Kafka Connector 26.1
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# Retrieve Data from Kafka

To automatically retrieve data from Kafka, create a new Fetch Task by following these steps. The connector runs each fetch task automatically, based on the schedule that is configured in the configuration file.

To create a new Fetch Task

1. Stop the connector.
2. Open the configuration file in a text editor.

3. In the `[FetchTasks]` section of the configuration file, specify the number of fetch tasks using the `Number` parameter. If you are configuring the first fetch task, type `Number=1`. If one or more fetch tasks have already been configured, increase the value of the `Number` parameter by one (1). Below the `Number` parameter, specify the names of the fetch tasks, starting from zero (0). For example:

       [FetchTasks]
       Number=1
       0=MyTask

4. Below the `[FetchTasks]` section, create a new TaskName section. The name of the section must match the name of the new fetch task. For example:

       [FetchTasks]
       Number=1
       0=MyTask

       [MyTask]

1. In the new section, set the following parameters:

   Brokers | A comma-separated list of Kafka brokers to retrieve data from.
   Topics | The topics to retrieve data from.
   TopicsByPattern | Determines the behavior of the Topics parameter. By default, you specify a comma-separated list of topic names. To process all topics that match a regular expression, set this parameter to `TRUE` and specify a regular expression instead.
   ConsumerOptionNameN | A list of advanced consumer options that you want to set.
   ConsumerOptionValueN | A list of values for the advanced consumer options.

   For example:

       [MyTask]
       Brokers=my-kafka-host:9092
       Topics=IDOL.*Events
       TopicsByPattern=TRUE
       ConsumerOptionName0=security.protocol
       ConsumerOptionValue0=ssl
       ...

2. Save and close the configuration file. You can now start the connector.

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Topic Title: Retrieve Data from Kafka