Apache Kafka

Apache Kafka is an open-source distributed event streaming platform used by thousands of companies for high-performance data pipelines, streaming analytics, data integration, and mission-critical applications. It provides a REST Proxy API, Kafka Connect REST API, and AsyncAPI for event streaming.

Apache Kafka publishes 12 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Messaging API, ACL API, Broker API, and 9 more. Tagged areas include Distributed Systems, Event Streaming, Messaging, Open-Source, and Pub-Sub.

The Apache Kafka catalog on APIs.io includes 1 event-driven AsyncAPI specification, 5 JSON-LD contexts, and 3 Spectral governance rulesets.

Apache Kafka’s developer surface includes CLI, changelog, documentation, getting-started guide, engineering blog, and 38 more developer resources.

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45.9/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 30/100 agent ready open core · Apache-2.0 Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-09-08 · rubric v0.20.0

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2 APIs 1 MCP Servers 7 Features 5 Use Cases

Distributed Systems Event Streaming Messaging Open-Source Pub-Sub

Kin Score

Kin Score How this is scored →
scored 2026-09-08 · rubric v0.20.0

Composite quality — 45.9/100 · developing

Contract Quality 11.3 / 20

Developer Ergonomics 5.0 / 16

Access Clarity 4.2 / 16

Operational Transparency 3.8 / 10

Contract Governance 3.2 / 10

Discoverability 5.3 / 8

Open Source Surface 7.5 / 10

Create-or-Update Ergonomics 2.2 / 10

Agent readiness — 30/100 · agent ready

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10

Documented Reversibility 0 / 6

MCP Server 12 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 8 / 8

Request/Response Examples 7 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7

Typed Event Surface 6 / 6

Agent Skills 0 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

A2A Agent Card 0 / 8

Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4

Delegated User Identity 0 / 6

Protected Resource Metadata 0 / 5

Registration Without a Human 0 / 6

Agentic Commerce Well-Known Document 0 / 5

Open Source Surface applies to this provider. This product is open source and we read its repository directly, so Open Source Surface carries 10 points of the composite. It is scored from what the repository actually publishes — a security policy, a contribution guide, a release history, a code of conduct — read live from the provider rather than inferred from our own catalog pointers. This facet adds; nothing was taken away to make room for it. An open-source project is not excused from the commercial facets, because exemption would strip it of the points it does earn. If we have the wrong repository, or this product is not open source, say so on your provider repo and we will drop the facet rather than have you publish against it.

Create-or-Update Ergonomics applies to this provider. This API accepts writes, so it carries 10 points of the composite. It is scored from the published contracts themselves: whether a caller can create-or-update in one call, whether the write accepts a key the caller already holds, and whether the response says which branch ran. Without that, every write needs a search-and-branch in front of it, and the first time that check is skipped a duplicate record is created. Scored against the observed mean rather than raw — a provider at the catalog average is unchanged by this facet, not penalised by it.

The six quality facets above are damped to 80 points between them, because the conditional facet above carries the other 20. That is why each facet's contribution is shown against a damped maximum: raising a quality facet moves the composite by 80% of its nominal weight, not 100%. The full arithmetic is at apis.io/rating/.

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APIs 12

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Apache Kafka Messaging API

The core Kafka messaging protocol for producing and consuming records to/from topics using the native Kafka binary protocol, supporting exactly-once semantics, compaction, and p...

Apache Kafka ACL API

The ACL API from Apache Kafka — 1 operation(s) for acl.

Apache Kafka Broker API

The Broker API from Apache Kafka — 1 operation(s) for broker.

Apache Kafka Cluster API

The Cluster API from Apache Kafka — 3 operation(s) for cluster.

Apache Kafka Connectors API

The Connectors API from Apache Kafka — 8 operation(s) for connectors.

Apache Kafka Consumer Group API

The Consumer Group API from Apache Kafka — 2 operation(s) for consumer group.

Apache Kafka Offsets API

The Offsets API from Apache Kafka — 1 operation(s) for offsets.

Apache Kafka Partition API

The Partition API from Apache Kafka — 1 operation(s) for partition.

