HTTP Proxy

The HTTP proxy is an embedded HTTP server that provides a REST API for producing records to Kafka topics.

Configuration

The HTTP proxy is controlled by the lc.http.proxy.enable configuration option, which is disabled by default. When enabled, it starts automatically as part of the Kafka server startup process.

Core Functionality

The proxy runs on port 8080 by default and accepts HTTP POST requests to produce records to Kafka topics.

See HTTP inteface for the provided end points.

Notes

The proxy creates a Kafka producer with acks=all and 3 retries for reliability.

The proxy can automatically create topics if they don't exist (when configured).