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Manage Apache Kafka® topics in detail Early availability

Explore advanced topic management features in the Apache Kafka topic catalog. Navigate through various options and configurations for your Apache Kafka topics.

Access topic overview page​

  1. In the Apache Kafka topic catalog, click the name of a topic to open the topic details pane.
  2. Click Open topic page to open the topic overview page.
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If you are not a member of the project associated with the topic, the Open topic page option is disabled.

On the topic overview page, you can:

Overview tab​

View a summary of the key details of your Apache Kafka topic:

  • Topic size: Total size of the topic data
  • Partitions: Number of partitions the topic is divided into
  • Replication factor: Replication factor set for the topic
  • Topic tags: Tags associated with the topic
  • Topic owner: Current owner of the topic

Configuration tab​

Review and compare the configuration settings of your Apache Kafka topics:

  • Configuration details: Shows all the configuration parameters set for the topic.
  • Compare configurations: Compare the configuration of the current topic with another topic by selecting a topic to compare.

Users tab​

Manage and view user permissions for the topic:

  • Search for users: Find users by username.
  • Filter by permission: Filter users by permissions.
  • Compare user permissions: Compare the permissions of users across different topics.

Messages tab​

Fetch and view messages:

  • Use filters like partition, offset, timeout, max bytes, and format.
  • Click Fetch messages.

Schemas tab​

Enable and manage schemas for the topic:

  • Subject naming strategy: Choose a naming strategy for subjects.
  • Search schemas: Find schemas by name.
  • Set compatibility level: Configure the compatibility level for your schemas.
  • Delete subjects: Remove schemas that are no longer needed.
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Enable the schema registry authorization for your Aiven for Apache Kafka service to use the Schemas tab.

Edit topic information​

  1. Click Edit topic to access the topic info screen within the respective Aiven for Apache Kafka service.
  2. On the topic info screen, click Modify to edit the topic configurations.
  3. Update the desired configurations and click Update to save the changes.
  4. To return to the topic overview page in the Apache Kafka topic catalog, click Open topic catalog.