# Akka actor and akka stream

**URL:** <https://discuss.akka.io/t/akka-actor-and-akka-stream/9702>\
**Category:** Akka Libraries\
**Created:** [April 17, 2022, 1:31pm UTC](https://discuss.akka.io/t/akka-actor-and-akka-stream/9702 "2022-04-17T13:31:15Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 17, 2022, 1:31pm UTC](https://discuss.akka.io/t/akka-actor-and-akka-stream/9702/1 "2022-04-17T13:31:15Z")

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hi, can we use akka actor for async, and akka stream for non blocking IO, we use it at the same time. For example, when we receive request, each request is actor, each stream can process a lot of actor