# Load Data using the SingleStore Kafka Sink Connector

The SingleStore Kafka Sink Connector is a Kafka Connect connector that enables you to ingest AVRO, JSON, and CSV messages from Kafka topics into SingleStore. It is a Sink (target) connector designed to read data from Kafka topics and write the data to SingleStore databases.

For related information, refer to the following topics:

| [How the SingleStore Kafka Sink Connector Works](https://docs.singlestore.com/db/v9.1/load-data/integrate-with-singlestore/singlestore-kafka-sink-connector/how-the-singlestore-kafka-sink-connector-works.md)             | Understand how the connector streams data, processes records, creates tables inSingleStore, etc. |
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| [Getting Started with Apache Kafka (Self-Managed)](https://docs.singlestore.com/db/v9.1/load-data/integrate-with-singlestore/singlestore-kafka-sink-connector/getting-started-with-apache-kafka-self-managed.md)           | Install and use the Java-based connector with open-source Apache Kafka.                          |
| [Getting Started with Confluent Cloud (Custom Connect)](https://docs.singlestore.com/db/v9.1/load-data/integrate-with-singlestore/singlestore-kafka-sink-connector/getting-started-with-confluent-cloud-custom-connect.md) | Use theSingleStoreKafka Sink Connector as a custom connector on Confluent Cloud.                 |
| [Getting Started with Confluent Cloud (Self-Managed)](https://docs.singlestore.com/db/v9.1/load-data/integrate-with-singlestore/singlestore-kafka-sink-connector/getting-started-with-confluent-cloud-self-managed.md)     | Use the connector on Confluent Cloud by deploying it on a self-managed Kafka Connect cluster.    |
| [Getting Started with Confluent Platform](https://docs.singlestore.com/db/v9.1/load-data/integrate-with-singlestore/singlestore-kafka-sink-connector/getting-started-with-confluent-platform.md)                           | Use the connector on Confluent Platform.                                                         |
| [Data Mapping](https://docs.singlestore.com/db/v9.1/load-data/integrate-with-singlestore/singlestore-kafka-sink-connector/data-mapping.md)                                                                                 | Understand how the connector maps records from each Kafka topic to aSingleStoretable.            |
| [Data Type Mapping](https://docs.singlestore.com/db/v9.1/load-data/integrate-with-singlestore/singlestore-kafka-sink-connector/data-type-mapping.md)                                                                       | Data type mapping between Kafka Connect schema types andSingleStoredata types.                   |
| [SingleStore Kafka Sink Connector Properties](https://docs.singlestore.com/db/v9.1/load-data/integrate-with-singlestore/singlestore-kafka-sink-connector/singlestore-kafka-sink-connector-properties.md)                   | Configuration properties supported by the connector.                                             |
| [Configure mTLS for SingleStore Kafka Sink Connector](https://docs.singlestore.com/db/v9.1/load-data/integrate-with-singlestore/singlestore-kafka-sink-connector/configure-mtls-for-singlestore-kafka-sink-connector.md)   | Configure a mutual TLS (mTLS) connection for the connector.                                      |

## In this section

* [Getting Started with Apache Kafka (Self-Managed)](https://docs.singlestore.com/db/v9.1/load-data/integrate-with-singlestore/singlestore-kafka-sink-connector/getting-started-with-apache-kafka-self-managed.md)
* [Getting Started with Confluent Cloud (Custom Connect)](https://docs.singlestore.com/db/v9.1/load-data/integrate-with-singlestore/singlestore-kafka-sink-connector/getting-started-with-confluent-cloud-custom-connect.md)
* [Getting Started with Confluent Cloud (Self-Managed)](https://docs.singlestore.com/db/v9.1/load-data/integrate-with-singlestore/singlestore-kafka-sink-connector/getting-started-with-confluent-cloud-self-managed.md)
* [Getting Started with Confluent Platform](https://docs.singlestore.com/db/v9.1/load-data/integrate-with-singlestore/singlestore-kafka-sink-connector/getting-started-with-confluent-platform.md)
* [How the SingleStore Kafka Sink Connector Works](https://docs.singlestore.com/db/v9.1/load-data/integrate-with-singlestore/singlestore-kafka-sink-connector/how-the-singlestore-kafka-sink-connector-works.md)
* [Data Mapping](https://docs.singlestore.com/db/v9.1/load-data/integrate-with-singlestore/singlestore-kafka-sink-connector/data-mapping.md)
* [Data Type Mapping](https://docs.singlestore.com/db/v9.1/load-data/integrate-with-singlestore/singlestore-kafka-sink-connector/data-type-mapping.md)
* [SingleStore Kafka Sink Connector Properties](https://docs.singlestore.com/db/v9.1/load-data/integrate-with-singlestore/singlestore-kafka-sink-connector/singlestore-kafka-sink-connector-properties.md)
* [Configure mTLS for SingleStore Kafka Sink Connector](https://docs.singlestore.com/db/v9.1/load-data/integrate-with-singlestore/singlestore-kafka-sink-connector/configure-mtls-for-singlestore-kafka-sink-connector.md)

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Modified at: April 24, 2026

Source: [/db/v9.1/load-data/integrate-with-singlestore/singlestore-kafka-sink-connector/](https://docs.singlestore.com/db/v9.1/load-data/integrate-with-singlestore/singlestore-kafka-sink-connector/)

(An index of the documentation is available at /llms.txt)