Apache Kafka Plugins API

The Plugins API from Apache Kafka — 2 operation(s) for plugins.

Apache Kafka Records API

The Records API from Apache Kafka — 1 operation(s) for records.

Apache Kafka Tasks API

The Tasks API from Apache Kafka — 3 operation(s) for tasks.

Apache Kafka Topic API

The Topic API from Apache Kafka — 2 operation(s) for topic.

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Open Collections 14

Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).

API Collection

OPEN COLLECTION

Kafka Connect REST ACL API

OPEN COLLECTION

Kafka Connect REST ACL Broker API

OPEN COLLECTION

Kafka Connect REST ACL Cluster API

OPEN COLLECTION

Kafka Connect REST ACL Connectors API

OPEN COLLECTION

Kafka Connect REST ACL Consumer Group API

OPEN COLLECTION

Kafka Connect REST ACL Offsets API

OPEN COLLECTION

Kafka Connect REST ACL Partition API

OPEN COLLECTION

Kafka Connect REST ACL Plugins API

OPEN COLLECTION

Kafka Connect REST ACL Records API

OPEN COLLECTION

Kafka Connect REST ACL Tasks API

OPEN COLLECTION

Kafka Connect REST ACL Topic API

OPEN COLLECTION

Kafka Connect REST API

OPEN COLLECTION

Confluent Kafka REST Proxy API

OPEN COLLECTION

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Arazzo Workflows 12

Multi-step API workflows described with the Arazzo specification.

Apache Kafka Update a Connector Configuration

Read the current config, validate the replacement, apply it, restart, and confirm.

ARAZZO

Apache Kafka Decommission a Connector

Capture a connector's config and offsets, stop it cleanly, delete it, and verify it is gone.

ARAZZO

Apache Kafka Triage a Failed Connector

Find the connector, read its status, drill into the failing task, and restart what is broken.

ARAZZO

Apache Kafka Pause and Resume a Connector for Maintenance

Pause a connector for a maintenance window, confirm it stopped, then resume it and confirm recovery.

ARAZZO

Apache Kafka Reset Connector Offsets

Stop a connector, snapshot its offsets, wipe them entirely, and resume from a clean slate.

ARAZZO

Apache Kafka Rewind Connector Offsets

Stop a connector, capture its offsets, rewind them to a chosen position, and resume.

ARAZZO

Apache Kafka Validate and Deploy a Connector

Check the worker, confirm the plugin is installed, validate the config, then create the connector.

ARAZZO

Apache Kafka Review Consumer Group Lag

Resolve the cluster, list the consumer groups, and pull the lag summary and assignment for one group.

ARAZZO

Apache Kafka Grant a Principal Access to a Topic

Resolve the cluster, confirm the topic, audit existing ACLs, grant read access, and verify the grant.

ARAZZO

Apache Kafka Review Cluster and Topic Capacity

Walk a cluster from brokers to topics to the partition and replica layout of one topic.

ARAZZO

Apache Kafka Decommission a Topic

Confirm the topic, check for active consumer groups and bound ACLs, then delete it.

ARAZZO

Apache Kafka Provision a Topic and Produce a Record

Resolve the cluster, create a topic with explicit partitioning, read it back, and produce a first record.

ARAZZO

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MCP Servers 1

Model Context Protocol servers that expose these APIs to AI agents.

Apache Kafka MCP Server

MCP SERVER

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Apache Kafka Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Apache Kafka Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Apache Kafka Finops

FINOPS

Features 7

Notable capabilities this provider offers.

High Throughput

Handle millions of messages per second with low latency at massive scale.

Exactly-Once Semantics

Guarantee exactly-once message delivery with idempotent producers and transactional APIs.

Distributed Replication

Automatic replication across brokers for fault tolerance and high availability.

Stream Processing

Real-time stream processing via Kafka Streams library and KSQL.

Connector Ecosystem

200+ pre-built Kafka Connect connectors for databases, clouds, and SaaS.

Log Compaction

Retain the latest value for each key with topic log compaction.

Consumer Groups

Horizontally scalable consumers with automatic partition rebalancing.

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Event Specifications 1

AsyncAPI definitions for this provider's event-driven and streaming APIs.

