Create Topic

managed_kafka.create_topic
ActionGoogle Cloudconnection required

Calls managedkafka v1 POST /v1/projects/{projectsId}/locations/{locationsId}/clusters/{clustersId}/topics.

Creates a new topic in a given project and location.

Connection

Required
Yes — the node will not save without one
Auth type
OAuth 2.0
Providers
Google Managed Service for Apache Kafka
Secret shape
{"client_id", "client_secret", "refresh_token"}
Config it needs
project_id, location
Resolved by
config.connection_id, else node.connection_id

Configuration

4 fields, 3 required. A dotted path is a nested object and name[] an array of objects — the editor renders the same tree.

FieldTypeRequiredDefaultConstraintsExample
location
Location or region; taken from the connection when unset.
stringNo———
cluster
Cluster name or id.
stringYes———
body
The Topic resource, as the API defines it.
objectYes———
topic_id
The ID to use for the topic, which will become the final component of the topic's name. Required.
stringYes———

Output

One shape.

result

Extra keys beyond the ones listed can appear.

FieldTypeExample
configs
object—
name
string—
partitionCount
integer—
replicationFactor
integer—
{
  "configs": {},
  "name": "",
  "partitionCount": 0,
  "replicationFactor": 0
}

See Create Topic run in a workflow.

In a technical demo we add the Google Managed Service for Apache Kafka connection, drop the node on the canvas and let Workflow Health pre-flight it before the first real run.