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Confluent | the Data Streaming Platform Client Quotas (kafka-quotas/v1) API

[![General Availability](https://img.shields.io/badge/Lifecycle%20Stage-General%20Availability-%2345c6e8)](#section/Versioning/API-Lifecycle-Policy) `ClientQuota` objects represent Client Quotas you can set at the service account level. The API allows you to list, create, read, update, and delete your client quotas. Related guide: [Client Quotas in Confluent Cloud](https://docs.confluent.io/cloud/current/clusters/client-quotas.html). ## The Client Quotas Model

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GET /kafka-quotas/v1/client-quotas List client quotas on a cluster · List of Client Quotas #
Ask an LLM
“Which client throughput quotas are set on my Kafka cluster?”
“Can I see every client quota in an environment?”
Tell an agent
List the client quotas for cluster {cluster} in environment {environment}.
Show all quotas on {cluster}.
POST /kafka-quotas/v1/client-quotas Create a client quota · Create a Client Quota #
Ask an LLM
“How do I limit the throughput of a specific client application?”
“Can I add a new produce and consume quota for a group of principals?”
Tell an agent
Create a new client quota.
Add a throughput quota for a set of principals on my cluster.
GET /kafka-quotas/v1/client-quotas/{id} Read a client quota · Read a Client Quota #
Ask an LLM
“What throughput limits does one client quota enforce?”
“Can I look up a client quota by its ID?”
Tell an agent
Get client quota {id}.
Show the throughput limits in quota {id}.
PATCH /kafka-quotas/v1/client-quotas/{id} Update a client quota · Update a Client Quota #
Ask an LLM
“Can I raise the throughput limit on an existing client quota?”
“How do I add principals to a quota I already created?”
Tell an agent
Update client quota {id} with spec {spec}.
Change the throughput limits on quota {id} to {spec}.
DELETE /kafka-quotas/v1/client-quotas/{id} Delete a client quota · Delete a Client Quota #
Ask an LLM
“Can I remove a quota so a client is no longer throttled?”
“Is deleting a client quota immediate?”
Tell an agent destructive · confirm first
Delete client quota {id}.
Remove the throttling quota {id}.

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