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Confluent 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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Operations 5

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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 Dedicated Kafka cluster?”
“Can I list client quotas for one cluster in an environment?”
Tell an agent
List client quotas for cluster {cluster} in environment {environment}.
Show all throughput quotas on Kafka cluster {cluster}, environment {environment}.
POST /kafka-quotas/v1/client-quotas Create a client quota · Create a Client Quota #
Ask an LLM
“How do I throttle a noisy client application with a new client quota?”
“Can I cap ingress and egress throughput for specific principals?”
Tell an agent
Create a client quota.
Set up a new throughput quota for a group of client principals.
GET /kafka-quotas/v1/client-quotas/{id} Get one client quota · Read a Client Quota #
Ask an LLM
“What throughput limits does a particular client quota enforce?”
“Which principals does one client quota apply to?”
Tell an agent
Get client quota {id}.
Show the limits and principals of client quota {id}.
PATCH /kafka-quotas/v1/client-quotas/{id} Update a client quota · Update a Client Quota #
Ask an LLM
“Can I raise or lower the throughput limit on an existing client quota?”
“How do I add principals to a client quota that already exists?”
Tell an agent
Update client quota {id} with spec {spec}.
Change the throughput limits of 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 client quota so those clients are no longer throttled?”
“How do I get rid of a quota I set by mistake?”
Tell an agent destructive · confirm first
Delete client quota {id}.
Remove the throttling quota {id}.

Documentation

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https://docs.confluent.io/cloud/current/api.html
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https://api.telemetry.confluent.cloud/docs

Specifications

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Schemas & Data

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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/confluent/refs/heads/main/json-schema/confluent-kafka-quotas-v1-client-quota-list-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/confluent/refs/heads/main/json-schema/confluent-kafka-quotas-v1-client-quota-schema.json

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OpenAPI Specification

confluent-client-quotas-kafka-quotas-v1-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Confluent Client Quotas (kafka-quotas/v1) API
  version: ''
  x-api-id: 46234552-5833-42eb-ba0f-883ad3f70d2b
  x-audience: external-public
  x-logo:
    url: https://assets.confluent.io/m/1661ef5e4ff82d3d/
  description: 'Operations tagged Client Quotas (kafka-quotas/v1) across 2 of this provider''s published API definitions: confluent-cloud-openapi.yaml, confluent-cloud-full.yaml. Each path carries the servers of the definition it was published in.'
servers:
- url: https://api.confluent.cloud
  description: Confluent Cloud API
tags:


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