Confluent | the Data Streaming Platform

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name: Confluent | the Data Streaming Platform
description: Confluent is a fully managed data streaming platform built by the original creators of Apache Kafka. It lets
  organizations stream, connect, process, and govern data in motion through a cloud-native service (Confluent Cloud) and the
  on-prem/self-managed Confluent Platform. Confluent's developer surface includes the Confluent Cloud REST API for managing
  clusters, environments, and access; the Kafka REST Proxy for producing and consuming events over HTTP; the Schema Registry
  REST API for governance of Avro, JSON Schema, and Protobuf schemas; the Kafka Connect REST API for managing connectors;
  the ksqlDB REST API for stream processing; and managed Apache Flink. Authentication is API-key based (Cloud) or HTTP/mTLS/OAuth
  (Platform).
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  generated: '2026-07-22'
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created: '2025-08-19'
modified: '2026-04-28'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
kind: company
tags:
- Apache Flink
- Apache Kafka
- Confluent Cloud
- Connectors
- Data Streaming
- Event Streaming
- Kafka Connect
- ksqlDB
- Real-Time Data
- REST
- Schema Registry
- Stream Processing
apis:
- aid: confluent-the-data-streaming-platform:cloud-rest-api
  name: Confluent Cloud REST API
  description: The Confluent Cloud REST API is the management plane for Confluent Cloud. It is used to manage organizations,
    environments, Kafka and Flink clusters, service accounts, API keys, role bindings, networking, schema registry clusters,
    and connector instances. The API uses Cloud API keys for authentication and follows Confluent's resource-oriented v2 conventions.
  humanURL: https://docs.confluent.io/cloud/current/api.html
  baseURL: https://api.confluent.cloud
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  tags:
  - Confluent Cloud
  - Management
  - REST
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.confluent.io/cloud/current/api.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.confluent.io/cloud/current/api.html
  x-features:
  - Cluster Lifecycle Management
  - Environments and Organizations
  - API Key Management
  - RBAC and Service Accounts
  - Networking and Private Link
  - Schema Registry Cluster Management
  - Connector Provisioning
  - Flink Compute Pools
  x-use-cases:
  - Provision Kafka clusters in Confluent Cloud
  - Automate environment and access management
  - Rotate API keys and manage service accounts
  - Wire up private networking for clusters
  - Manage Flink compute pools and statements
- aid: confluent-the-data-streaming-platform:kafka-rest-api
  name: Confluent Kafka REST API
  description: The Kafka REST API (Confluent REST Proxy in self-managed deployments, Kafka REST in Cloud) provides HTTP access
    to Apache Kafka topics, consumers, partitions, brokers, and ACLs. Clients without a native Kafka library can produce and
    consume records, manage topics, and inspect metadata over HTTP. Cloud variants additionally enforce RBAC and Confluent
    Cloud authentication.
  humanURL: https://docs.confluent.io/platform/current/kafka-rest/api.html
  baseURL: https://pkc-XXXXX.region.aws.confluent.cloud
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  tags:
  - Apache Kafka
  - Producer
  - Consumer
  - REST
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.confluent.io/platform/current/kafka-rest/api.html
  - type: Cloud Documentation
    url: https://docs.confluent.io/cloud/current/kafka-rest/index.html
  x-features:
  - Topic Management
  - Produce and Consume over HTTP
  - Partition Inspection
  - Consumer Group Management
  - Broker Metadata
  - ACL Management
  x-use-cases:
  - Produce events from clients without a Kafka library
  - Bridge legacy systems to Kafka over HTTP
  - Inspect topic and partition metadata from web tools
  - Manage ACLs from automation scripts
- aid: confluent-the-data-streaming-platform:schema-registry-api
  name: Confluent Schema Registry REST API
  description: The Schema Registry REST API stores and serves Avro, JSON Schema, and Protobuf schemas with versioning and
    compatibility enforcement. It is available both as a managed Confluent Cloud service and as a self-managed component of
    Confluent Platform. The full developer profile lives in the api-evangelist/confluent-schema-registry repository.
  humanURL: https://docs.confluent.io/platform/current/schema-registry/develop/api.html
  baseURL: https://psrc-XXXXX.region.aws.confluent.cloud
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  tags:
  - Avro
  - JSON Schema
  - Protobuf
  - Schema Registry
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.confluent.io/platform/current/schema-registry/develop/api.html
  - type: Companion Repo
    url: https://github.com/api-evangelist/confluent-schema-registry
  x-features:
  - Avro/JSON Schema/Protobuf Support
  - Compatibility Enforcement
  - Schema Versioning
  - Schema References
  - Schema Linking
  x-use-cases:
  - Govern data contracts across producers and consumers
  - Evolve schemas with backward and forward compatibility
  - Share schemas across environments via Schema Linking
- aid: confluent-the-data-streaming-platform:connect-rest-api
  name: Kafka Connect REST API
  description: The Kafka Connect REST API manages connectors, tasks, and worker configuration. Operators use it to deploy,
    configure, pause, resume, and delete source and sink connectors, inspect task status, and restart failed tasks. In Confluent
    Cloud, managed connectors are provisioned through the Cloud REST API while runtime status is exposed via the Connect REST
    surface.
