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Modify a Topic

You can edit topics from Management -> Topics page.

1. From the Topics page, click on the ellipses (...) next to the topic name and choose Settings.

   

2. Click Edit settings.

   

3. Make your changes and click Save changes. By default, only the most commonly modified settings are shown. For advanced settings, scroll to the bottom of the page and click Switch to expert mode.

   Important

   Some topic configuration parameters are not configurable through this interface. These unmodifiable parameters will display a lock symbol () next to them. They cannot be changed in default or expert mode.

   

   Here is a list of the available parameters and whether they can be configured.

   Parameter	Configurable
   cleanup.policy	Yes
   cluster	Yes
   compression.type	Yes
   delete.retention.ms	Yes
   file.delete.delay.ms	Yes
   flush.messages	Yes
   flush.ms	Yes
   follower.replication.throttled.replicas	Yes
   index.interval.bytes	Yes
   leader.replication.throttled.replicas	Yes
   max.message.bytes	Yes
   message.format.version	Yes
   message.timestamp.difference.max.ms	Yes
   message.timestamp.type	Yes
   min.cleanable.dirty.ratio	Yes
   min.compaction.lag.ms	Yes
   min.insync.replicas	Yes
   name	No
   partitions	No
   preallocate	Yes
   producer	Yes
   replication.factor	Yes
   retention.bytes	Yes
   retention.ms	Yes
   segment.bytes	Yes
   segment.index.bytes	Yes
   segment.jitter.ms	Yes
   segment.ms	Yes
   unclean.leader.election.enable	Yes