---
title: Run Kafka Connector using the CLI
slug: /metadata-ui/connectors/messaging/kafka/cli
---

<ConnectorIntro connector="Kafka" goal="CLI"/>

<Requirements />

<MetadataIngestionServiceDev service="messaging" connector="Kafka" goal="CLI"/>

<h4>Source Configuration - Service Connection</h4>

- **bootstrapServers**: Kafka bootstrap servers. Add them in comma separated values ex: host1:9092,host2:9092.
- **schemaRegistryURL**: Confluent Kafka Schema Registry URL. URI format.
- **consumerConfig**: Confluent Kafka Consumer Config.
- **schemaRegistryConfig**:Confluent Kafka Schema Registry Config.

<MetadataIngestionConfig service="messaging" connector="Kafka" goal="CLI" />