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# Create a Kafka Cluster

You can create a new Kafka cluster with specified configurations.

## Endpoint

`POST /clusters`

The `POST /clusters` endpoint allows you to create a new Kafka cluster with specified properties. The name, version, size and connection fields are required. The response includes the ID, metadata, and properties of the newly created cluster, along with its current state and broker addresses.

Use this endpoint to provision a Kafka cluster tailored to your application's requirements, ensuring seamless integration and efficient data management.

## Parameters

| Body Parameter                             | Required |  Type  | Description                                                    |
| ------------------------------------------ | :------: | :----: | -------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `metadata`                                 |    No    | object | Optional metadata for the cluster.                             |
| `properties`                               |    Yes   | object | Properties of the cluster to be created.                       |
| `properties.name`                          |    Yes   | string | The name of the Kafka cluster.                                 |
| `properties.version`                       |    Yes   | string | The version of Kafka to use for the cluster.                   |
| `properties.size`                          |    Yes   | string | The size of the Kafka cluster.                                 |
| `properties.connections`                   |    No    |  array | List of connections for the cluster.                           |
| `properties.connections[].datacenterId`    |    Yes   | string | The UUID of the data center where the cluster will be created. |
| `properties.connections[].lanId`           |    Yes   | string | The LAN ID where the cluster will be connected.                |
| `properties.connections[].brokerAddresses` |    Yes   |  array | List of broker addresses for the cluster.                      |

## Request Body

```json
{
  "metadata": {},
  "properties": {
    "name": "my-kafka-cluster",
    "version": "3.7.0",
    "size": "S",
    "connections": [
      {
        "datacenterId": "5a029f4a-72e5-11ec-90d6-0242ac120003",
        "lanId": "2",
        "brokerAddresses": [
          "192.168.1.101/24",
          "192.168.1.102/24",
          "192.168.1.103/24"
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
}
```

## Response

```json
{
  "id": "e69b22a5-8fee-56b1-b6fb-4a07e4205ead",
  "type": "cluster",
  "href": "/clusters/e69b22a5-8fee-56b1-b6fb-4a07e4205ead",
  "metadata": {
    "createdDate": "2020-12-10T13:37:50+01:00",
    "createdBy": "ionos:identity:::users/87f9a82e-b28d-49ed-9d04-fba2c0459cd3",
    "createdByUserId": "87f9a82e-b28d-49ed-9d04-fba2c0459cd3",
    "lastModifiedDate": "2020-12-11T13:37:50+01:00",
    "lastModifiedBy": "ionos:identity:::users/87f9a82e-b28d-49ed-9d04-fba2c0459cd3",
    "lastModifiedByUserId": "87f9a82e-b28d-49ed-9d04-fba2c0459cd3",
    "resourceURN": "ionos:<product>:<location>:<contract>:<resource-path>",
    "state": "AVAILABLE",
    "message": "In progress.",
    "brokerAddresses": [
      "192.168.1.101:9093",
      "192.168.1.102:9093",
      "192.168.1.103:9093"
    ]
  },
  "properties": {
    "name": "my-kafka-cluster",
    "version": "3.7.0",
    "size": "S",
    "connections": [
      {
        "datacenterId": "5a029f4a-72e5-11ec-90d6-0242ac120003",
        "lanId": "2",
        "brokerAddresses": [
          "192.168.1.101/24",
          "192.168.1.102/24",
          "192.168.1.103/24"
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
}
```


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