Flink UDF external connectivity generally available

GAJun 25, 2026VerifiedAdded Sep 22, 2026

UDFs can call external systems such as REST APIs through Connection objects bound with USING CONNECTIONS. Public endpoints on AWS, Azure, Google Cloud; private endpoints on AWS only.

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