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OffsetCommit

This page encodes the smallest legal instance of the request and the response: numeric fields are zero, strings and byte arrays are empty, every array carries exactly one sample element, and any records field holds one empty 61-byte RecordBatch v2. Version 9 is a flexible version, so every struct is terminated by a uvarint tagged-field count and strings and arrays carry compact length-plus-one prefixes. Sizes below include the leading int32 size prefix.

API key
8
Encoded at
v9
Flexible versions
8+
Headers
req v2, resp v1
Request versions
2-9
Response versions
2-9
Request size
45 bytes
Response size
25 bytes
framerpc headerrequest bodyRecordBatchRecordresponse bodytagged_fields

Request

OffsetCommitRequest v9, request header v2, 45 bytes on the wire

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OffsetCommitRequest                                  message v9                                               [0x0000, 45B]
+-- Frame                                                                                                     [0x0000, 4B]   length-delimited framing
|   +-- size                                         int32                           = 41                     [0x0000, 4B]   number of bytes that follow, patched after encoding
+-- RequestHeader                                    v2                                                       [0x0004, 11B]  common request header
|   +-- request_api_key                              int16                           = 8 (OffsetCommit)       [0x0004, 2B]   numeric id of the API being invoked
|   +-- request_api_version                          int16                           = 9                      [0x0006, 2B]   version of the API being invoked
|   +-- correlation_id                               int32                           = 0                      [0x0008, 4B]   echoed back by the broker in the response
|   +-- client_id                                    nullable_string                 = "" (int16 len=0)       [0x000c, 2B]   always a non-flexible int16-prefixed string
|   +-- tagged_fields                                uvarint                         = 0                      [0x000e, 1B]   number of tagged fields in the header
+-- OffsetCommitRequest                              struct                                                   [0x000f, 30B]  message body, version 9
    +-- GroupId                                      string                          = "" (compact, len+1=1)  [0x000f, 1B]   The unique group identifier.
    +-- GenerationIdOrMemberEpoch                    int32                           = 0                      [0x0010, 4B]   The generation of the group if using the classic group protocol or the memb...
    +-- MemberId                                     string                          = "" (compact, len+1=1)  [0x0014, 1B]   The member ID assigned by the group coordinator.
    +-- GroupInstanceId                              string                          = "" (compact, len+1=1)  [0x0015, 1B]   The unique identifier of the consumer instance provided by end user.
    +-- Topics                                       []OffsetCommitRequestTopic      = 1 element              [0x0016, 22B]  The topics to commit offsets for.
    |   +-- length                                   uvarint                         = 2 (compact, n+1)       [0x0016, 1B]   one sample element follows
    |   +-- OffsetCommitRequestTopic[0]              OffsetCommitRequestTopic        = struct                 [0x0017, 21B]
    |       +-- Name                                 string                          = "" (compact, len+1=1)  [0x0017, 1B]   The topic name.
    |       +-- Partitions                           []OffsetCommitRequestPartition  = 1 element              [0x0018, 19B]  Each partition to commit offsets for.
    |       |   +-- length                           uvarint                         = 2 (compact, n+1)       [0x0018, 1B]   one sample element follows
    |       |   +-- OffsetCommitRequestPartition[0]  OffsetCommitRequestPartition    = struct                 [0x0019, 18B]
    |       |       +-- PartitionIndex               int32                           = 0                      [0x0019, 4B]   The partition index.
    |       |       +-- CommittedOffset              int64                           = 0                      [0x001d, 8B]   The message offset to be committed.
    |       |       +-- CommittedLeaderEpoch         int32                           = 0                      [0x0025, 4B]   The leader epoch of this partition.
    |       |       +-- CommittedMetadata            string                          = "" (compact, len+1=1)  [0x0029, 1B]   Any associated metadata the client wants to keep.
    |       |       +-- tagged_fields                uvarint                         = 0                      [0x002a, 1B]   number of tagged fields in this struct
    |       +-- tagged_fields                        uvarint                         = 0                      [0x002b, 1B]   number of tagged fields in this struct
    +-- tagged_fields                                uvarint                         = 0                      [0x002c, 1B]   number of tagged fields in this struct

kafka message schema (.json)

