topic create
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kafka topic create <topics...>Create one or more topics
Flags
| Flag | Description |
|---|---|
--brokers <string> |
comma-separated broker list, e.g. localhost:9092 |
-p, --partitions <number> |
number of partitions |
-r, --replication-factor <number> |
replication factor |
--replica-assignment <string> (repeatable) |
explicit partition=replica,replica assignment (repeatable, exclusive with –partitions/–replication-factor) |
--config <key=value> (repeatable) |
a topic config entry, key=value (repeatable) |
--dry-run |
validate without creating anything |
--if-not-exists |
treat an already-existing topic as success |
--fail-fast |
issue one batched call instead of one call per topic |
Examples
kafka topic create orders --partitions 3 --replication-factor 1
kafka topic create orders payments --dry-run