Topics
A Topic is a messaging channel or event stream managed by a Messaging Service. Topics hold messages with defined schemas and configurations for partitioning, retention, and replication.Entity schema follows the OpenMetadata Standard.
Entity Hierarchy
Topics belong to a Messaging Service:Fully Qualified Name
The FQN format for a topic is:sample_kafka.address_book
API Endpoints
| Method | Endpoint | Description |
|---|---|---|
PUT | /v1/topics | Create or update a topic |
POST | /v1/topics | Create a topic (POST variant) |
GET | /v1/topics | List topics |
GET | /v1/topics/{id} | Get by ID |
GET | /v1/topics/name/{fqn} | Get by FQN |
PATCH | /v1/topics/{id} | Update by ID |
PATCH | /v1/topics/name/{fqn} | Update by name |
DELETE | /v1/topics/{id} | Delete by ID |
DELETE | /v1/topics/name/{fqn} | Delete by name |
PUT | /v1/topics/restore | Restore soft-deleted topic |
GET | /v1/topics/{id}/versions | List versions |
GET | /v1/topics/{id}/versions/{version} | Get specific version |
PUT | /v1/topics/{id}/followers | Add follower |
DELETE | /v1/topics/{id}/followers/{userId} | Remove follower |
PUT | /v1/topics/{id}/vote | Add/update vote |