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AWS Aurora MySQL to OpenSearch integration — real-time, two-way sync

Keep AWS Aurora MySQL and OpenSearch in sync without custom scripts. Cut weeks of integration work, eliminate silent data drift, and give your team a single, reliable source of truth.

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Why teams connect AWS Aurora MySQL and OpenSearch

Keep AWS Aurora MySQL and OpenSearch synchronized in real time, across engines, regions, or services, in one or both directions.

Two databases that must agree is one of the oldest problems in engineering: different engines for different workloads, separate services with overlapping reference data, a migration in flight, or regional instances that share a subset of records. Hand-rolled replication across systems means change capture, conflict handling, and type mapping, all built and maintained by your team.

Stacksync syncs tables or collections between AWS Aurora MySQL and OpenSearch continuously and bi-directionally, translating types between the two engines and resolving conflicts by rules you configure. Rows written on either side appear on the other within seconds.

Common use cases

  • Let operations teams edit records in a spreadsheet-style tool with changes written back to Aurora safely.
  • Give backend services read and write access to ERP or billing data by syncing it into Aurora tables the application already queries.
  • Index support tickets and activity logs from SaaS tools for operational dashboards.
  • Backfill or rebuild indexes from a database after mapping changes without hand-written ETL.

Migration with zero-downtime cutover

When one database is replacing the other, sync both directions during the transition and switch traffic when ready, without a freeze window.

Shared reference data between services

Services that own separate databases stay consistent on the records they share, without a custom replication layer.

Regional or environment copies

Mirror selected tables to another region or environment continuously, filtered to just the rows that should travel.

What you can sync between AWS Aurora MySQL and OpenSearch

Representative objects on each side — any object or custom field can map to any target. Schemas are auto-detected; types are converted between the two systems.

AWS Aurora MySQL objects OpenSearch objects
Databases (schemas) Logical namespaces that scope which tables a sync connection can see. Data streams Append-oriented time-series storage for logs and events pushed from source systems
Tables The primary sync unit; each table maps one-to-one to a table or object in the paired system. Snapshots Backup artifacts, relevant when reseeding an index from a repository
Rows Inserted, updated, and deleted individually or in bulk during two-way syncs. Indexes The core container; synced records land in indexes with defined mappings
Columns MySQL data types are mapped to the paired system's field types during schema setup. Documents JSON records written via the index and bulk APIs and read via search queries
Primary keys and indexes Used to match rows across systems and keep incremental syncs efficient. Index aliases Stable names over rotating indexes, used for zero-downtime reindex during backfills
Views Can serve as read-only sync sources for derived or filtered datasets. Index templates Mapping and settings presets applied to new indexes a sync creates
What ships with AWS Aurora MySQL ⇄ OpenSearch

Connect AWS Aurora MySQL and OpenSearch for flexible, real-time data sync.

Real-time sync, workflow automation, event queues, EDI, and monitoring, for every AWS Aurora MySQL–OpenSearch connection.

Real-time

Two-way sync

Changes in AWS Aurora MySQL or OpenSearch instantly reflect in both systems. No stale data, no manual imports.

No-code + pro-code

Workflow automation

Trigger automated workflows whenever AWS Aurora MySQL or OpenSearch data changes, update records, fire webhooks, or kick off sequences without brittle API scripts.

At scale

Event queues

Handle millions of events per minute without losing a single AWS Aurora MySQL or OpenSearch record.

Observability

Monitoring

Track your AWS Aurora MySQL ⇄ OpenSearch sync health, view errors, and replay failed events in one click.

Trading partners

EDI

Transform legacy EDI complexity into simple database interactions between AWS Aurora MySQL and OpenSearch.

How the AWS Aurora MySQL and OpenSearch connectors work

AWS Aurora MySQL

Integration surface
SQL wire protocol (MySQL-compatible), standard MySQL drivers and JDBC
Authentication
Database credentials, optionally AWS IAM database authentication, over TLS
Change detection
Log-based CDC via the MySQL binary log (binlog), with polling on timestamp columns as a fallback
Capabilities
read · write · CDC

OpenSearch

Integration surface
REST API over HTTP(S) with JSON payloads
Authentication
basic authentication with the security plugin, or AWS IAM request signing on Amazon OpenSearch Service
Change detection
no native change feed; reads rely on queries with scroll or point-in-time polling
Capabilities
read · write
Rate limits
throughput bounded by cluster sizing rather than fixed API quotas
How it works

How to connect AWS Aurora MySQL to OpenSearch — three steps, no code

Configure and sync within minutes, no code. Whether you sync 50k or 100M+ records, Stacksync handles the queues, infra, and plumbing. Integrations are non-invasive and need zero setup on your systems.

  1. 01

    Connect your apps

    Authenticate AWS Aurora MySQL and OpenSearch with each platform's native method — OAuth, API keys, or service accounts — plus secure options like SSH tunneling, IP whitelisting, and VPC peering.

    • OAuth 2.0
    • SSH tunnel
    • VPC peering
    AWS Aurora MySQL connected
    OpenSearch connected
    OAuth 2.0
    SSH tunnel
    SSL certificate
    VPC peering
  2. 02

    Choose tables

    Pick the AWS Aurora MySQL and OpenSearch objects to sync — Stacksync auto-detects both schemas, including custom fields where the platform exposes them. Sync to existing tables, or let Stacksync create new ones with ideal data types.

    • Standard objects
    • Custom objects
    • Auto-schema
    objects · AWS Aurora MySQL ⇄ OpenSearch
    Customers 12,480
    Sales Orders 8,213
    Invoices 5,902
    Items 1,344
  3. 03

    Map fields

    Fields map automatically even when names and types differ. Stacksync handles transformation and type casting for you, zero configuration required.

    • Auto-map
    • Type casting
    • Transforms
    AWS Aurora MySQL OpenSearch
    Company company_name text
    Email email text
    Amount amount numeric
    Created created_at timestamp
FAQ

AWS Aurora MySQL and OpenSearch integration FAQ

SECURITY

Security teams love Stacksync

As a data company, we understand the importance of keeping your data secure. Stacksync is built with security best practices to keep your data safe at every layer, and is DPF-certified for US, EU, UK and CH data transfers.

SOC 2 type II
ISO 27001
HIPAA BAA
GDPR
CCPA
CSA STAR
DPF US-EU-UK-CH
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SSO & SCIM

Let your users access Stacksync from your centralized user management systems. Works with Okta, Azure, Google SSO and more.

Alerts

Immediately get alerted about record syncing issues over email, Slack, PagerDuty and WhatsApp. Resolve issues from a centralized dashboard with retry and revert options.

Secure connection options

Securely connects to your systems with:

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