{
  "apiKey": 8,
  "type": "request",
  "listeners": ["broker"],
  "name": "OffsetCommitRequest",
  // Versions 0-1 were removed in Apache Kafka 4.0, Version 2 is the new baseline.
  //
  // Version 1 adds timestamp and group membership information, as well as the commit timestamp.
  //
  // Version 2 adds retention time.  It removes the commit timestamp added in version 1.
  //
  // Version 3 and 4 are the same as version 2. 
  //
  // Version 5 removes the retention time, which is now controlled only by a broker configuration.
  //
  // Version 6 adds the leader epoch for fencing.
  //
  // version 7 adds a new field called groupInstanceId to indicate member identity across restarts.
  //
  // Version 8 is the first flexible version.
  //
  // Version 9 is the first version that can be used with the new consumer group protocol (KIP-848). The
  // request is the same as version 8.
  "validVersions": "2-9",
  "flexibleVersions": "8+",
  "fields": [
    { "name": "GroupId", "type": "string", "versions": "0+", "entityType": "groupId",
      "about": "The unique group identifier." },
    { "name": "GenerationIdOrMemberEpoch", "type": "int32", "versions": "1+", "default": "-1", "ignorable": true,
      "about": "The generation of the group if using the classic group protocol or the member epoch if using the consumer protocol." },
    { "name": "MemberId", "type": "string", "versions": "1+", "ignorable": true,
      "about": "The member ID assigned by the group coordinator." },
    { "name": "GroupInstanceId", "type": "string", "versions": "7+",
      "nullableVersions": "7+", "default": "null",
      "about": "The unique identifier of the consumer instance provided by end user." },
    { "name": "RetentionTimeMs", "type": "int64", "versions": "2-4", "default": "-1", "ignorable": true,
      "about": "The time period in ms to retain the offset." },
    { "name": "Topics", "type": "[]OffsetCommitRequestTopic", "versions": "0+",
      "about": "The topics to commit offsets for.",  "fields": [
      { "name": "Name", "type": "string", "versions": "0+", "entityType": "topicName",
        "about": "The topic name." },
      { "name": "Partitions", "type": "[]OffsetCommitRequestPartition", "versions": "0+",
        "about": "Each partition to commit offsets for.", "fields": [
        { "name": "PartitionIndex", "type": "int32", "versions": "0+",
          "about": "The partition index." },
        { "name": "CommittedOffset", "type": "int64", "versions": "0+",
          "about": "The message offset to be committed." },
        { "name": "CommittedLeaderEpoch", "type": "int32", "versions": "6+", "default": "-1", "ignorable": true,
          "about": "The leader epoch of this partition." },
        { "name": "CommittedMetadata", "type": "string", "versions": "0+", "nullableVersions": "0+",
          "about": "Any associated metadata the client wants to keep." }
      ]}
    ]}
  ]
}

Response

OffsetCommitResponse v9, response header v1, 25 bytes on the wire

byte layout (25 bytes, 16 bytes per row)

