Monitor Kafka easily with Grafana
Easily monitor your deployment of Kafka, the popular open source distributed event streaming platform, with Grafana Cloud’s out-of-the-box monitoring solution. The Grafana Cloud forever-free tier includes 3 users and up to 10k metrics series to support your monitoring needs.
Kafka overview dashboard
Kafka topics dashboard
Kafka Connect Overview dashboard
Kafka KSQL Overview dashboard
Schema Registry Overview dashboard
Kafka ZooKeeper dashboard
Key metrics included
avg_latency
java_lang_classloading_loadedclasscount
java_lang_memory_heapmemoryusage_committed
java_lang_memory_heapmemoryusage_max
java_lang_memory_heapmemoryusage_used
java_lang_memory_nonheapmemoryusage_committed
java_lang_memory_nonheapmemoryusage_max
java_lang_memory_nonheapmemoryusage_used
java_lang_operatingsystem_cpuload
java_lang_operatingsystem_processcputime
java_lang_operatingsystem_systemloadaverage
java_lang_runtime_starttime
java_lang_runtime_uptime
java_lang_threading_daemonthreadcount
java_lang_threading_peakthreadcount
java_lang_threading_threadcount
jvm_buffer_pool_capacity_bytes
jvm_buffer_pool_used_bytes
jvm_classes_loaded
jvm_gc_collection_seconds_count
jvm_gc_collection_seconds_sum
jvm_memory_bytes_committed
jvm_memory_bytes_max
jvm_memory_bytes_used
jvm_memory_committed_bytes
jvm_memory_max_bytes
jvm_memory_pool_allocated_bytes_total
jvm_memory_pool_bytes_committed
jvm_memory_pool_bytes_max
jvm_memory_pool_bytes_used
jvm_memory_used_bytes
jvm_threads_current
jvm_threads_daemon
jvm_threads_deadlocked
jvm_threads_peak
jvm_threads_state
kafka_cluster_partition_underminisr
kafka_cluster_partition_underreplicated
kafka_connect_app_info
kafka_connect_connect_metrics_connection_count
kafka_connect_connect_metrics_failed_authentication_total
kafka_connect_connect_metrics_incoming_byte_rate
kafka_connect_connect_metrics_io_ratio
kafka_connect_connect_metrics_network_io_rate
kafka_connect_connect_metrics_outgoing_byte_rate
kafka_connect_connect_metrics_request_rate
kafka_connect_connect_metrics_response_rate
kafka_connect_connect_metrics_successful_authentication_rate
kafka_connect_connect_worker_metrics_connector_count
kafka_connect_connect_worker_metrics_connector_destroyed_task_count
kafka_connect_connect_worker_metrics_connector_failed_task_count
kafka_connect_connect_worker_metrics_connector_paused_task_count
kafka_connect_connect_worker_metrics_connector_running_task_count
kafka_connect_connect_worker_metrics_connector_startup_failure_total
kafka_connect_connect_worker_metrics_connector_startup_success_total
kafka_connect_connect_worker_metrics_connector_total_task_count
kafka_connect_connect_worker_metrics_connector_unassigned_task_count
kafka_connect_connect_worker_metrics_task_count
kafka_connect_connect_worker_metrics_task_startup_failure_total
kafka_connect_connect_worker_metrics_task_startup_success_total
kafka_connect_connect_worker_rebalance_metrics_rebalance_avg_time_ms
kafka_connect_connect_worker_rebalance_metrics_time_since_last_rebalance_ms
kafka_connect_connector_info
kafka_connect_connector_metrics
kafka_connect_connector_task_metrics_batch_size_avg
kafka_connect_connector_task_metrics_batch_size_max
kafka_connect_connector_task_metrics_offset_commit_avg_time_ms
kafka_connect_connector_task_metrics_offset_commit_success_percentage
kafka_connect_connector_task_metrics_pause_ratio
kafka_connect_connector_task_metrics_running_ratio
kafka_connect_sink_task_metrics_partition_count
