Redpanda Kafka API

Redpanda implements the Apache Kafka wire protocol natively, allowing existing Kafka clients (producers, consumers, AdminClient, Streams, Connect) to work unchanged against Redpanda brokers on TCP port 9092 (or the cluster's configured Kafka API port).

API entry from apis.yml

apis.yml Raw ↑
aid: redpanda:redpanda-kafka-api
name: Redpanda Kafka API
tags:
- Kafka
- Wire Protocol
- Producers
- Consumers
properties:
- url: https://docs.redpanda.com/current/develop/kafka-clients/
  type: Documentation
- url: https://kafka.apache.org/protocol
  type: API Reference
description: Redpanda implements the Apache Kafka wire protocol natively, allowing existing Kafka clients
  (producers, consumers, AdminClient, Streams, Connect) to work unchanged against Redpanda brokers on
  TCP port 9092 (or the cluster's configured Kafka API port).