Key

Key used for partitioning messages.

This parameter applies to omkafka: write to Apache Kafka.

Name:

Key

Scope:

action

Type:

word

Default:

action=none

Required?:

no

Introduced:

at least 8.x, possibly earlier

Description

Kafka key to be used for all messages. If a key is provided and partitions.auto="on" is set, then all messages will be assigned to a partition based on the key.

Action usage

action(type="omkafka" Key="mykey")

See also

See also omkafka: write to Apache Kafka.

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