Apache Kafka® REST API ====================== `Karapace <https://github.com/aiven/karapace>`_ provides a RESTful interface to your Apache Kafka® cluster, allowing you to produce and consume messages and perform administrative cluster work. Authorization can be enabled for Apache Kafka® REST APIs using Apache Kafka® REST proxy authorization. The authorization rules are based on :doc:`Kafka ACLs </docs/products/kafka/concepts/acl>`. For information, see :doc:`Apache Kafka REST proxy authorization </docs/products/kafka/karapace/concepts/kafka-rest-proxy-authorization>`.