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Community edition of Confluent Kafka.

From confluent-kafka 8.5.0.454-r0 (enterprise-packages), captured 2026-11-09 by running kafka-configs --help (exit 1). permalink

This tool helps to manipulate and describe entity config for a topic, client, user, broker, ip, client-metrics or group
Option                                 Description
------                                 -----------
--add-config <String>                  Key Value pairs of configs to add.
                                         Square brackets can be used to group
                                         values which contain commas: 'k1=v1,
                                         k2=[v1,v2,v2],k3=v3'. The following
                                         is a list of valid configurations:
                                         For entity-type 'topics':
                                       	cleanup.policy
                                       	compression.gzip.level
                                       	compression.lz4.level
                                       	compression.type
                                       	compression.zstd.level
                                       	delete.retention.ms
                                       	errors.deadletterqueue.group.enable
                                       	file.delete.delay.ms
                                       	flush.messages
                                       	flush.ms
                                       	follower.replication.throttled.
                                         replicas
                                       	index.interval.bytes
                                       	leader.replication.throttled.replicas
                                       	local.retention.bytes
                                       	local.retention.ms
                                       	max.compaction.lag.ms
                                       	max.decompressed.message.bytes
                                       	max.message.bytes
                                       	message.timestamp.after.max.ms
                                       	message.timestamp.before.max.ms
                                       	message.timestamp.type
                                       	min.cleanable.dirty.ratio
                                       	min.compaction.lag.ms
                                       	min.insync.replicas
                                       	preallocate
                                       	remote.copy.lag.bytes
                                       	remote.copy.lag.ms
                                       	remote.log.copy.disable
                                       	remote.log.delete.on.disable
                                       	remote.storage.enable
                                       	retention.bytes
                                       	retention.ms
                                       	segment.bytes
                                       	segment.index.bytes
                                       	segment.jitter.ms
                                       	segment.ms
                                       	unclean.leader.election.enable
                                       For entity-type 'brokers':
                                       	background.threads
                                       	compression.gzip.level
                                       	compression.lz4.level
                                       	compression.type
                                       	compression.zstd.level
                                       	config.providers
                                       	cordoned.log.dirs
                                       	errors.deadletterqueue.auto.create.
                                         topics.enable
                                       	errors.deadletterqueue.topic.name.
                                         prefix
                                       	follower.fetch.last.tiered.offset.
                                         enable
                                       	follower.replication.throttled.rate
                                       	group.consumer.assignment.interval.ms
                                       	group.consumer.assignor.offload.enable
                                       	group.coordinator.cached.buffer.max.
                                         bytes
                                       	group.share.assignment.interval.ms
                                       	group.share.assignor.offload.enable
                                       	group.streams.assignment.interval.ms
                                       	group.streams.assignor.offload.enable
                                       	leader.replication.throttled.rate
                                       	listener.security.protocol.map
                                       	listeners
                                       	log.cleaner.backoff.ms
                                       	log.cleaner.dedupe.buffer.size
                                       	log.cleaner.delete.retention.ms
                                       	log.cleaner.io.buffer.load.factor
                                       	log.cleaner.io.buffer.size
                                       	log.cleaner.io.max.bytes.per.second
                                       	log.cleaner.max.compaction.lag.ms
                                       	log.cleaner.min.cleanable.ratio
                                       	log.cleaner.min.compaction.lag.ms
                                       	log.cleaner.threads
                                       	log.cleanup.policy
                                       	log.flush.interval.messages
                                       	log.flush.interval.ms
                                       	log.index.interval.bytes
                                       	log.index.size.max.bytes
                                       	log.local.retention.bytes
                                       	log.local.retention.ms
                                       	log.message.timestamp.after.max.ms
                                       	log.message.timestamp.before.max.ms
                                       	log.message.timestamp.type
                                       	log.preallocate
                                       	log.remote.copy.lag.bytes
                                       	log.remote.copy.lag.ms
                                       	log.retention.bytes
                                       	log.retention.ms
                                       	log.roll.jitter.ms
                                       	log.roll.ms
                                       	log.segment.bytes
                                       	log.segment.delete.delay.ms
                                       	max.connection.creation.rate
                                       	max.connections
                                       	max.connections.per.ip
                                       	max.connections.per.ip.overrides
                                       	max.decompressed.message.bytes
                                       	message.max.bytes
                                       	metric.reporters
                                       	min.insync.replicas
                                       	mirror.metadata.refresh.interval.ms
                                       	mirror.num.replica.fetchers
                                       	mirror.replication.throttled.rate
                                       	num.io.threads
                                       	num.network.threads
                                       	num.recovery.threads.per.data.dir
                                       	num.replica.fetchers
                                       	principal.builder.class
                                       	producer.id.expiration.ms
                                       	remote.fetch.max.wait.ms
                                       	remote.list.offsets.request.timeout.ms
                                       	remote.log.index.file.cache.total.
