How to view kafka topics running on a different server

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I would like to view all the topics running on a server from my local kafka scripts. I can view the details of a topic like this:

bin/kafka-console-consumer.sh --bootstrap-server <someip>:<somport> --topic  
mytopic --from-beginning

But can't find out a way to view all the topics running on <someip>:<someport>. Do I need to have a local instance of zookeeper running in order to do this?

Possible duplicate of [List all kafka topics](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/44405663/list-all-kafka-topics) — Bartosz Wardziński, Jan 10 '19 at 15:42
This views the mesages, not the "topic details". That woud require `kafka-topics --describe` — OneCricketeer, Jan 10 '19 at 17:21
I dont think it is duplicate of that, it is helpful to have this separate — mcvkr, Aug 13 '19 at 19:34

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited Jan 10 '19 at 17:20

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If i understand the question correctly you can just use:

kafka-topics.sh --list --zookeeper remote-zookeeper:2181

and replace the ip and port in the command above. it is as simple as this assuming that the kafka cluster does not require authentication - authorization etc

edited Jan 10 '19 at 17:20

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answered Jan 10 '19 at 15:08

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the ip and port in my `kafka-console-consumer.sh` is for one of the kafka nodes. not for the zookeeper. For the `kafka-topics.sh` do I need ip and port for zookeeper running on the server?? – Anthony Jan 10 '19 at 15:13
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@Anthony: Yes, `kafka-topics.sh` needs to communicate with the zookeeper at the moment to list the topics. This reliance on ZK is being addressed with [KIP-377](https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/KAFKA/KIP-377%3A+TopicCommand+to+use+AdminClient) – Chris Matta Jan 10 '19 at 15:59

How to view kafka topics running on a different server

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