ApsaraMQ for Kafka:Test message sending

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure that you have:

• An ApsaraMQ for Kafka instance

• At least one topic created in the instance

• (Optional) The partition ID of the target partition, if you want to send to a specific partition. For more information, see View partition status

Send a test message from the console

1. Log in to the ApsaraMQ for Kafka console. In the left-side navigation pane, click Instances.

2. In the top navigation bar, select the region where your instance resides. On the Instances page, click the instance name.

3. In the left-side navigation pane, click Topics. Click the name of the target topic.

4. In the upper-right corner of the Topic Details page, click Send Message.

5. In the Start to Send and Consume Message panel, set the Sending Method to Console and configure the following fields:

   Field	Description	Example
   Message Key	The identifier for the test message.	demo
   Message Content	The message body. You can use any text format.	{"key": "test"}
   Send to Specified Partition	Whether to send the message to a specific partition. Select Yes and enter the Partition ID, or select No if you do not want to send to a specific partition.	0

6. Click OK.