redpanda-cloud/develop/connect/components/about/) to suit your use case, including connectors to:

-   Integrate data sources ([inputs](https://docs.redpanda.com/redpanda-cloud/develop/connect/components/inputs/about/))

-   Write to data sinks ([outputs](https://docs.redpanda.com/redpanda-cloud/develop/connect/components/outputs/about/))

-   Transform data ([processors](https://docs.redpanda.com/redpanda-cloud/develop/connect/components/processors/about/))


Comprehensive data pipeline metrics are also available to help you to [monitor your data pipelines](https://docs.redpanda.com/redpanda-cloud/develop/connect/configuration/monitor-connect/) and [per pipeline scaling](https://docs.redpanda.com/redpanda-cloud/develop/connect/configuration/resource-management/).

Try this [quickstart](https://docs.redpanda.com/redpanda-cloud/develop/connect/connect-quickstart/).

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> If you’re new to Redpanda Connect, try [building and testing data pipelines locally](https://docs.redpanda.com/redpanda-connect/get-started/quickstarts/rpk/) before deploying to the Cloud.