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title: Pipelines Overview
description: OpenObserve pipelines read data from a source, transform it, and write to a destination; compare real-time and scheduled types and when to use each one.
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In OpenObserve, pipelines are data processing workflows used to transform logs, metrics, or traces during ingestion or before storage.

**Learn more:**

- [Pipelines in OpenObserve](index.md)
- [Create and Use Real-time Pipeline](create-and-use-real-time-pipeline.md)
- [Create and Use Scheduled Pipeline](create-and-use-scheduled-pipeline.md)
- [Import and Export Pipelines](import-and-export-pipelines.md)
- [Manage Pipelines](manage-pipelines.md)
- [Configurable Delay in Scheduled Pipelines](configurable-delay-in-scheduled-pipelines.md)