kafka_connect_sink_task_metrics_put_batch_avg_time_ms
kafka_connect_sink_task_metrics_put_batch_max_time_ms
kafka_connect_source_task_metrics_poll_batch_avg_time_ms
kafka_connect_source_task_metrics_poll_batch_max_time_ms
kafka_connect_source_task_metrics_source_record_active_count_avg
kafka_connect_source_task_metrics_source_record_active_count_max
kafka_connect_source_task_metrics_source_record_poll_rate
kafka_connect_source_task_metrics_source_record_write_rate
kafka_connect_task_error_metrics_deadletterqueue_produce_requests
kafka_connect_task_error_metrics_total_errors_logged
kafka_connect_task_error_metrics_total_record_errors
kafka_connect_task_error_metrics_total_record_failures
kafka_connect_task_error_metrics_total_records_skipped
kafka_connect_task_error_metrics_total_retries
kafka_consumer_lag_millis
kafka_consumergroup_current_offset
kafka_consumergroup_lag
kafka_consumergroup_uncommitted_offsets
kafka_controller_controllerstats_uncleanleaderelections_total
kafka_controller_controllerstats_uncleanleaderelectionspersec
kafka_controller_kafkacontroller_activecontrollercount
kafka_controller_kafkacontroller_activecontrollercount_value
kafka_controller_kafkacontroller_offlinepartitionscount
kafka_controller_kafkacontroller_offlinepartitionscount_value
kafka_controller_kafkacontroller_preferredreplicaimbalancecount
kafka_controller_kafkacontroller_preferredreplicaimbalancecount_value
kafka_log_log_logendoffset
kafka_log_log_logstartoffset
kafka_log_log_size
kafka_network_requestmetrics_localtimems
kafka_network_requestmetrics_localtimems_count
kafka_network_requestmetrics_remotetimems
kafka_network_requestmetrics_remotetimems_count
kafka_network_requestmetrics_requestqueuetimems
kafka_network_requestmetrics_requestqueuetimems_count
kafka_network_requestmetrics_responsequeuetimems
kafka_network_requestmetrics_responsequeuetimems_count
kafka_network_requestmetrics_responsesendtimems
kafka_network_requestmetrics_responsesendtimems_count
kafka_schema_registry_jersey_metrics_request_latency_99
kafka_schema_registry_jersey_metrics_request_rate
kafka_schema_registry_jetty_metrics_connections_active
kafka_schema_registry_registered_count
kafka_schema_registry_schemas_created
kafka_server_brokertopicmetrics_bytesin_total
kafka_server_brokertopicmetrics_bytesinpersec
kafka_server_brokertopicmetrics_bytesinpersec_count
kafka_server_brokertopicmetrics_bytesout_total
kafka_server_brokertopicmetrics_bytesoutpersec
kafka_server_brokertopicmetrics_bytesoutpersec_count
kafka_server_brokertopicmetrics_fetchmessageconversions_total
kafka_server_brokertopicmetrics_fetchmessageconversionspersec
kafka_server_brokertopicmetrics_fetchmessageconversionspersec_count
kafka_server_brokertopicmetrics_messagesin_total
kafka_server_brokertopicmetrics_messagesinpersec
kafka_server_brokertopicmetrics_messagesinpersec_count
kafka_server_brokertopicmetrics_producemessageconversions_total
kafka_server_brokertopicmetrics_producemessageconversionspersec
kafka_server_brokertopicmetrics_producemessageconversionspersec_count
kafka_server_kafkaserver_brokerstate
kafka_server_kafkaserver_total_brokerstate_value
kafka_server_replicamanager_isrexpands_total
kafka_server_replicamanager_isrexpandspersec
kafka_server_replicamanager_isrshrinks_total
kafka_server_replicamanager_isrshrinkspersec
kafka_server_replicamanager_partitioncount
kafka_server_replicamanager_total_isrexpandspersec_count
kafka_server_replicamanager_total_isrshrinkspersec_count
