# Connect Kafka to MySQL: A Quick Integration Guide

DevFeed: [Connect Kafka to MySQL: A Quick Integration Guide](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/connect-kafka-to-mysql-a-quick-integration-guide-82186.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://estuary.dev/blog/kafka-to-mysql>)

Author: Jeffrey Richman

Published: 2024-04-08T16:10:54Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Estuary](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/estuary.md>)

Topics: [Apache Kafka](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/apache-kafka.md>), [MySQL](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/mysql.md>), [Publish-subscribe pattern](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/pubsub.md>), [Data pipelines](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/data-pipelines.md>), [data migrations](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/data-migrations.md>)

Tags: [cdc](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cdc.md>), [guide](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/guide.md>), [integration](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/integration.md>), [kafka](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/kafka.md>), [mysql](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mysql.md>)

## AI overview

This tutorial compares using Estuary with manually configuring Kafka Connect to transfer data between Apache Kafka and MySQL. It walks through connector setup, configuration, data verification, and common limitations of the manual approach.

## Source excerpt

Check out our ultimate guide on data migration from Kafka to MySQL. It will help you choose the method that best suits your needs.