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Confluent | the Data Streaming Platform Rtce Topics (rtce/v1) API

[![General Availability](https://img.shields.io/badge/Lifecycle%20Stage-General%20Availability-%2345c6e8)](#section/Versioning/API-Lifecycle-Policy) An RtceTopic represents a customer's Kafka topic enabled for real-time context engine capabilities, providing low-latency data access and lookups. ## The Rtce Topics Model

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GET /rtce/v1/rtce-topics List real-time context engine topics · List of Rtce Topics #
Ask an LLM
“Which topics are enabled for the real-time context engine on my Kafka cluster?”
“Can I filter RTCE topics by cloud and region?”
Tell an agent
List RTCE topics in environment {environment} on Kafka cluster {kafka_cluster}.
Show RTCE topics for cluster {kafka_cluster} in environment {environment} located in region {region}.
POST /rtce/v1/rtce-topics Enable a topic for the real-time context engine · Create a Rtce Topic #
Ask an LLM
“How do I enable a Kafka topic for the real-time context engine?”
“What spec does a new RTCE topic need?”
Tell an agent
Create an RTCE topic with spec {spec}.
Enable real-time context serving for the topic described in {spec}.
GET /rtce/v1/rtce-topics/{topic_name} Get a real-time context engine topic · Read a Rtce Topic #
Ask an LLM
“What is the status of one RTCE topic?”
“Can I read the settings of a single real-time context engine topic?”
Tell an agent
Show RTCE topic {topic_name} on cluster {kafka_cluster} in environment {environment}.
Read RTCE topic {topic_name}.
PATCH /rtce/v1/rtce-topics/{topic_name} Update a real-time context engine topic · Update a Rtce Topic #
Ask an LLM
“Can I change the settings of an existing RTCE topic?”
“Which RTCE topic fields are updatable?”
Tell an agent
Update RTCE topic {topic_name} with spec {spec}.
Modify existing RTCE topic {topic_name} using {spec}.
DELETE /rtce/v1/rtce-topics/{topic_name} Delete a real-time context engine topic · Delete a Rtce Topic #
Ask an LLM
“How do I stop serving a topic through the real-time context engine?”
“Can I delete an RTCE topic from a Kafka cluster?”
Tell an agent destructive · confirm first
Delete RTCE topic {topic_name} on cluster {kafka_cluster} in environment {environment}.
Remove RTCE topic {topic_name}.

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