Updated on 2025-09-03 GMT+08:00

Why Are Consumer Groups Missing?

If you cannot find a consumer group from the console, the possible causes are as follows:

  • auto.create.groups.enable is set to true, the consumer group status is EMPTY, and no offset has been submitted. The system automatically deletes the consumer group 10 minutes after it is created.
  • If the consumer group has never committed an offset, it will be deleted after the Kafka instance restarts.