# confluent connect custom-plugin create ## Description Create a custom connector plugin. ```none confluent connect custom-plugin create [flags] ``` ## Flags ```none --plugin-file string REQUIRED: ZIP/JAR custom plugin file. --connector-class string REQUIRED: Connector class of custom plugin. --connector-type string REQUIRED: Connector type of custom plugin. --description string Description of custom plugin. --documentation-link string Document link of custom plugin. --sensitive-properties strings A comma-separated list of sensitive property names. --cloud string Specify the cloud provider as "aws", "azure", or "gcp". (default "aws") --context string CLI context name. -o, --output string Specify the output format as "human", "json", or "yaml". (default "human") ``` ## Global Flags ```none -h, --help Show help for this command. --unsafe-trace Equivalent to -vvvv, but also log HTTP requests and responses which might contain plaintext secrets. -v, --verbose count Increase verbosity (-v for warn, -vv for info, -vvv for debug, -vvvv for trace). ``` ## Examples Create custom connector plugin “my-plugin”. ```none confluent connect custom-plugin create my-plugin --plugin-file datagen.zip --connector-type source --connector-class io.confluent.kafka.connect.datagen.DatagenConnector --cloud aws ``` ## See Also * [confluent connect custom-plugin](index.md#confluent-connect-custom-plugin) - Manage custom connector plugins.