  humanURL: https://docs.confluent.io/platform/current/connect/references/restapi.html
  baseURL: https://localhost:8083
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  tags:
  - Connectors
  - Kafka Connect
  - REST
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.confluent.io/platform/current/connect/references/restapi.html
  x-features:
  - Connector Lifecycle Management
  - Task Status and Restart
  - Plugin Discovery
  - Configuration Validation
  x-use-cases:
  - Deploy and operate source/sink connectors
  - Restart failed tasks programmatically
  - Validate connector configurations in CI
- aid: confluent-the-data-streaming-platform:ksqldb-rest-api
  name: ksqlDB REST API
  description: The ksqlDB REST API exposes ksqlDB, Confluent's streaming SQL engine, over HTTP. Clients submit streaming SQL
    statements, query streams and tables (push and pull queries), and inspect server status.
  humanURL: https://docs.ksqldb.io/en/latest/developer-guide/api/
  baseURL: https://localhost:8088
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  tags:
  - ksqlDB
  - REST
  - Streaming SQL
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.ksqldb.io/en/latest/developer-guide/api/
  x-features:
  - Push and Pull Queries
  - Streaming SQL Execution
  - Server Health and Status
  x-use-cases:
  - Run streaming SQL from web applications
  - Build real-time materialized views
  - Power dashboards with push queries
- aid: confluent-the-data-streaming-platform:flink-rest-api
  name: Confluent Cloud for Apache Flink REST API
  description: The Confluent Cloud for Apache Flink REST API manages Flink compute pools, statements, and workspaces for stateful
    stream processing on Confluent Cloud. It is part of the Confluent Cloud REST surface.
  humanURL: https://docs.confluent.io/cloud/current/flink/index.html
  baseURL: https://flink.region.aws.confluent.cloud
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  tags:
  - Apache Flink
  - Stream Processing
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.confluent.io/cloud/current/flink/index.html
  x-features:
  - Flink Compute Pools
  - Flink SQL Statements
  - Workspace Management
  x-use-cases:
  - Run stateful stream processing on Confluent Cloud
  - Deploy Flink SQL jobs through automation
- aid: confluent-the-data-streaming-platform:confluent-the-data-streaming-platform-api-keys-api
  name: Confluent | the Data Streaming Platform API Keys API
  description: The API Keys API from Confluent | the Data Streaming Platform — 2 operation(s) for api keys.
  humanURL: https://docs.confluent.io/cloud/current/api.html
  baseURL: https://api.confluent.cloud
  tags:
  - API Keys
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/confluent-the-data-streaming-platform-api-keys-api-openapi.yml
- aid: confluent-the-data-streaming-platform:confluent-the-data-streaming-platform-clusters-api
  name: Confluent | the Data Streaming Platform Clusters API
  description: The Clusters API from Confluent | the Data Streaming Platform — 2 operation(s) for clusters.
  humanURL: https://docs.confluent.io/cloud/current/api.html
  baseURL: https://api.confluent.cloud
  tags:
  - Clusters
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/confluent-the-data-streaming-platform-clusters-api-openapi.yml
- aid: confluent-the-data-streaming-platform:confluent-the-data-streaming-platform-environments-api
  name: Confluent | the Data Streaming Platform Environments API
  description: The Environments API from Confluent | the Data Streaming Platform — 2 operation(s) for environments.
  humanURL: https://docs.confluent.io/cloud/current/api.html
  baseURL: https://api.confluent.cloud
  tags:
  - Environments
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/confluent-the-data-streaming-platform-environments-api-openapi.yml
- aid: confluent-the-data-streaming-platform:confluent-the-data-streaming-platform-organizations-api
  name: Confluent | the Data Streaming Platform Organizations API
  description: The Organizations API from Confluent | the Data Streaming Platform — 2 operation(s) for organizations.
  humanURL: https://docs.confluent.io/cloud/current/api.html
  baseURL: https://api.confluent.cloud
  tags:
  - Organizations
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/confluent-the-data-streaming-platform-organizations-api-openapi.yml
- aid: confluent-the-data-streaming-platform:confluent-the-data-streaming-platform-service-accounts-api
  name: Confluent | the Data Streaming Platform Service Accounts API
  description: The Service Accounts API from Confluent | the Data Streaming Platform — 2 operation(s) for service accounts.
  humanURL: https://docs.confluent.io/cloud/current/api.html
  baseURL: https://api.confluent.cloud
  tags:
  - Service Accounts
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/confluent-the-data-streaming-platform-service-accounts-api-openapi.yml
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- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/confluent-the-data-streaming-platform-agentic-access.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/confluent-the-data-streaming-platform-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/confluent-the-data-streaming-platform-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/confluent-the-data-streaming-platform-authentication.yml
- name: Agent Skills
  url: https://github.com/confluentinc/agent-skills
  type: AgentSkills
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/confluent
- type: Website
  url: https://www.confluent.io/
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://developer.confluent.io/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.confluent.io/
- type: Cloud API Reference
  url: https://docs.confluent.io/cloud/current/api.html
- type: GitHub
  url: https://github.com/confluentinc
- type: Blog
  url: https://www.confluent.io/blog/
- type: Pricing
  url: https://www.confluent.io/pricing/
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://status.confluent.cloud/
- type: Login
  url: https://confluent.cloud/login
- type: Marketplace
  url: https://www.confluent.io/hub/
- type: Training
  url: https://training.confluent.io/
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.confluent.io/terms-of-service/
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.confluent.io/privacy-policy/
- type: Integrations
  url: https://www.confluent.io/partner/
- type: LlmsText
  url: https://docs.confluent.io/llms.txt
integrations:
- name: Become a Partner
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com