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AWS::MSK::Topic

MSK Topic

Resource Type definition for AWS::MSK::Topic

Properties

5 configurable properties. 4 required. Click a row to see details.

Filter:
PropertyTypeFlags
ClusterArn
string
RequiredCreate-only
PartitionCount
integer
Required
ReplicationFactor
integer
RequiredCreate-only
TopicName
string
RequiredCreate-only
Configs
string
Write-only

Return Values

Values returned after the resource is created. Access these with Fn::GetAtt.

AttributeTypeDescription
TopicArnstringThe Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the topic

Sample CloudFormation Template

A minimal template with required properties and common optional ones.

template.yaml
AWSTemplateFormatVersion: "2010-09-09"
Description: Sample template for AWS::MSK::Topic

Resources:
  MyResource:
    Type: AWS::MSK::Topic
    Properties:
      ClusterArn: "arn:aws:service:region:account:resource"
      TopicName: "my-topicname"
      PartitionCount: 1
      ReplicationFactor: 1

Required IAM Permissions

Permissions CloudFormation needs in your IAM role to manage this resource.

create

kafka-cluster:Connectkafka-cluster:DescribeTopickafka-cluster:DescribeTopicDynamicConfigurationkafka-cluster:CreateTopic

read

kafka-cluster:Connectkafka-cluster:DescribeTopickafka-cluster:DescribeTopicDynamicConfiguration

update

kafka-cluster:Connectkafka-cluster:DescribeTopickafka-cluster:AlterTopickafka-cluster:AlterTopicDynamicConfiguration

delete

kafka-cluster:Connectkafka-cluster:DescribeTopickafka-cluster:DescribeTopicDynamicConfigurationkafka-cluster:DeleteTopic

list

kafka-cluster:Connectkafka-cluster:DescribeTopic

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Quick Facts

ServiceMSK
Properties6
Required4
TaggingNot supported
Primary IDTopicArn

Supported Operations

CreateReadUpdateDeleteList

Immutable After Creation

These properties cannot be changed after the resource is created. Updating them triggers a replacement.

ClusterArnTopicNameReplicationFactor

Related Resources

External Links