aid: amazon-msk
name: Amazon MSK
description: Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka (Amazon MSK) is a fully managed service that enables you to build and
  run applications that use Apache Kafka to process streaming data, with the infrastructure management handled by AWS.
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
- AWS
- Broadcasting
- Media Processing
- Media
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-msk/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-03-16'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: amazon-msk:msk-api
  name: Amazon MSK API
  description: Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka (Amazon MSK) is a fully managed service that enables you to build
    and run applications that use Apache Kafka to process streaming data, with the infrastructure management handled by AWS.
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/msk/
  baseURL: http://kafka.{region}.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Broadcasting
  - Media Processing
  - Media
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/msk/
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-msk-openapi-original.yml
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/msk/getting-started/
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/msk/pricing/
  - type: FAQ
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/msk/faqs/
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/amazon-msk.yaml
common:
- type: Portal
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/msk/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/msk/
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/service-terms/
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/privacy/
- type: Support
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/premiumsupport/
- type: Blog
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/media/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/aws
- type: Console
  url: https://console.aws.amazon.com/msk/
- type: SignUp
  url: https://portal.aws.amazon.com/billing/signup
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://health.aws.amazon.com/health/status
- type: Contact
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/contact-us/
- type: SpectralRules
  url: rules/amazon-msk-spectral-rules.yml
- type: Vocabulary
  url: vocabulary/amazon-msk-vocabulary.yaml
- type: Features
  data:
  - name: Fully Managed Kafka
    description: Automatically provisions, configures, and maintains Apache Kafka clusters without operational overhead.
  - name: High Durability
    description: Multi-AZ deployments with automatic replication and failover for data durability.
  - name: MSK Serverless
    description: Serverless cluster mode that automatically scales capacity to match streaming demand.
  - name: MSK Connect
    description: Fully managed Kafka Connect to stream data to and from databases and other services.
  - name: Tiered Storage
    description: Offload older data to low-cost Amazon S3 storage while keeping recent data on brokers.
  - name: Schema Registry
    description: Manage and enforce schemas for Kafka topics with AWS Glue Schema Registry integration.
- type: UseCases
  data:
  - name: Real-Time Data Streaming
    description: Build real-time data pipelines for clickstream analytics, log aggregation, and metrics.
  - name: Event Sourcing
    description: Implement event sourcing patterns with durable, ordered Kafka topics.
  - name: Stream Processing
    description: Process streaming data with Apache Flink, Spark Streaming, or custom consumers.
  - name: Database Change Data Capture
    description: Stream database changes to downstream systems using Debezium and MSK Connect.
- type: Integrations
  data:
  - name: Amazon Kinesis Data Analytics
    description: Process MSK streams with Kinesis Data Analytics for Apache Flink.
  - name: AWS Lambda
    description: Trigger Lambda functions from MSK topics for serverless stream processing.
  - name: Amazon S3
    description: Use MSK Connect to sink data from Kafka topics to S3 buckets.
  - name: Amazon CloudWatch
    description: Monitor cluster and broker metrics with CloudWatch dashboards and alarms.
  - name: AWS IAM
    description: Authenticate Kafka clients using IAM roles for MSK cluster access control.
  - name: AWS Glue Schema Registry
    description: Enforce data schemas for Kafka producers and consumers.
- type: Integrations
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace
integrations:
- name: Agent Mode
- name: Sign in
- name: Become a Channel Partner
- name: Resources
- name: Sell in AWS Marketplace
- name: Why AWS Marketplace?
- name: Get started in AWS Marketplace
- name: Manage Your Account
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com