Apache Kafka Messaging API

Apache Kafka is a distributed event streaming platform capable of handling trillions of events a day. This spec describes the core messaging protocol for producing and consuming...

ASYNCAPI

Semantic Vocabularies 5

JSON-LD contexts and semantic vocabularies used across these APIs.

Apache Kafka Kafka Connect Config Context

2 classes · 3 properties

JSON-LD

Apache Kafka Kafka Connect Connector Context

5 classes · 7 properties

JSON-LD

Apache Kafka Kafka Connect Create Context

2 classes · 1 properties

JSON-LD

Apache Kafka Kafka Connect Task Context

2 classes · 7 properties

JSON-LD

Apache Kafka Kafka Rest Proxy Context

10 classes · 41 properties

JSON-LD

Spectral Rules 3

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

Apache Kafka API Rules

2 rules · 1 warnings 1 info

SPECTRAL

Apache Kafka API Rules

5 rules · 4 warnings 1 info

SPECTRAL

Apache Kafka API Rules

20 rules · 9 errors 6 warnings 5 info

SPECTRAL

JSON Schema 19

Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.

ConfigValidationResult

4 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ConnectorInfo

4 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ConnectorPlugin

3 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ConnectorStatus

4 properties

JSON SCHEMA

CreateConnectorRequest

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

TaskInfo

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

TaskStatus

4 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Kafka Record

8 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Acl

10 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Broker

6 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Cluster

6 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ConsumerGroup

10 properties

JSON SCHEMA

CreateAclRequest

7 properties

JSON SCHEMA

CreateTopicRequest

4 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Partition

7 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ProduceRequest

4 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ProduceResponse

6 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Topic

9 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Kafka Topic Configuration

4 properties

JSON SCHEMA

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JSON Structure 17

JSON Structure definitions describing this provider's data shapes.

Kafka Connect Config Validation Result Structure

4 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Kafka Connect Connector Info Structure

4 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Kafka Connect Connector Plugin Structure

3 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Kafka Connect Connector Status Structure

4 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Kafka Connect Create Connector Request Structure

2 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Kafka Connect Task Info Structure

2 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Kafka Connect Task Status Structure

4 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Kafka Rest Proxy Acl Structure

10 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Kafka Rest Proxy Broker Structure

6 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Kafka Rest Proxy Cluster Structure

6 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Kafka Rest Proxy Consumer Group Structure

10 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Kafka Rest Proxy Create Acl Request Structure

7 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Kafka Rest Proxy Create Topic Request Structure

4 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Kafka Rest Proxy Partition Structure

7 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Kafka Rest Proxy Produce Request Structure

4 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Kafka Rest Proxy Produce Response Structure

6 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Kafka Rest Proxy Topic Structure

9 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

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Examples 17

Example request and response payloads for these APIs.

Kafka Connect Config Validation Result Example

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Kafka Connect Connector Info Example

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Kafka Connect Connector Plugin Example

3 fields

EXAMPLE

Kafka Connect Connector Status Example

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Kafka Connect Create Connector Request Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Kafka Connect Task Info Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Kafka Connect Task Status Example

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Kafka Rest Proxy Acl Example

10 fields

EXAMPLE

Kafka Rest Proxy Broker Example

6 fields

EXAMPLE

Kafka Rest Proxy Cluster Example

6 fields

EXAMPLE

Kafka Rest Proxy Consumer Group Example

10 fields

EXAMPLE

Kafka Rest Proxy Create Acl Request Example

7 fields

EXAMPLE

Kafka Rest Proxy Create Topic Request Example

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Kafka Rest Proxy Partition Example

7 fields

EXAMPLE

Kafka Rest Proxy Produce Request Example

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Kafka Rest Proxy Produce Response Example

6 fields

EXAMPLE

Kafka Rest Proxy Topic Example

9 fields

EXAMPLE

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Security Posture 2

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Apache Kafka Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Apache Kafka Vulnerability Disclosure

security.txt · contact published

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.

Apache Kafka Agentic Access

34 operations · 16 acting · 2 human-in-the-loop

34 operations · 16 acting

AGENTIC

Use Cases 5

What developers build with this provider.

