broker

Selects the Kafka broker(s) imkafka connects to when consuming messages.

This parameter applies to imkafka: read from Apache Kafka.

Name:

broker

Scope:

input

Type:

array

Default:

input=``localhost:9092``

Required?:

no

Introduced:

8.27.0

Description

Specifies the broker or brokers to use. Provide a single Kafka address or a list of bootstrap servers for a cluster.

Input usage

module(load="imkafka")
input(type="imkafka"
      topic="your-topic"
      broker=["localhost:9092", "localhost:9093"])

See also

See also imkafka: read from Apache Kafka.

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