proc-checking-topic-consumer-groups.adoc

Checking topic consumer groups

Check the consumer groups for a specific topic from the Consumer groups tab. The Consumer groups tab lists the consumer groups associated with a topic.

Note	Monitoring consumer group behavior is essential for ensuring optimal distribution of messages between consumers.

Procedure

1. Log in to the Kafka cluster in the StreamsHub Console, then click Topics.

2. On the Topics page, click the name of the topic you want to inspect.

3. Check the information on the Consumer groups tab.

4. Click a consumer group name to view consumer group members.

   Consumer groups

   For each consumer group, view the status, the overall consumer lag across all partitions, and the number of members. For more information on checking consumer groups, see [con-groups-page-{context}].

   Group members

   For each group member, you see the unique (consumer) client ID assigned to the consumer within the consumer group, overall consumer lag, and the number of assigned partitions. For more information on checking consumer group members, see [proc-checking-consumer-groups-members-{context}].