                                         size.bytes
                                       	remote.log.manager.copier.thread.pool.
                                         size
                                       	remote.log.manager.copy.max.bytes.per.
                                         second
                                       	remote.log.manager.expiration.thread.
                                         pool.size
                                       	remote.log.manager.fetch.max.bytes.
                                         per.second
                                       	remote.log.manager.follower.thread.
                                         pool.size
                                       	remote.log.reader.threads
                                       	replica.alter.log.dirs.io.max.bytes.
                                         per.second
                                       	sasl.enabled.mechanisms
                                       	sasl.jaas.config
                                       	sasl.kerberos.kinit.cmd
                                       	sasl.kerberos.min.time.before.relogin
                                       	sasl.kerberos.principal.to.local.rules
                                       	sasl.kerberos.service.name
                                       	sasl.kerberos.ticket.renew.jitter
                                       	sasl.kerberos.ticket.renew.window.
                                         factor
                                       	sasl.login.refresh.buffer.seconds
                                       	sasl.login.refresh.min.period.seconds
                                       	sasl.login.refresh.window.factor
                                       	sasl.login.refresh.window.jitter
                                       	sasl.mechanism.inter.broker.protocol
                                       	share.coordinator.cached.buffer.max.
                                         bytes
                                       	ssl.cipher.suites
                                       	ssl.client.auth
                                       	ssl.enabled.protocols
                                       	ssl.endpoint.identification.algorithm
                                       	ssl.engine.factory.class
                                       	ssl.key.password
                                       	ssl.keymanager.algorithm
                                       	ssl.keystore.certificate.chain
                                       	ssl.keystore.key
                                       	ssl.keystore.location
                                       	ssl.keystore.password
                                       	ssl.keystore.type
                                       	ssl.protocol
                                       	ssl.provider
                                       	ssl.secure.random.implementation
                                       	ssl.trustmanager.algorithm
                                       	ssl.truststore.certificates
                                       	ssl.truststore.location
                                       	ssl.truststore.password
                                       	ssl.truststore.type
                                       	transaction.partition.verification.
                                         enable
                                       	unclean.leader.election.enable
                                       For entity-type 'users':
                                       	SCRAM-SHA-256
                                       	SCRAM-SHA-512
                                       	consumer_byte_rate
                                       	controller_mutation_rate
                                       	producer_byte_rate
                                       	request_percentage
                                       For entity-type 'clients':
                                       	consumer_byte_rate
                                       	controller_mutation_rate
                                       	producer_byte_rate
                                       	request_percentage
                                       For entity-type 'ips':
                                       	connection_creation_rate
                                       For entity-type 'client-metrics':
                                       	interval.ms
                                       	match
                                       	metrics
                                       For entity-type 'groups':
                                       	consumer.assignment.interval.ms
                                       	consumer.assignor.offload.enable
                                       	consumer.heartbeat.interval.ms
                                       	consumer.session.timeout.ms
                                       	errors.deadletterqueue.copy.record.
