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ApsaraMQ for Kafka:Enable the connector feature

Last Updated:Feb 28, 2026

After you enable the connector feature for an ApsaraMQ for Kafka instance, you can create sink connectors to synchronize data from topics to downstream services such as Function Compute and MaxCompute.

Prerequisites

You have an ApsaraMQ for Kafka instance that meets the following requirements:

Item

Requirement

Status

Running

Version

One of the following: 0.10.2 (latest minor version), 2.2.0, or 2.6.2

Note

You can view the instance status and version in the Basic Information section of the Instance Details page in the ApsaraMQ for Kafka console.

Procedure

  1. Log on to the ApsaraMQ for Kafka console.

  2. In the Resource Distribution section of the Overview page, select the region where the ApsaraMQ for Kafka instance that you want to manage resides.

  3. In the left-side navigation pane, click Connectors.

  4. On the Connectors page, select the instance to which the connector belongs from the Select Instance drop-down list and click Create Connector.

  5. In the You have not enabled the connector feature for the instance. message, click OK.

The console enables the connector feature for the selected instance.

Verify the result

After the connector feature is enabled, the Connectors page displays the connector management interface for your instance.

What to do next

Create a sink connector to start streaming data from your ApsaraMQ for Kafka instance: