This section is specific to the definition of API specs with AsyncAPI for Kafka protocol.
Also, take into account that across the section there will be multiple references to this AsyncAPI reference specification which is publicly available for reference.
| Kafka Concept | AsyncAPI Concept |
|---|---|
| broker | server |
| topic | channel |
| consumer | subscriber |
| producer | publisher |
| Element | Meaning |
|---|---|
| asyncapi | Specifies the AsyncAPI specification version |
| info | Provides metadata about the API such as the version, title and description |
| servers | Describes servers where the API is available |
| channels | Defines the channels through which messages are received/published |
| components | Reusable elements to be references across the spec |