Message Queue for Apache Kafka provides fully managed and maintenance-free connectors to synchronize data between Message Queue for Apache Kafka and other Alibaba Cloud services. This topic describes the types, procedure, and limits of connectors. It also describes how to synchronize data between services in different regions by using connectors.
Types of connectors
Message Queue for Apache Kafka provides only sink connectors. You can use these connectors to export data from Message Queue for Apache Kafka to other Alibaba Cloud services. The following table lists the types of sink connectors that Message Queue for Apache Kafka supports.
Sink connector type | Task type | Description | Documentation |
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FC Sink Connector | KAFKA2FC | Exports data from Message Queue for Apache Kafka to Function Compute. | Create a Function Compute sink connector |
MaxCompute Sink Connector | KAFKA2ODPS | Exports data from Message Queue for Apache Kafka to MaxCompute. | Create a MaxCompute sink connector |
Procedure
Perform the following steps to use connectors:
- Enable the connector feature.
- Create a connector.
- Manage connectors.
Limits
The following table lists the limits of Message Queue for Apache Kafka on connectors.
Item | Limit |
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Maximum number of connectors | 3 |
Region |
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Cross-region data synchronization
You must enable Internet access for a connector to synchronize data from the connector in one region to an Alibaba Cloud service in another region over the Internet. For more information, see Enable Internet access for a connector.