Lenses SQL

This page describes how to explore and process data in real time with Lenses SQL engines, and use Kafka Connectors to source and sink data, with monitoring and alerting.

For automation use the CLI.

Lenses has two SQL engines to allow users to explore and process streaming data:

1. SQL Snapshot - This is point in time SQL engine powering the Explore and SQL Studio for debugging and exploration of data.

2. SQL Processors (Streaming) - These are long-running applications, configured, deployed and managed by Lenses to perform joins, aggregations, data conversion and more.

Exploring

Learn how to use Lenses to explore topics, their data, configurations and consumers.

SQL Studio

Learn how to use the SQL Studio to interactively query data in your Kafka topics and more.

Processing

Learn how to process data, join, filter aggregate and more with Lenses SQL Processors.