Event-Driven Architecture

Build event-driven microservices with reliable message delivery.

Data Pipeline

Move data between systems at scale with exactly-once delivery guarantees.

Real-Time Analytics

Process and analyze event streams in real time with Kafka Streams.

Log Aggregation

Centralize application and infrastructure logs for analysis and alerting.

CDC (Change Data Capture)

Capture database changes and stream them to data warehouses and caches.

Integrations 6

Pre-built integrations with other platforms and tools.

Apache Spark

Spark Structured Streaming integration for batch and streaming analytics.

Apache Flink

Native Flink Kafka connector for low-latency stream processing.

Debezium

CDC platform using Kafka Connect to capture database change events.

Elasticsearch

Kafka Connect Elasticsearch sink for indexing event data.

Amazon S3

Kafka Connect S3 sink for archiving event streams to object storage.

Apache Hadoop

HDFS sink connector for streaming data into Hadoop data lake.

Resources

Get Started 1

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

GettingStarted

GettingStarted

Documentation 2

Reference material describing how the API behaves

ContributionGuide

ContributionGuide

Documentation

Documentation

Agent Surfaces 4

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess

MCPServer

LLMsTxt

WellKnown

Design & Contract 20

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

ErrorCatalog

Lifecycle

Conventions

DataModel

Conformance

Versioning

SpectralRules

Vocabulary

Arazzo

Arazzo

Arazzo

Arazzo

Arazzo

Arazzo

Arazzo

Arazzo

Arazzo

Arazzo

Arazzo

Arazzo

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Build 5

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

CodeOfConduct

CodeOfConduct

Packages

Packages

CLI

CLI

GitHubOrganization

GitHubOrganization

GitHubRepository

GitHubRepository

Access & Security 4

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

SecurityPolicy

SecurityPolicy

SecurityTxt

SecurityTxt

VulnerabilityDisclosure

VulnerabilityDisclosure

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

ChangeLog

ChangeLog

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

License

License

TermsOfService

TermsOfService

Company 3

The organization behind the API

Website

Website

LinkedIn

Blog

Blog

Other 1

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Overlay

Overlay

Source (apis.yml)

