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Create Apache Flink® data service integrations

With Apache Flink®, you can create streaming data pipelines across services. Aiven for Apache Flink® currently supports Aiven for Apache Kafka®, Aiven for PostgreSQL®, and Aiven for OpenSearch® as sources and targets for Flink applications.

To use Aiven for Apache Kafka, Aiven for PostgreSQL, or Aiven for OpenSearch as a source or target for a Flink application, you will need to integrate the related service with Aiven for Apache Flink.

Create data service integration​

You can create Aiven for Apache Flink® data service integrations via the Aiven Console by following these steps:

  1. Go to the Aiven for Apache Flink® service page.

  2. If you are setting up the first integration for the selected Aiven for Apache Flink service, click Get Started in the service Overview screen.

    Image of the Aiven for Apache Flink Overview page with focus on the Get Started Icon

  3. To configure the data flow with Apache Flink®, click the Aiven for Apache Kafka®, Aiven for PostgreSQL®, or Aiven for OpenSearch® service that you wish to integrate. Click Integrations. to complete the integration process.

    Image of the Aiven for Apache Flink Integration page showing an Aiven for Apache Kafka® and an Aiven for PostgreSQL® services

  4. You can include additional integrations by clicking Plus in the Data Flow section.

    Image of the Aiven for Apache Flink Integration page showing an existing Aiven for Apache Kafka integration and the + icon to add additional integrations