# Drag, drop, done: a visual composer for Redpanda Connect

DevFeed: [Drag, drop, done: a visual composer for Redpanda Connect](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/drag-drop-done-a-visual-composer-for-redpanda-connect-12749.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.redpanda.com/blog/redpanda-connect-pipeline-builder>)

Author: Prakhar Garg

Published: 2026-07-23T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Redpanda](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/redpanda.md>)

Topics: [Redpanda-Connect](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/redpanda-connect.md>), [Canvas](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/canvas.md>), [stream-processing](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/stream-processing.md>), [Caching](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/caching.md>), [Routing (disambiguation)](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/routing.md>), [HTTP](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/http.md>), [n8n](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/n8n.md>), [workflow automation](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/workflow-automation.md>)

Tags: [api](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/api.md>), [automation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/automation.md>), [building](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/building.md>), [cache](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cache.md>), [caching](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/caching.md>), [events](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/events.md>), [front-end](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/front-end.md>), [http](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/http.md>), [n8n](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/n8n.md>), [pipeline](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/pipeline.md>), [redpanda-connect](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/redpanda-connect.md>), [routing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/routing.md>), [stream-processing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/stream-processing.md>), [workflow](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/workflow.md>)

## AI overview

Redpanda introduces a visual Pipeline Builder for Redpanda Connect, using a drag-and-drop canvas to compose pipelines from inputs, processors, and outputs. The builder generates YAML while making routing, enrichment, caching, error handling, and retries easier to understand and configure. The article contrasts it with n8n, emphasizing Redpanda Connect's suitability for high-volume event streaming with ordering, backpressure, and exactly-once semantics.

## Source excerpt

A first look at the new visual Pipeline Builder for Redpanda Connect (preview), plus a roundup of recent CDC and connector updates.