Formats
This documentation is for an out-of-date version of Apache Flink. We recommend you use the latest stable version.
Flink provides a set of table formats that can be used with table connectors. A table format is a storage format defines how to map binary data onto table columns.
Flink supports the following formats:
| Formats | Supported Connectors |
|---|---|
| CSV | Apache Kafka, Filesystem |
| JSON | Apache Kafka, Filesystem, Elasticsearch |
| Apache Avro | Apache Kafka, Filesystem |
| Debezium CDC | Apache Kafka |
| Canal CDC | Apache Kafka |
| Apache Parquet | Filesystem |
| Apache ORC | Filesystem |