# pydo.databases.get\_kafka\_topic()

Generated on 23 Mar 2026 from `pydo` version [`v0.28.0`](https://github.com/digitalocean/pydo/releases/tag/v0.28.0)

## Description

To retrieve a given topic by name from the set of a Kafka cluster’s topics, send a GET request to `/v2/databases/$DATABASE_ID/topics/$TOPIC_NAME`.

The result will be a JSON object with a `topic` key.

## Parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description | Default Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| `database_cluster_uuid` | string | True | A unique identifier for a database cluster. | |
| `topic_name` | string | True | The name used to identify the Kafka topic. | |

## More Information

See [the API spec for this endpoint](https://docs.digitalocean.com/reference/api/reference/databases/index.html.md#databases_get_kafka_topic) to view additional detail on responses, headers, parameters, and more.