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# Sinks [¶](https://www.tinybird.co/docs/forward/work-with-data/publish-data/sinks#sinks)

Copy as MD Tinybird Sinks allow you to export data from your Tinybird Workspace to external systems on a scheduled or on-demand basis. Sinks are built on top of [Pipes](../pipes) and provide a fully managed way to push data to various destinations.

## Available Sinks [¶](https://www.tinybird.co/docs/forward/work-with-data/publish-data/sinks#available-sinks)

Tinybird supports the following Sink destinations:

- [  Kafka Sink](./sinks/kafka-sink)
- [  S3 Sink](./sinks/s3-sink)
- [  GCS Sink](./sinks/gcs-sink)

Sinks are available on the Developer and Enterprise plans. See [Plans](/docs/forward/pricing).

## Key features [¶](https://www.tinybird.co/docs/forward/work-with-data/publish-data/sinks#key-features)

- Fully Managed: Sinks require no additional tooling or infrastructure management.
- Scheduled or On-Demand: Run exports on a defined schedule using cron expressions or trigger them manually when needed.
- Query Parameters: Support for parameterized queries allows flexible data filtering and transformation.
- Observability: Monitor Sink operations and data transfer through Service Data Sources.

## Common use cases [¶](https://www.tinybird.co/docs/forward/work-with-data/publish-data/sinks#common-use-cases)

Sinks enable various data integration scenarios:

- Regular data exports to clients or partner systems.
- Feeding data lakes and data warehouses.
- Real-time data synchronization with external systems.
- Event-driven architectures and data pipelines.