aid: apache-kafka
name: Apache Kafka
description: Apache Kafka is an open-source distributed event streaming platform used by thousands of companies for high-performance
  data pipelines, streaming analytics, data integration, and mission-critical applications. It provides a REST Proxy API,
  Kafka Connect REST API, and AsyncAPI for event streaming.
type: Index
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  trial: false
  try_now: false
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position: Consuming
access: 3rd-Party
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/apache-kafka.png
tags:
- Distributed Systems
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- Messaging
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tags_raw:
- Distributed Systems
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created: '2025-06-05'
modified: '2026-06-20'
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/apache-kafka/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
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- aid: apache-kafka:kafka-messaging-api
  name: Apache Kafka Messaging API
  description: The core Kafka messaging protocol for producing and consuming records to/from topics using the native Kafka
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  humanURL: https://kafka.apache.org/documentation/#producerapi
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  - Streaming
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- aid: apache-kafka:apache-kafka-acl-api
  name: Apache Kafka ACL API
  description: The ACL API from Apache Kafka — 1 operation(s) for acl.
  humanURL: https://docs.confluent.io/platform/current/kafka-rest/
  baseURL: http://localhost:8082
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  properties:
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  - type: Documentation
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- aid: apache-kafka:apache-kafka-broker-api
  name: Apache Kafka Broker API
  description: The Broker API from Apache Kafka — 1 operation(s) for broker.
  humanURL: https://docs.confluent.io/platform/current/kafka-rest/
  baseURL: http://localhost:8082
  tags:
  - Brokers
  tags_raw:
  - Broker
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/apache-kafka-broker-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.confluent.io/platform/current/kafka-rest/api.html
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://kafka.apache.org/documentation/#connect_rest
- aid: apache-kafka:apache-kafka-cluster-api
  name: Apache Kafka Cluster API
  description: The Cluster API from Apache Kafka — 3 operation(s) for cluster.
  humanURL: https://docs.confluent.io/platform/current/kafka-rest/
  baseURL: http://localhost:8082
  tags:
  - Cluster
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/apache-kafka-cluster-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.confluent.io/platform/current/kafka-rest/api.html
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://kafka.apache.org/documentation/#connect_rest
- aid: apache-kafka:apache-kafka-connectors-api
  name: Apache Kafka Connectors API
  description: The Connectors API from Apache Kafka — 8 operation(s) for connectors.
  humanURL: https://docs.confluent.io/platform/current/kafka-rest/
  baseURL: http://localhost:8082
  tags:
  - Connectors
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/apache-kafka-connectors-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.confluent.io/platform/current/kafka-rest/api.html
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://kafka.apache.org/documentation/#connect_rest
- aid: apache-kafka:apache-kafka-consumer-group-api
  name: Apache Kafka Consumer Group API
  description: The Consumer Group API from Apache Kafka — 2 operation(s) for consumer group.
  humanURL: https://docs.confluent.io/platform/current/kafka-rest/
  baseURL: http://localhost:8082
  tags:
  - Consumer Group
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/apache-kafka-consumer-group-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.confluent.io/platform/current/kafka-rest/api.html
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://kafka.apache.org/documentation/#connect_rest
- aid: apache-kafka:apache-kafka-offsets-api
  name: Apache Kafka Offsets API
  description: The Offsets API from Apache Kafka — 1 operation(s) for offsets.
  humanURL: https://docs.confluent.io/platform/current/kafka-rest/
  baseURL: http://localhost:8082
  tags:
  - Offsets
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/apache-kafka-offsets-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.confluent.io/platform/current/kafka-rest/api.html
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://kafka.apache.org/documentation/#connect_rest
- aid: apache-kafka:apache-kafka-partition-api
  name: Apache Kafka Partition API
  description: The Partition API from Apache Kafka — 1 operation(s) for partition.
  humanURL: https://docs.confluent.io/platform/current/kafka-rest/
  baseURL: http://localhost:8082
  tags:
  - Partition
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/apache-kafka-partition-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.confluent.io/platform/current/kafka-rest/api.html
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://kafka.apache.org/documentation/#connect_rest
- aid: apache-kafka:apache-kafka-plugins-api
  name: Apache Kafka Plugins API
  description: The Plugins API from Apache Kafka — 2 operation(s) for plugins.
  humanURL: https://docs.confluent.io/platform/current/kafka-rest/
  baseURL: http://localhost:8082
  tags:
  - Plugins
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/apache-kafka-plugins-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.confluent.io/platform/current/kafka-rest/api.html
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://kafka.apache.org/documentation/#connect_rest
- aid: apache-kafka:apache-kafka-records-api
  name: Apache Kafka Records API
  description: The Records API from Apache Kafka — 1 operation(s) for records.
  humanURL: https://docs.confluent.io/platform/current/kafka-rest/
  baseURL: http://localhost:8082
  tags:
  - Records