kafka_server_replicamanager_total_partitioncount_value
kafka_server_sessionexpirelistener_zookeeperauthfailures_total
kafka_server_sessionexpirelistener_zookeeperauthfailurespersec
kafka_server_sessionexpirelistener_zookeeperdisconnects_total
kafka_server_sessionexpirelistener_zookeeperdisconnectspersec
kafka_server_sessionexpirelistener_zookeeperexpires_total
kafka_server_sessionexpirelistener_zookeeperexpirespersec
kafka_server_sessionexpirelistener_zookeepersyncconnects_total
kafka_server_sessionexpirelistener_zookeepersyncconnectspersec
kafka_server_zookeeperclientmetrics_zookeeperrequestlatencyms
kafka_server_zookeeperclientmetrics_zookeeperrequestlatencyms_count
kafka_streams_stream_state_metrics_delete_latency_avg
kafka_streams_stream_state_metrics_delete_latency_max
kafka_streams_stream_state_metrics_delete_rate
kafka_streams_stream_state_metrics_fetch_latency_avg
kafka_streams_stream_state_metrics_fetch_rate
kafka_streams_stream_state_metrics_put_if_absent_latency_avg
kafka_streams_stream_state_metrics_put_if_absent_latency_max
kafka_streams_stream_state_metrics_put_if_absent_rate_rate
kafka_streams_stream_state_metrics_put_latency_avg
kafka_streams_stream_state_metrics_put_latency_max
kafka_streams_stream_state_metrics_put_rate
kafka_streams_stream_state_metrics_restore_latency_avg
kafka_streams_stream_state_metrics_restore_latency_max
kafka_streams_stream_state_metrics_restore_rate
kafka_streams_stream_thread_metrics_commit_latency_avg
kafka_streams_stream_thread_metrics_commit_latency_max
kafka_streams_stream_thread_metrics_poll_latency_avg
kafka_streams_stream_thread_metrics_poll_latency_max
kafka_streams_stream_thread_metrics_process_latency_avg
kafka_streams_stream_thread_metrics_process_latency_max
kafka_streams_stream_thread_metrics_punctuate_latency_avg
kafka_streams_stream_thread_metrics_punctuate_latency_max
kafka_topic_partition_current_offset
ksql_ksql_engine_query_stats_error_queries
ksql_ksql_engine_query_stats_liveness_indicator
ksql_ksql_engine_query_stats_messages_consumed_per_sec
ksql_ksql_engine_query_stats_messages_produced_per_sec
ksql_ksql_engine_query_stats_not_running_queries
ksql_ksql_engine_query_stats_num_active_queries
ksql_ksql_engine_query_stats_num_idle_queries
ksql_ksql_engine_query_stats_num_persistent_queries
ksql_ksql_engine_query_stats_pending_shutdown_queries
ksql_ksql_engine_query_stats_rebalancing_queries
ksql_ksql_engine_query_stats_running_queries
ksql_ksql_metrics_ksql_queries_query_status
max_latency
min_latency
num_alive_connections
outstanding_requests
process_cpu_seconds_total
process_max_fds
process_open_fds
process_resident_memory_bytes
process_start_time_seconds
quorum_size
up
watch_count
znode_count
zookeeper_avgrequestlatency
zookeeper_inmemorydatatree_nodecount
zookeeper_inmemorydatatree_watchcount
zookeeper_maxrequestlatency
zookeeper_minrequestlatency
zookeeper_numaliveconnections
zookeeper_outstandingrequests
zookeeper_status_quorumsize
zookeeper_ticktime
Key alerting rules included
KafkaBrokerCount (Critical)
KafkaISRExpandRate (Warning)
KafkaISRShrinkRate (Warning)
KafkaLagIsTooHigh (Critical)
KafkaLagKeepsIncreasing (Warning)
KafkaNoActiveController (Critical)
KafkaOfflinePartitonCount (Critical)
KafkaUncleanLeaderElection (Critical)
KafkaUnderReplicatedPartitionCount (Critical)
KafkaZookeeperSyncConnect (Critical)
JvmMemoryFillingUp (Warning)
JvmThreadsDeadlocked (Critical)
JvmMemoryFillingUp (Warning)
JvmThreadsDeadlocked (Critical)