# Kafka

The Lenses Agent can connect to any Kafka cluster or service exposing the Apache Kafka APIs and supporting the authentication methods offered by Apache Kafka.

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For JMX see [Infrastructure JMX Metrics](https://docs.lenses.io/latest/deployment/configuration/agent/automation/jmx-metrics).
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Ensure **auto.create.topics.enable=false** to avoid topic deletion issues.
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<table data-view="cards" data-full-width="false"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-cover data-type="files"></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Apache Kafka</strong></td><td>Connect the Lenses Agent to your Apache Kafka cluster.</td><td><a href="https://3629020462-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FoxgTiTb4MZT9IGHAYUTn%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-df4587826e708074b3788097c7f9f07a2d7d55c1%2FKafka%20--%20Apache.png?alt=media">Kafka -- Apache.png</a></td><td><a href="kafka/apache-kafka">apache-kafka</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Aiven</strong></td><td>Connect the Lenses Agent to your Aiven Kafka cluster.</td><td><a href="https://3629020462-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FoxgTiTb4MZT9IGHAYUTn%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-a628b2c2115d1d9611018b796c52ef75a5b2b91a%2FKafka%20--%20Aiven.png?alt=media">Kafka -- Aiven.png</a></td><td><a href="kafka/aiven">aiven</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>AWS MSK</strong></td><td>Connect the Lenses Agent to your AWS MSK cluster.</td><td><a href="https://3629020462-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FoxgTiTb4MZT9IGHAYUTn%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-528b9b3161640be5779dbb67b750dca8f5a4a5c4%2FKafka%20--%20AWS.png?alt=media">Kafka -- AWS.png</a></td><td><a href="kafka/aws-msk">aws-msk</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>AWS MSK Serverless</strong></td><td>Connect the Lenses Agent to your AWS MSK Serverless.</td><td><a href="https://3629020462-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FoxgTiTb4MZT9IGHAYUTn%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-528b9b3161640be5779dbb67b750dca8f5a4a5c4%2FKafka%20--%20AWS.png?alt=media">Kafka -- AWS.png</a></td><td><a href="kafka/aws-msk-serverless">aws-msk-serverless</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Azure Event Hubs</strong></td><td>Connect the Lenses Agent to your Azure Event Hubs.</td><td><a href="https://3629020462-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FoxgTiTb4MZT9IGHAYUTn%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-e331e77f2818fa3929d0a51489a5ff3cc84309fe%2FConnectors%20--%20Azure%20Event%20Hubs.png?alt=media">Connectors -- Azure Event Hubs.png</a></td><td><a href="kafka/azure-eventhub">azure-eventhub</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Azure HDInsight</strong></td><td>Connect the Lenses Agent to your Azure HDInsight cluster.</td><td><a href="https://3629020462-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FoxgTiTb4MZT9IGHAYUTn%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-cccdc1d3793bb6b426e86000749f1787036046af%2FKafka%20--%20HD%20Insight.png?alt=media">Kafka -- HD Insight.png</a></td><td><a href="kafka/azure-hdinsight">azure-hdinsight</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Confluent Cloud</strong></td><td>Connect the Lenses Agent to your Confluent Cloud.</td><td><a href="https://3629020462-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FoxgTiTb4MZT9IGHAYUTn%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-4d7d28258e1b457158f12936a5bee757266a0eba%2FKafka%20--%20Confluent.png?alt=media">Kafka -- Confluent.png</a></td><td><a href="kafka/confluent-cloud">confluent-cloud</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Confluent Platform</strong></td><td>Connect the Lenses Agent to your Confluent Platform (on premise) cluster.</td><td><a href="https://3629020462-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FoxgTiTb4MZT9IGHAYUTn%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-4d7d28258e1b457158f12936a5bee757266a0eba%2FKafka%20--%20Confluent.png?alt=media">Kafka -- Confluent.png</a></td><td><a href="kafka/confluent-platform">confluent-platform</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>IBM Event Streams</strong></td><td>Connect the Lenses Agent to your IBM Event Streams cluster.</td><td><a href="https://3629020462-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FoxgTiTb4MZT9IGHAYUTn%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-5231e52550107eaa14e70fa21c294fcc378e070f%2FKafka%20--%20IBM.png?alt=media">Kafka -- IBM.png</a></td><td><a href="kafka/ibm-event-streams">ibm-event-streams</a></td></tr></tbody></table>