Get Started with Confluent Cloud for Apache Flink
Confluent Cloud for Apache Flink® is a fully managed service for running Flink stream-processing workloads on Confluent Cloud. Use these quick starts to submit your first Flink SQL statement from either the Confluent Cloud Console (browser-based) or the Flink SQL shell (CLI-based).
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If you’re currently using Confluent Cloud in a region that doesn’t yet support Flink, so you can’t use your data in existing Apache Kafka® topics, you can still try out Flink SQL by using sample data generators or the Example catalog. Both the quick starts and the How-to Guides for Confluent Cloud for Apache Flink use these resources.
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Choose one of the following quick starts to get started with Flink SQL on Confluent Cloud:
Also, you can access Flink by using the REST API, the Confluent Terraform Provider, and dbt (data build tool).
If you get stuck, have a question, or want to provide feedback or request features, see Get Help with Confluent Cloud for Apache Flink for support channels.