# Apache Kafka

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### Getting started with Apache Kafka

To integrate Apache Kafka with Secoda, we need the following

1. Create a new user in Kafka
2. Setup authentication for the newly created user to the Kafka brokers. Refer to Kafka [docs](https://kafka.apache.org/documentation/#security_sasl_plain_brokerconfig) for more information

Connect Apache Kafka to Secoda

1. In Secoda, head to the **Integrations** page and click **New Integration**
2. Find **Apache Kafka** under **Data Pipeline**
3. Fill in the connection form with all the necessary details
4. Click **Test Connection** to make sure everything is correct
5. Head to the **Sync History** tab on the side bar and click **Run sync**


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