# Kafka Endpoint Properties

## `topic` (string, required)

Any valid topic name addressing a single data-point

Example: `"topic_name"`

## `acks` (number, enum)

Control the number of required acknowledgements. -1 = all insync replicas must acknowledge (default); 0 = no acknowledgments; 1 = only waits for the leader to acknowledge

This element must be one of the following enum values:

* `-1`
* `0`
* `1`

Default: `-1`

## `timeout` (number)

The time to await a response from the broker in milliseconds

Default: `30000`

## `compression` (string, enum)

The compression codec used to compress the messages

This element must be one of the following enum values:

* `None`
* `GZIP`

Default: `"None"`

## `fromBeginning` (boolean)

Only for subscribe: Where to let the consumer start consuming messages. If true, start from the beginning of the topic. If false, start at the end.

Default: `false`


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