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/apache-kafka-records-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.confluent.io/platform/current/kafka-rest/api.html
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://kafka.apache.org/documentation/#connect_rest
- aid: apache-kafka:apache-kafka-tasks-api
  name: Apache Kafka Tasks API
  description: The Tasks API from Apache Kafka — 3 operation(s) for tasks.
  humanURL: https://docs.confluent.io/platform/current/kafka-rest/
  baseURL: http://localhost:8082
  tags:
  - Task
  tags_raw:
  - Tasks
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/apache-kafka-tasks-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.confluent.io/platform/current/kafka-rest/api.html
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://kafka.apache.org/documentation/#connect_rest
- aid: apache-kafka:apache-kafka-topic-api
  name: Apache Kafka Topic API
  description: The Topic API from Apache Kafka — 2 operation(s) for topic.
  humanURL: https://docs.confluent.io/platform/current/kafka-rest/
  baseURL: http://localhost:8082
  tags:
  - Topic
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/apache-kafka-topic-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.confluent.io/platform/current/kafka-rest/api.html
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://kafka.apache.org/documentation/#connect_rest
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- type: AgenticAccess
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- type: Packages
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- type: Lifecycle
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- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
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- type: DomainSecurity
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- type: LinkedIn
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  url: https://github.com/apache/kafka
- type: Documentation
  url: https://kafka.apache.org/documentation/
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://kafka.apache.org/quickstart
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- type: Versioning
  url: https://kafka.apache.org/downloads
- type: SpectralRules
  url: rules/apache-kafka-spectral-rules.yml
- type: Vocabulary
  url: vocabulary/apache-kafka-vocabulary.yaml
- type: Arazzo
  url: arazzo/apache-kafka-connector-validate-deploy-workflow.yml
  name: Apache Kafka Validate and Deploy a Connector
- type: Arazzo
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  name: Apache Kafka Triage a Failed Connector
- type: Arazzo
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  name: Apache Kafka Update a Connector Configuration
- type: Arazzo
  url: arazzo/apache-kafka-connector-maintenance-pause-resume-workflow.yml
  name: Apache Kafka Pause and Resume a Connector for Maintenance
- type: Arazzo
  url: arazzo/apache-kafka-connector-offset-rewind-workflow.yml
  name: Apache Kafka Rewind Connector Offsets
- type: Arazzo
  url: arazzo/apache-kafka-connector-offset-reset-workflow.yml
  name: Apache Kafka Reset Connector Offsets
- type: Arazzo
  url: arazzo/apache-kafka-connector-decommission-workflow.yml
  name: Apache Kafka Decommission a Connector
- type: Arazzo
  url: arazzo/apache-kafka-topic-provision-produce-workflow.yml
  name: Apache Kafka Provision a Topic and Produce a Record
- type: Arazzo
  url: arazzo/apache-kafka-topic-capacity-review-workflow.yml
  name: Apache Kafka Review Cluster and Topic Capacity
- type: Arazzo
  url: arazzo/apache-kafka-consumer-group-lag-review-workflow.yml
  name: Apache Kafka Review Consumer Group Lag
- type: Arazzo
  url: arazzo/apache-kafka-topic-acl-grant-workflow.yml
  name: Apache Kafka Grant a Principal Access to a Topic
- type: Arazzo
  url: arazzo/apache-kafka-topic-decommission-workflow.yml
  name: Apache Kafka Decommission a Topic
- type: Features
  data:
  - name: High Throughput
    description: Handle millions of messages per second with low latency at massive scale.
  - name: Exactly-Once Semantics
    description: Guarantee exactly-once message delivery with idempotent producers and transactional APIs.
  - name: Distributed Replication
    description: Automatic replication across brokers for fault tolerance and high availability.
  - name: Stream Processing
    description: Real-time stream processing via Kafka Streams library and KSQL.
  - name: Connector Ecosystem
    description: 200+ pre-built Kafka Connect connectors for databases, clouds, and SaaS.
  - name: Log Compaction
    description: Retain the latest value for each key with topic log compaction.
  - name: Consumer Groups
    description: Horizontally scalable consumers with automatic partition rebalancing.
- type: UseCases
  data:
  - name: Event-Driven Architecture
    description: Build event-driven microservices with reliable message delivery.
  - name: Data Pipeline
    description: Move data between systems at scale with exactly-once delivery guarantees.
  - name: Real-Time Analytics
    description: Process and analyze event streams in real time with Kafka Streams.
  - name: Log Aggregation
    description: Centralize application and infrastructure logs for analysis and alerting.
  - name: CDC (Change Data Capture)
    description: Capture database changes and stream them to data warehouses and caches.
- type: Integrations
  data:
  - name: Apache Spark
    description: Spark Structured Streaming integration for batch and streaming analytics.
  - name: Apache Flink
    description: Native Flink Kafka connector for low-latency stream processing.
  - name: Debezium
    description: CDC platform using Kafka Connect to capture database change events.
  - name: Elasticsearch
    description: Kafka Connect Elasticsearch sink for indexing event data.
  - name: Amazon S3
    description: Kafka Connect S3 sink for archiving event streams to object storage.
  - name: Apache Hadoop
    description: HDFS sink connector for streaming data into Hadoop data lake.
- url: https://www.confluent.io/rss.xml
  type: Blog
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: info@apievangelist.com

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