admin call
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kafka admin call <method>Call any Admin method by name — the escape hatch for everything without its own command (unstable)
Flags
| Flag | Description |
|---|---|
--brokers <string> |
comma-separated broker list, e.g. localhost:9092 |
--from-file <string> |
path to a JSON file with the method arguments |
--yes |
confirm a non-read-only method |
--force |
confirm a non-read-only method (required alongside –yes) |
--show-secrets |
print credential fields (password, hmac, …) instead of redacting them |
Examples
kafka admin call listTopics --brokers localhost:9092
kafka admin call createAcls --from-file ./acls.json --yes --force