Kafka Integration
Collect Kafka metrics and consumer-lag data with Guance DataKit in minutes. One-click setup, 40+ key metrics, full documentation.
The Guance Kafka integration puts consumer lag first — the one metric that tells you whether downstream consumers are keeping up — alongside the three broker layers (request handling, replication, storage flush). DataKit pulls JMX metrics and consumer-group offsets on a schedule and ships both to Guance, where the lag-first alert rules from the guide below come pre-templated.
Related guideKafka Monitoring: The Complete 2026 Guide→
| Spec | Detail |
|---|---|
| Collector | DataKit input kafka |
| Protocol | JMX (broker) + consumer-group offsets via bootstrap servers |
| Key metrics | consumer lag, under-replicated partitions, request-handler idle ratio, log flush time |
| Prerequisites | JMX exposed on brokers; cluster bootstrap address |
| Dashboard | Pre-built Kafka dashboard, auto-installed on first data |
| Deep dive | Kafka Monitoring Guide |
Set up in minutes — install DataKit, enable the
kafkainput, and your first Kafka metrics appear in Guance within about a minute. Full field list and alert-rule templates live in the Kafka Monitoring Guide.
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