Updated on 2025-08-15 GMT+08:00

Querying Topic Details

Function

This API is used to query topic details of a Kafka instance. (Up to 1s for each instance call)

Calling Method

For details, see Calling APIs.

URI

GET /v2/{project_id}/instances/{instance_id}/management/topics/{topic}

Table 1 Path Parameters

Parameter

Mandatory

Type

Description

project_id

Yes

String

Parameter description:

Project ID. For details, see Obtaining a Project ID.

Constraints:

N/A

Value range:

N/A

Default value:

N/A

instance_id

Yes

String

Definition:

Instance ID. You can call the API for querying all instances to obtain the instance ID. The instance ID is in the response body.

Constraints:

N/A

Range:

N/A

Default Value:

N/A

topic

Yes

String

Parameter description:

Topic name.

Constraints:

N/A

Value range:

N/A

Default value:

N/A

Request Parameters

None

Response Parameters

Status code: 200

Table 2 Response body parameters

Parameter

Type

Description

topic

String

Parameter description:

Topic name.

Value range:

N/A

partitions

Array of partitions objects

Parameter description:

Partition list.

group_subscribed

Array of strings

Parameter description:

List of consumer groups that subscribe to the topic.

Table 3 partitions

Parameter

Type

Description

partition

Integer

Parameter description:

Partition ID.

Value range:

N/A

leader

Integer

Parameter description:

ID of the broker where the leader replica resides.

Value range:

N/A

leo

Integer

Parameter description:

LEO of the partition leader replica.

Value range:

N/A

hw

Integer

Parameter description:

High watermark (HW) of the partition.

Value range:

N/A

lso

Integer

Parameter description:

Log start offset (LSO) of the partition leader replica.

Value range:

N/A

last_update_timestamp

Long

Parameter description:

Time when the last message was written to the partition.

The value is a Unix timestamp.

Unit: millisecond

Value range:

N/A

replicas

Array of replicas objects

Parameter description:

Replica list.

Table 4 replicas

Parameter

Type

Description

broker

Integer

Parameter description:

ID of the broker where the replica resides.

Value range:

N/A

leader

Boolean

Parameter description:

Whether the replica is the leader.

Value range:

  • true: Yes

  • false: No

in_sync

Boolean

Parameter description:

Whether the replica is in the ISR.

Value range:

  • true: Yes

  • false: No

size

Integer

Parameter description:

Current log size of the replica. Unit: byte

Value range:

N/A

lag

Long

Parameter description:

Number of messages that lag behind the high watermark in the replica.

Value range:

N/A

Example Requests

Querying details about a specified topic

GET https://{endpoint}/v2/{project_id}/instances/{instance_id}/management/topics/{topic}

Example Responses

Status code: 200

The query is successful.

{
  "topic" : "test",
  "partitions" : [ {
    "partition" : 0,
    "leader" : 2,
    "replicas" : [ {
      "broker" : 2,
      "leader" : true,
      "in_sync" : true,
      "size" : 123971146,
      "lag" : 0
    }, {
      "broker" : 1,
      "leader" : false,
      "in_sync" : true,
      "size" : 123971146,
      "lag" : 0
    }, {
      "broker" : 0,
      "leader" : false,
      "in_sync" : true,
      "size" : 123971146,
      "lag" : 0
    } ],
    "lso" : 0,
    "leo" : 13598,
    "hw" : 13598,
    "last_update_timestamp" : 1571477180985
  }, {
    "partition" : 2,
    "leader" : 1,
    "replicas" : [ {
      "broker" : 1,
      "leader" : true,
      "in_sync" : true,
      "size" : 123889531,
      "lag" : 0
    }, {
      "broker" : 0,
      "leader" : false,
      "in_sync" : true,
      "size" : 123889531,
      "lag" : 0
    }, {
      "broker" : 2,
      "leader" : false,
      "in_sync" : true,
      "size" : 123889531,
      "lag" : 0
    } ],
    "lso" : 0,
    "leo" : 13601,
    "hw" : 13601,
    "last_update_timestamp" : 1571477077146
  }, {
    "partition" : 1,
    "leader" : 0,
    "replicas" : [ {
      "broker" : 0,
      "leader" : true,
      "in_sync" : true,
      "size" : 127245604,
      "lag" : 0
    }, {
      "broker" : 2,
      "leader" : false,
      "in_sync" : true,
      "size" : 127245604,
      "lag" : 0
    }, {
      "broker" : 1,
      "leader" : false,
      "in_sync" : true,
      "size" : 127245604,
      "lag" : 0
    } ],
    "lso" : 0,
    "leo" : 13599,
    "hw" : 13599,
    "last_update_timestamp" : 1571477172959
  } ],
  "group_subscribed" : [ "test-consumer-group" ]
}

SDK Sample Code

The SDK sample code is as follows.

