# Listen to a kafka Topic

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/listen-to-a-kafka-topic/8368>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [25 February 2019 12:41 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/listen-to-a-kafka-topic/8368 "2019-02-25T12:41:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![Albin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6de8d8/32.png) [@Albin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Albin)\
**Post date:** [25 February 2019 12:41 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/listen-to-a-kafka-topic/8368/1 "2019-02-25T12:41:45Z")

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Hi All ,

New to Node-Red .  
Can anyone please advise if its possible to listen to kafka queue/s from any node in nodeRed and also post data to Kafka topics

Regards,  
Albin

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**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Post date:** [25 February 2019 13:18 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/listen-to-a-kafka-topic/8368/2 "2019-02-25T13:18:18Z")

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Go to the flows site ([https://flows.nodered.org](https://flows.nodered.org) ) and search for kafka. That throws up a number of hits which may (or may not) be helpful.

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**Author:** ![ukmoose](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/ukmoose/32/13_2.png) [@ukmoose](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ukmoose)\
**Post date:** [25 February 2019 13:18 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/listen-to-a-kafka-topic/8368/3 "2019-02-25T13:18:31Z")

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A quick google of “node-red kafka” should answer thy for you