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OffsetCommitResponse                                  message v9                                                [0x0000, 25B]
+-- Frame                                                                                                       [0x0000, 4B]   length-delimited framing
|   +-- size                                          int32                            = 21                     [0x0000, 4B]   number of bytes that follow, patched after encoding
+-- ResponseHeader                                    v1                                                        [0x0004, 5B]   common response header
|   +-- correlation_id                                int32                            = 0                      [0x0004, 4B]   matches the correlation_id of the request
|   +-- tagged_fields                                 uvarint                          = 0                      [0x0008, 1B]   number of tagged fields in the header
+-- OffsetCommitResponse                              struct                                                    [0x0009, 16B]  message body, version 9
    +-- ThrottleTimeMs                                int32                            = 0                      [0x0009, 4B]   The duration in milliseconds for which the request was throttled due to a q...
    +-- Topics                                        []OffsetCommitResponseTopic      = 1 element              [0x000d, 11B]  The responses for each topic.
    |   +-- length                                    uvarint                          = 2 (compact, n+1)       [0x000d, 1B]   one sample element follows
    |   +-- OffsetCommitResponseTopic[0]              OffsetCommitResponseTopic        = struct                 [0x000e, 10B]
    |       +-- Name                                  string                           = "" (compact, len+1=1)  [0x000e, 1B]   The topic name.
    |       +-- Partitions                            []OffsetCommitResponsePartition  = 1 element              [0x000f, 8B]   The responses for each partition in the topic.
    |       |   +-- length                            uvarint                          = 2 (compact, n+1)       [0x000f, 1B]   one sample element follows
    |       |   +-- OffsetCommitResponsePartition[0]  OffsetCommitResponsePartition    = struct                 [0x0010, 7B]
    |       |       +-- PartitionIndex                int32                            = 0                      [0x0010, 4B]   The partition index.
    |       |       +-- ErrorCode                     int16                            = 0                      [0x0014, 2B]   The error code, or 0 if there was no error.
    |       |       +-- tagged_fields                 uvarint                          = 0                      [0x0016, 1B]   number of tagged fields in this struct
    |       +-- tagged_fields                         uvarint                          = 0                      [0x0017, 1B]   number of tagged fields in this struct
    +-- tagged_fields                                 uvarint                          = 0                      [0x0018, 1B]   number of tagged fields in this struct

kafka message schema (.json)

{
  "apiKey": 8,
  "type": "response",
  "name": "OffsetCommitResponse",
  // Versions 0-1 were removed in Apache Kafka 4.0, Version 2 is the new baseline.
  //
  // Versions 1 and 2 are the same as version 0.
  //
  // Version 3 adds the throttle time to the response.
  //
  // Starting in version 4, on quota violation, brokers send out responses before throttling.
  //
  // Versions 5 and 6 are the same as version 4.
  //
  // Version 7 offsetCommitRequest supports a new field called groupInstanceId to indicate member identity across restarts.
  //
  // Version 8 is the first flexible version.
  //
  // Version 9 is the first version that can be used with the new consumer group protocol (KIP-848). The response is
  // the same as version 8 but can return STALE_MEMBER_EPOCH when the new consumer group protocol is used and
  // GROUP_ID_NOT_FOUND when the group does not exist for both protocols.
  "validVersions": "2-9",
  "flexibleVersions": "8+",
  // Supported errors:
  // - GROUP_AUTHORIZATION_FAILED (version 0+)
  // - NOT_COORDINATOR (version 0+)
  // - COORDINATOR_NOT_AVAILABLE (version 0+)
  // - COORDINATOR_LOAD_IN_PROGRESS (version 0+)
  // - ILLEGAL_GENERATION (version 1+)
  // - UNKNOWN_MEMBER_ID (version 1+)
  // - INVALID_COMMIT_OFFSET_SIZE (version 0+)
  // - FENCED_MEMBER_EPOCH (version 7+)
  // - GROUP_ID_NOT_FOUND (version 9+)
  // - STALE_MEMBER_EPOCH (version 9+)
  "fields": [
    { "name": "ThrottleTimeMs", "type": "int32", "versions": "3+", "ignorable": true,
      "about": "The duration in milliseconds for which the request was throttled due to a quota violation, or zero if the request did not violate any quota." },
    { "name": "Topics", "type": "[]OffsetCommitResponseTopic", "versions": "0+",
      "about": "The responses for each topic.", "fields": [
      { "name": "Name", "type": "string", "versions": "0+", "entityType": "topicName",
        "about": "The topic name." },
      { "name": "Partitions", "type": "[]OffsetCommitResponsePartition", "versions": "0+",
        "about": "The responses for each partition in the topic.",  "fields": [
        { "name": "PartitionIndex", "type": "int32", "versions": "0+",
          "about": "The partition index." },
        { "name": "ErrorCode", "type": "int16", "versions": "0+",
          "about": "The error code, or 0 if there was no error." }
      ]}
    ]}
  ]
}