# tCassandraInput

Extracts the desired data from a standard or super column family of a Cassandra keyspace so as to apply changes to the data.

tCassandraInput allows you to read data from a Cassandra keyspace and send data in the Talend flow.

This component is not shipped with your Talend Studio by default. You need to install it using the Feature Manager. For more information, see [Installing features using the Feature Manager](https://help.qlik.com/talend/r/en-US/8.0/studio-user-guide/install-features-to-talend-studio).

### In this section

* [tCassandraInput Standard properties](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/components/8.0/cassandra/tcassandrainput-standard-properties)
* [tCassandraInput properties for Apache Spark Batch](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/components/8.0/cassandra/tcassandrainput-properties-for-apache-spark-batch)

**Related concepts**

* [Handling data with Cassandra](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/components/8.0/cassandra/tcassandrainput-tcassandraoutput-tlogrow-handling-data-with-cassandra-standard-component-bigdata-this)