Sinks now available in Tinybird Forward¶

Sinks are now fully supported in Tinybird Forward! Export data from your Forward Workspace to external systems on a scheduled or on-demand basis. This powerful data export capability, previously available only in Classic, brings comprehensive integration options to Forward users.

S3 Sinks¶

Connect securely to your S3 buckets using IAM Role authentication or HMAC credentials. IAM Role authentication provides enhanced security without managing long-lived credentials, while HMAC authentication offers a straightforward setup with access keys.

Key features:

• Support for multiple AWS regions
• File formats: CSV, NDJSON, Parquet
• Multiple compression options
• Advanced file templating and partitioning
• Dynamic file naming with column-based partitioning

Learn more about S3 Sinks

GCS Sinks¶

Export data to Google Cloud Storage using Service Account authentication or HMAC credentials. Service Account authentication provides role-based access control, while HMAC authentication allows connection using access keys for simpler setup.

Learn more about GCS Sinks

Kafka Sinks (Now Generally Available)¶

Kafka Sinks have moved out of beta and are now generally available in both Classic and Forward. Push your query results to Kafka topics for real-time data streaming and event-driven architectures.

Learn more about Kafka Sinks

Window support in Forward CLI¶

Forward CLI works now in Windows OS. Run powershell -ExecutionPolicy ByPass -c "irm https://tinybird.co | iex" to install it.

Improvements and bug fixes¶

• [Forward]: Add observability for Sink operations with detailed logging in the UI
• [Forward]: All workspace limits are now enforced in Forward. See Limits
• [Forward]: tb mock now supports schemas with different json paths from column names.
• [Forward]: README.md file generated with tb create now is creating in the project directory instead of the root.