API and CLI for Confluent Cloud for Government

The supported Confluent Cloud for Government APIs and CLI function the same way as the commercial Confluent Cloud APIs and CLI, except the APIs require a different base URL and the CLI requires a special login flag.

APIs use the following base URL:

confluentgov.com

The CLI requires the following flag to log in to Confluent Cloud for Government:

confluent login --us-gov

API usage examples

This section provides example requests for creating a cluster and topic.

Create Kafka cluster request

Creates a Kafka cluster.

POST /cmk/v2/clusters
Host: api.confluentgov.com

Create a topic request

Creates a topic.

POST /kafka/v3/clusters/lkc-l7ypl/topics
Host: pkc-12345.us-gov-west-1.aws.confluentgov.com:443

CLI usage example

Log in to Confluent Cloud for Government:

confluent login --us-gov

For more information, see Confluent CLI Command Reference.