By default, the consumer group limit for an ApsaraMQ for Kafka instance equals twice the partition count. For example, an instance with 1,000 partitions supports up to 2,000 consumer groups.
| Resource | Limit |
|---|---|
| Consumer groups per instance | 2 x partition count |
| Additional consumer groups per partition upgrade | 2 |
Increase the limit
To create more consumer groups, upgrade your instance specification. Each additional partition adds two consumer groups to your quota.