Confluent REST Proxy 6.0: Putting Apache Kafka to REST

Confluent REST Proxy 6.0 introduces two major improvements: 1. Expanded administrative functionality via RESTful HTTP APIs for resources including ACLs, brokers, topics, and consumer groups. 2. Integration of REST Proxy APIs directly into Confluent Server, eliminating the need for separate REST Proxy nodes and simplifying operational management. The post provides examples of using these new APIs for cluster information retrieval, topic creation and configuration updates, broker management, and ACL management.