- How do I fix the "Connection Timed Out" error when connecting to my database?
- How do I fix the "Connection Refused" error when connecting to my database?
- How to Create Kafka Clusters
- How to Secure Kafka Managed Clusters
- How to Monitor Kafka Database Performance
- How to Connect to Kafka Clusters
- Kafka Pricing
- How to Create Kafka Topics
- How to Reconfigure Kafka Database Clusters
- Best Practices
Kafka
Generated on 19 Aug 2026
Kafka is an open-source distributed event and stream-processing platform built to process demanding real-time data feeds. It is inherently scalable, with high throughput and availability.
Getting Started
Quickstarts and intermediate tutorials to get started.
How-Tos
Guides on how to get started with Kafka managed clusters, how to modify users and databases, and how to improve performance and high availability.
Reference
API and CLI reference documentation for the Kafka database service, including example requests and available parameters.
Concepts
Explanations and definitions of core concepts in Kafka.
Details
Features, plans and pricing, availability, limits, known issues, and more.
Latest Updates
15 July 2026
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Managed databases are available in Kansas City (
mkc1) with limited plan availability. Premium AMD plans and General Purpose MongoDB clusters are not available in this region. See the regional availability matrix for current coverage by engine.
20 April 2026
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Managed databases support additional Premium AMD and Premium Intel plan options, which provide higher network throughput than Regular plans. For more information, see the create guides for PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Valkey, OpenSearch, and Kafka.
15 April 2026
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Managed databases are available in Atlanta (
atl1) and Richmond (ric1) with limited plan availability. Premium AMD plans are available in Atlanta only. See the regional availability matrix for current coverage by engine.
For more information, see all Kafka release notes.