                                         enable
                                       	errors.deadletterqueue.topic.name
                                       	share.assignment.interval.ms
                                       	share.assignor.offload.enable
                                       	share.auto.offset.reset
                                       	share.delivery.count.limit
                                       	share.heartbeat.interval.ms
                                       	share.isolation.level
                                       	share.partition.max.record.locks
                                       	share.record.lock.duration.ms
                                       	share.renew.acknowledge.enable
                                       	share.session.timeout.ms
                                       	streams.acceptable.recovery.lag
                                       	streams.assignment.interval.ms
                                       	streams.assignor.name
                                       	streams.assignor.offload.enable
                                       	streams.heartbeat.interval.ms
                                       	streams.initial.rebalance.delay.ms
                                       	streams.num.standby.replicas
                                       	streams.num.warmup.replicas
                                       	streams.rack.aware.assignment.tags
                                       	streams.session.timeout.ms
                                       	streams.task.offset.interval.ms
                                       Entity types 'users' and 'clients' may
                                         be specified together to update
                                         config for clients of a specific
                                         user.
--add-config-file <String>             Path to a properties file with configs
                                         to add. See add-config for a list of
                                         valid configurations.
--all                                  List all configs for the given entity,
                                         including static configs if
                                         available.
--alter                                Alter the configuration for the entity.
--bootstrap-controller <String:        The Kafka controllers to connect to.
  controller to connect to>
--bootstrap-server <String: server to  The Kafka servers to connect to.
  connect to>
--broker <String>                      The broker's ID.
--broker-defaults                      The config defaults for all brokers.
--broker-logger <String>               The broker's ID for its logger config.
--client <String>                      The client's ID.
--client-defaults                      The config defaults for all clients.
--client-metrics <String>              The client metrics config resource
                                         name.
--command-config <String: command      Property file containing configs to be
  config property file>                  passed to Admin Client. This is used
                                         only with --bootstrap-server option
                                         for describing and altering broker
                                         configs.
--delete-config <String>               config keys to remove 'k1,k2'
--describe                             List configs for the given entity.
--entity-default                       Default entity name for
                                         clients/users/brokers/ips (applies
                                         to corresponding entity type)
--entity-name <String>                 Name of entity (topic name/client
                                         id/user principal name/broker
                                         id/ip/client metrics/group id)
--entity-type <String>                 Type of entity
                                         (topics/clients/users/brokers/broker-
                                         loggers/ips/client-metrics/groups)
--group <String>                       The group's ID.
--help                                 Print usage information.
--ip <String>                          The IP address.
--ip-defaults                          The config defaults for all IPs.
--topic <String>                       The topic's name.
--user <String>                        The user's principal name.
--user-defaults                        The config defaults for all users.
--version                              Display Kafka version.
Options (26)
OptionDescriptionSource
--add-config StringKey Value pairs of configs to add.help
--add-config-file StringPath to a properties file with configs to add.help
--allList all configs for the given entity, including static configs if available.help
--alterAlter the configuration for the entity.help
--bootstrap-controller String:The Kafka controllers to connect to.help
--bootstrap-server String:The Kafka servers to connect to.help
--broker StringThe broker's ID.help
--broker-defaultsThe config defaults for all brokers.help
--broker-logger StringThe broker's ID for its logger config.help
--client StringThe client's ID.help
--client-defaultsThe config defaults for all clients.help
--client-metrics StringThe client metrics config resource name.help
--command-config String:Property file containing configs to be config property file> passed to Admin Client.help
--delete-config Stringconfig keys to remove 'k1,k2'help
--describeList configs for the given entity.help
--entity-defaultDefault entity name for clients/users/brokers/ips (applies to corresponding entity type)help
--entity-name StringName of entity (topic name/client id/user principal name/broker id/ip/client metrics/group id)help
--entity-type StringType of entity (topics/clients/users/brokers/broker- loggers/ips/client-metrics/groups)help
--group StringThe group's ID.help
--helpPrint usage information.help
--ip StringThe IP address.help
--ip-defaultsThe config defaults for all IPs.help
--topic StringThe topic's name.help
--user StringThe user's principal name.help
--user-defaultsThe config defaults for all users.help
--versionDisplay Kafka version.help

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