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Enable Karapace schema registry and REST APIs

To enable Karapace schema registry and REST APIs on Aiven for Apache Kafka® from the Aiven Console:

  1. In the Aiven Console, select your project and choose your Aiven for Apache Kafka® service.
  2. Click Service settings on the sidebar.
  3. In the Service management section, click Actions (...).
  4. From the dropdown menu, enable the setting for either or both of the features based on your requirements:
    1. Click Enable REST API (Karapace). Confirm your choice in the dialog by clicking Enable.
    2. Click Enable Schema Registry (Karapace). Confirm your choice in the dialog by clicking Enable.

To learn more about Karapace and its features, visit the Karapace homepage and the Karapace GitHub project.

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For automation or integration setups, use the parameters schema_registry and kafka_rest to enable the schema registry or REST APIs on your service.

To set up Karapace with Aiven for Apache Kafka® using Aiven Terraform Provider, see Apache Kafka® with Karapace Schema Registry.