Kafca CLI: Create Kafka Topic

kafka-topics.sh or kafka-topics.bat command is used to create, delete, describe, or change a topic.

Execute below command to create a kafka topic.

Syntax
kafka-topics.sh --bootstrap-server {bootStratServerDetails} --topic {topicName} --create --partitions {numberOfPartitions} --replication-factor {replicationFactor}

Example

kafka-topics.sh --bootstrap-server localhost:9092 --topic myFirstTopic --create --partitions 3 --replication-factor 1

Execute below command to list all the available topics.

kafka-topics.sh --bootstrap-server localhost:9092 --list

$kafka-topics.sh --bootstrap-server localhost:9092 --list
myFirstTopic

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