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author: jianleishen
ms.topic: include
ms.date: 10/20/2023
ms.author: jianleishen
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To perform the copy activity with a pipeline, you can use one of the following tools or SDKs:
- [Copy Data tool](../quickstart-hello-world-copy-data-tool.md)
- [Azure portal](../quickstart-create-data-factory-portal.md)
- [.NET SDK](../quickstart-create-data-factory-dot-net.md)
- [Python SDK](../quickstart-create-data-factory-python.md)
- [Azure PowerShell](../quickstart-create-data-factory-powershell.md)
- [REST API](../quickstart-create-data-factory-rest-api.md)
- [Azure Resource Manager template](../quickstart-create-data-factory-resource-manager-template.md)