Hi <@U04SE163WC8> can airbyte do real time syncs ?
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Hi @kapa.ai can airbyte do real time syncs ?
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Airbyte is primarily an ETL-focused tool, built around concepts like scheduling. While you can schedule syncs with high frequency or even trigger the jobs via Airbyte's API, this would be more of a "near-real-time" use case rather than true real-time. In reality, very few analysts need true real-time data outside of things like algorithmic trading. If you're really looking for true real-time, you should probably be looking more at things like streaming data feeds or webhooks that take a scheduler or sync interval out of play. However, Airbyte does offer a feature called Change Data Capture (CDC) which helps you capture and replicate real-time changes in data from various sources. It allows you to stay updated with the most recent changes in the data sources without repeatedly performing complete data transfers. Please note that for Scheduled or cron scheduled syncs, Airbyte guarantees syncs will initiate with a schedule accuracy of +/- 30 minutes. Also, syncs can run at most every 60 minutes in Airbyte Cloud. Sources: - [GitHub Discussion](https://github.com/airbytehq/airbyte/discussions/41509) - [Airbyte Tutorials](https://airbyte.com/tutorials/oracle-replication) - [Airbyte Documentation](https://docs.airbyte.com/using-airbyte/core-concepts/sync-schedules#sync-considerations)