You can call this operation to create a topic.

Note the following when you call this operation to create a topic:

  • Each user can send a maximum of one query per second (QPS).
  • The maximum number of topics that can be created in each Message Queue for Apache Kafka instance depends on the version of the Message Queue for Apache Kafka instance you purchased.

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Request parameters

Parameter Type Required Example Description
Action String  Yes CreateTopic

The operation that you want to perform. Set the value to

CreateTopic.

InstanceId String Yes alikafka_pre-cn-mp919o4v****

The ID of the Message Queue for Apache Kafka instance where you want to create a topic.
RegionId String Yes cn-hangzhou

The region ID of the Message Queue for Apache Kafka instance where you want to create a topic.

Remark String Yes alikafka_topic_test

The name of the topic. The value of this parameter must meet the following requirements:

  • The value can only contain letters, digits, hyphens (-), and underscores (_).
  • The value must be 3 to 64 characters in length.
Topic String Yes alikafka_topic_test

The name of the topic. The value of this parameter must meet the following requirements:

  • The name can only contain letters, digits, hyphens (-), and underscores (_).
  • The name must be 3 to 64 characters in length, and will be automatically truncated if it contains more characters.
  • The name cannot be modified after being created.
PartitionNum String No 12

The number of partitions in the topic. Valid values:

  • 1 to 48

  • We recommend that you set the number of partitions to a multiple of 6 to reduce the risk of data skew.

    Note: For special requirements, submit a ticket.

Response parameters

Parameter Type Example Description
Code Integer 200

The returned status code.

If "200" is returned, the request is successful.
Message String operation success

The returned message.
RequestId String 9C0F207C-77A6-43E5-991C-9D98510A****

The ID of the request.
Success Boolean true

Indicates whether the request is successful.

Examples

Sample requests

http(s)://[Endpoint]/? Action=CreateTopic
&InstanceId=alikafka_pre-cn-mp919o4v****
&RegionId=cn-hangzhou
&Remark=alikafka_topic_test
&Topic=alikafka_topic_test
&<Common request parameters>

Sample success responses

XML format 

<CreateTopicResponse>
	    <Message>operation success</Message>
	    <RequestId>9C0F207C-77A6-43E5-991C-9D98510A****</RequestId>
	    <Success>true</Success>
	    <Code>200</Code>
</CreateTopicResponse>

JSON format 

{
    "CreateTopicResponse": {
        "Message": "operation success",
        "RequestId": "9C0F207C-77A6-43E5-991C-9D98510A****",
        "Success":true,
        "Code":"200"
    }
}

Error codes

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