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title: "Apache Kafka"
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published_at: "2026-08-13T17:24:35+00:00"
modified_at: "2026-08-13T17:24:36+00:00"
url: "https://tealium.com/integrations/apache-kafka/"
markdown_url: "https://tealium.com/integrations/apache-kafka.md"
excerpt: "The Apache Kafka connector lets you stream Tealium EventStream events and AudienceStream visitor attributes directly into your own Kafka clusters using the native Kafka protocol over secure, private connectivity, so downstream teams can consume enriched data on existing topics, ACLs,..."
taxonomy_integration_categories:
  - "Analytics"
  - "Big Data"
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  - "Connected Devices"
  - "Mobile"
  - "Web Browser"
  - "Your Server"
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  - "AudienceStream"
  - "EventStream"
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Big Data

Analytics

# Apache Kafka

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The Apache Kafka connector lets you stream Tealium EventStream events and AudienceStream visitor attributes directly into your own Kafka clusters using the native Kafka protocol over secure, private connectivity, so downstream teams can consume enriched data on existing topics, ACLs, and governance controls.

## Supported Integration Types

### Apache Kafka can be integrated in the following ways:

AudienceStream These connectors are hosted integrations within the Tealium platform utilizing AudienceStream. They receive data from the originating client or device, and send that data on to the desired vendor or service.EventStream These connectors are hosted integrations within the Tealium platform utilizing EventStream. They receive data from the originating client or device, and send that data on to the desired vendor or service.

## Supported Device Types

### Apache Kafka can be integrated in the following ways:

Web Browser These connectors expect to receive standard event attributes originating from a web browser, such as current_url, referring_url, page_name, page_category, and others.Connected Devices Connected Devices are those that don’t quite fit the mobile mold, such as connected set-top boxes (OTT), wearables, etc.Mobile Mobile Applications have a variety of conventional event attributes such as ‘screen_width’, ‘screen_orientation’, etc.Your Server Tealium Collect can be deployed to any service or solution utilizing your favorite programming languages. This is the most ‘generic’ deployment.

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