This tutorial explains how to set up the New Relic connector for Kafka Connect to ingest data from Apache Kafka topics into the New Relic platform without writing any code. The connector supports both events and metrics, with the former being used to send data about specific events that occur in an application, such as purchases or errors, and the latter being used to send data about metrics, such as CPU usage or memory levels. The connector can be configured using the Kafka Connect REST API and requires an API key from New Relic to start sending data to it. It provides error handling for messages that do not follow the recommended format, including retries and dead letter queues, making it easier to build observability pipelines with minimal development time and testing required.