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package com.huaweicloud.sdk.test;

import com.huaweicloud.sdk.core.auth.ICredential;
import com.huaweicloud.sdk.core.auth.BasicCredentials;
import com.huaweicloud.sdk.core.exception.ConnectionException;
import com.huaweicloud.sdk.core.exception.RequestTimeoutException;
import com.huaweicloud.sdk.core.exception.ServiceResponseException;
import com.huaweicloud.sdk.kafka.v2.region.KafkaRegion;
import com.huaweicloud.sdk.kafka.v2.*;
import com.huaweicloud.sdk.kafka.v2.model.*;


public class ShowInstanceTopicDetailSolution {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // The AK and SK used for authentication are hard-coded or stored in plaintext, which has great security risks. It is recommended that the AK and SK be stored in ciphertext in configuration files or environment variables and decrypted during use to ensure security.
        // In this example, AK and SK are stored in environment variables for authentication. Before running this example, set environment variables CLOUD_SDK_AK and CLOUD_SDK_SK in the local environment
        String ak = System.getenv("CLOUD_SDK_AK");
        String sk = System.getenv("CLOUD_SDK_SK");
        String projectId = "{project_id}";

        ICredential auth = new BasicCredentials()
                .withProjectId(projectId)
                .withAk(ak)
                .withSk(sk);

        KafkaClient client = KafkaClient.newBuilder()
                .withCredential(auth)
                .withRegion(KafkaRegion.valueOf("<YOUR REGION>"))
                .build();
        ShowInstanceTopicDetailRequest request = new ShowInstanceTopicDetailRequest();
        request.withInstanceId("{instance_id}");
        request.withTopic("{topic}");
        try {
            ShowInstanceTopicDetailResponse response = client.showInstanceTopicDetail(request);
            System.out.println(response.toString());
        } catch (ConnectionException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        } catch (RequestTimeoutException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        } catch (ServiceResponseException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
            System.out.println(e.getHttpStatusCode());
            System.out.println(e.getRequestId());
            System.out.println(e.getErrorCode());
            System.out.println(e.getErrorMsg());
        }
    }
}
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# coding: utf-8

import os
from huaweicloudsdkcore.auth.credentials import BasicCredentials
from huaweicloudsdkkafka.v2.region.kafka_region import KafkaRegion
from huaweicloudsdkcore.exceptions import exceptions
from huaweicloudsdkkafka.v2 import *

if __name__ == "__main__":
    # The AK and SK used for authentication are hard-coded or stored in plaintext, which has great security risks. It is recommended that the AK and SK be stored in ciphertext in configuration files or environment variables and decrypted during use to ensure security.
    # In this example, AK and SK are stored in environment variables for authentication. Before running this example, set environment variables CLOUD_SDK_AK and CLOUD_SDK_SK in the local environment
    ak = os.environ["CLOUD_SDK_AK"]
    sk = os.environ["CLOUD_SDK_SK"]
    projectId = "{project_id}"

    credentials = BasicCredentials(ak, sk, projectId)

    client = KafkaClient.new_builder() \
        .with_credentials(credentials) \
        .with_region(KafkaRegion.value_of("<YOUR REGION>")) \
        .build()

    try:
        request = ShowInstanceTopicDetailRequest()
        request.instance_id = "{instance_id}"
        request.topic = "{topic}"
        response = client.show_instance_topic_detail(request)
        print(response)
    except exceptions.ClientRequestException as e:
        print(e.status_code)
        print(e.request_id)
        print(e.error_code)
        print(e.error_msg)
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package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"github.com/huaweicloud/huaweicloud-sdk-go-v3/core/auth/basic"
    kafka "github.com/huaweicloud/huaweicloud-sdk-go-v3/services/kafka/v2"
	"github.com/huaweicloud/huaweicloud-sdk-go-v3/services/kafka/v2/model"
    region "github.com/huaweicloud/huaweicloud-sdk-go-v3/services/kafka/v2/region"
)

func main() {
    // The AK and SK used for authentication are hard-coded or stored in plaintext, which has great security risks. It is recommended that the AK and SK be stored in ciphertext in configuration files or environment variables and decrypted during use to ensure security.
    // In this example, AK and SK are stored in environment variables for authentication. Before running this example, set environment variables CLOUD_SDK_AK and CLOUD_SDK_SK in the local environment
    ak := os.Getenv("CLOUD_SDK_AK")
    sk := os.Getenv("CLOUD_SDK_SK")
    projectId := "{project_id}"

    auth := basic.NewCredentialsBuilder().
        WithAk(ak).
        WithSk(sk).
        WithProjectId(projectId).
        Build()

    client := kafka.NewKafkaClient(
        kafka.KafkaClientBuilder().
            WithRegion(region.ValueOf("<YOUR REGION>")).
            WithCredential(auth).
            Build())

    request := &model.ShowInstanceTopicDetailRequest{}
	request.InstanceId = "{instance_id}"
	request.Topic = "{topic}"
	response, err := client.ShowInstanceTopicDetail(request)
	if err == nil {
        fmt.Printf("%+v\n", response)
    } else {
        fmt.Println(err)
    }
}

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Status Codes

Status Code

Description

200

The query is successful.

Error Codes

See Error Codes.