Export from AWS Pricing to Kafka

CloudQuery is an open-source data integration platform that allows you to export data from any source to any destination.

The CloudQuery AWS Pricing plugin allows you to sync data from AWS Pricing to any destination, including Kafka. It's free, open source, requires no account, and takes only minutes to get started.

Ready? Let's dive right in!

Step 1. Install the CloudQuery CLI

The CloudQuery CLI is a command-line tool that runs the sync. It supports MacOS, Linux and Windows.

brew install cloudquery/tap/cloudquery

Step 2. Configure the AWS Pricing source plugin

Create a configuration file for the AWS Pricing plugin and set up authentication.

Configuration

Create a file called awspricing.yaml and add the following contents:

Fine-tune this configuration to match your needs. For more information, see the AWS Pricing Plugin ↗ page in the docs.

Step 3. Configure the Kafka destination plugin

Create a configuration file for the Kafka plugin and set up authentication.

Configuration

Create a file called kafka.yaml and add the following contents:

Fine-tune this configuration to match your needs. For more information, see the Kafka Plugin ↗ page in the docs.

Step 4. Start the Sync

Run the following command in your terminal to start the sync

And away we go! 🚀 The sync will run until completion, fetching all selected tables from AWS Pricing. Any errors will be logged to a file called cloudquery.log.

Further Reading

Now that you've seen the basics of syncing AWS Pricing to Kafka, you should know that there's a lot more you can do. Check out the CloudQuery Documentation, Source Code and How-to Guides for more details.