# Strimzi

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/strimzi/  
**Website:** https://strimzi.io  
**APIs profiled:** 5

Strimzi is a CNCF project providing a Kubernetes-native operator for running Apache Kafka on Kubernetes and OpenShift. It simplifies the deployment, management, scaling, and configuration of Kafka clusters using Kubernetes Custom Resource Definitions (CRDs). Strimzi manages the full Kafka ecosystem including brokers, ZooKeeper/KRaft, Kafka Connect, Kafka MirrorMaker 2, Kafka Bridge, and Schema Registry. The operator pattern lets teams declare desired Kafka topology via YAML manifests managed by Kubernetes.

## Kin Score — 32.0 / 100 (thin)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 32.0).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 64.8 |
| Contract Quality | 56.3 |
| Governance | 9.8 |
| Contract Governance | 9.8 |
| Operational Transparency | 28.9 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 16.7 |
| Commercial Clarity | 15.8 |
| Access Clarity | 15.8 |

## Agent readiness — 20.5 (agent-aware)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | derived |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | no |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |

## Access

Freemium — onboarding: unknown, pricing: freemium, trial: no (confidence: medium).

## APIs (5)

- **Strimzi Operator API** — The Strimzi Operator API is expressed through Kubernetes Custom Resource Definitions (CRDs). Operators are controlled by creating and modifying Kafka, KafkaTopic, KafkaUser, Kaf...
- **Strimzi Consumer API** — Endpoints for managing consumer groups and consuming messages from Kafka topics via HTTP long-polling.
- **Strimzi Producer API** — Endpoints for producing (sending) messages to Kafka topics via HTTP. Supports JSON and binary message formats.
- **Strimzi Seek API** — Endpoints for seeking consumer positions within topic partitions.
- **Strimzi Topics API** — Endpoints for querying Kafka topic metadata including partition counts, offsets, and configuration.

## Agentic access (1)

- **Strimzi Agentic Access** — 14 operations · 8 acting

## Security (1)

- **Strimzi Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS

## Plans (1)

- **Strimzi Plans Pricing**

## Tags

Kafka, Kubernetes, Messaging, Operator, Streaming

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/strimzi/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.