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OffsetFetch

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
9
Encoded at
v9
Flexible versions
6+
Headers
req v2, resp v1
Request versions
1-9
Response versions
1-9
Request size
33 bytes
Response size
43 bytes
framerpc headerrequest bodyRecordBatchRecordresponse bodytagged_fields

Request

OffsetFetchRequest v9, request header v2, 33 bytes on the wire

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OffsetFetchRequest                               message v9                                           [0x0000, 33B]
+-- Frame                                                                                             [0x0000, 4B]   length-delimited framing
|   +-- size                                     int32                       = 29                     [0x0000, 4B]   number of bytes that follow, patched after encoding
+-- RequestHeader                                v2                                                   [0x0004, 11B]  common request header
|   +-- request_api_key                          int16                       = 9 (OffsetFetch)        [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
+-- OffsetFetchRequest                           struct                                               [0x000f, 18B]  message body, version 9
    +-- Groups                                   []OffsetFetchRequestGroup   = 1 element              [0x000f, 16B]  Each group we would like to fetch offsets for.
    |   +-- length                               uvarint                     = 2 (compact, n+1)       [0x000f, 1B]   one sample element follows
    |   +-- OffsetFetchRequestGroup[0]           OffsetFetchRequestGroup     = struct                 [0x0010, 15B]
    |       +-- GroupId                          string                      = "" (compact, len+1=1)  [0x0010, 1B]   The group ID.
    |       +-- MemberId                         string                      = "" (compact, len+1=1)  [0x0011, 1B]   The member id.
    |       +-- MemberEpoch                      int32                       = 0                      [0x0012, 4B]   The member epoch if using the new consumer protocol (KIP-848).
    |       +-- Topics                           []OffsetFetchRequestTopics  = 1 element              [0x0016, 8B]   Each topic we would like to fetch offsets for, or null to fetch offsets for...
    |       |   +-- length                       uvarint                     = 2 (compact, n+1)       [0x0016, 1B]   one sample element follows
    |       |   +-- OffsetFetchRequestTopics[0]  OffsetFetchRequestTopics    = struct                 [0x0017, 7B]
    |       |       +-- Name                     string                      = "" (compact, len+1=1)  [0x0017, 1B]   The topic name.
    |       |       +-- PartitionIndexes         []int32                     = 1 element              [0x0018, 5B]   The partition indexes we would like to fetch offsets for.
    |       |       |   +-- length               uvarint                     = 2 (compact, n+1)       [0x0018, 1B]   one sample element follows
    |       |       |   +-- int32[0]             int32                       = 0                      [0x0019, 4B]
    |       |       +-- tagged_fields            uvarint                     = 0                      [0x001d, 1B]   number of tagged fields in this struct
    |       +-- tagged_fields                    uvarint                     = 0                      [0x001e, 1B]   number of tagged fields in this struct
    +-- RequireStable                            bool                        = false                  [0x001f, 1B]   Whether broker should hold on returning unstable offsets but set a retriabl...
    +-- tagged_fields                            uvarint                     = 0                      [0x0020, 1B]   number of tagged fields in this struct

kafka message schema (.json)

{
  "apiKey": 9,
  "type": "request",
  "listeners": ["broker"],
  "name": "OffsetFetchRequest",
  // Version 0 was removed in Apache Kafka 4.0, Version 1 is the new baseline.
  //
  // In version 0, the request read offsets from ZK.
  //
  // Starting in version 1, the broker supports fetching offsets from the internal __consumer_offsets topic.
  //
  // Starting in version 2, the request can contain a null topics array to indicate that offsets
  // for all topics should be fetched. It also returns a top level error code
  // for group or coordinator level errors.
  //
  // Version 3, 4, and 5 are the same as version 2.
  //
  // Version 6 is the first flexible version.
  //
  // Version 7 is adding the require stable flag.
  //
  // Version 8 is adding support for fetching offsets for multiple groups at a time.
  //
  // Version 9 is the first version that can be used with the new consumer group protocol (KIP-848). It adds
  // the MemberId and MemberEpoch fields. Those are filled in and validated when the new consumer protocol is used.
  "validVersions": "1-9",
  "flexibleVersions": "6+",
  "fields": [
    { "name": "GroupId", "type": "string", "versions": "0-7", "entityType": "groupId",
      "about": "The group to fetch offsets for." },
    { "name": "Topics", "type": "[]OffsetFetchRequestTopic", "versions": "0-7", "nullableVersions": "2-7",
      "about": "Each topic we would like to fetch offsets for, or null to fetch offsets for all topics.", "fields": [
      { "name": "Name", "type": "string", "versions": "0-7", "entityType": "topicName",
        "about": "The topic name."},
      { "name": "PartitionIndexes", "type": "[]int32", "versions": "0-7",
        "about": "The partition indexes we would like to fetch offsets for." }
    ]},
    { "name": "Groups", "type": "[]OffsetFetchRequestGroup", "versions": "8+",
      "about": "Each group we would like to fetch offsets for.", "fields": [
      { "name": "GroupId", "type": "string", "versions": "8+", "entityType": "groupId",
        "about": "The group ID."},
      { "name": "MemberId", "type": "string", "versions": "9+", "nullableVersions": "9+", "default": "null", "ignorable": true,
        "about": "The member id." },
      { "name": "MemberEpoch", "type": "int32", "versions": "9+", "default": "-1", "ignorable": true,
        "about": "The member epoch if using the new consumer protocol (KIP-848)." },
      { "name": "Topics", "type": "[]OffsetFetchRequestTopics", "versions": "8+", "nullableVersions": "8+",
        "about": "Each topic we would like to fetch offsets for, or null to fetch offsets for all topics.", "fields": [
        { "name": "Name", "type": "string", "versions": "8+", "entityType": "topicName",
          "about": "The topic name."},
        { "name": "PartitionIndexes", "type": "[]int32", "versions": "8+",
          "about": "The partition indexes we would like to fetch offsets for." }
      ]}
    ]},
    { "name": "RequireStable", "type": "bool", "versions": "7+", "default": "false",
      "about": "Whether broker should hold on returning unstable offsets but set a retriable error code for the partitions." }
  ]
}

Response

OffsetFetchResponse v9, response header v1, 43 bytes on the wire

byte layout (43 bytes, 16 bytes per row)

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OffsetFetchResponse                                           message v9                                                [0x0000, 43B]
+-- Frame                                                                                                               [0x0000, 4B]   length-delimited framing
|   +-- size                                                  int32                            = 39                     [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
+-- OffsetFetchResponse                                       struct                                                    [0x0009, 34B]  message body, version 9
    +-- ThrottleTimeMs                                        int32                            = 0                      [0x0009, 4B]   The duration in milliseconds for which the request was throttled due to a q...
    +-- Groups                                                []OffsetFetchResponseGroup       = 1 element              [0x000d, 29B]  The responses per group id.
    |   +-- length                                            uvarint                          = 2 (compact, n+1)       [0x000d, 1B]   one sample element follows
    |   +-- OffsetFetchResponseGroup[0]                       OffsetFetchResponseGroup         = struct                 [0x000e, 28B]
    |       +-- GroupId                                       string                           = "" (compact, len+1=1)  [0x000e, 1B]   The group ID.
    |       +-- Topics                                        []OffsetFetchResponseTopics      = 1 element              [0x000f, 24B]  The responses per topic.
    |       |   +-- length                                    uvarint                          = 2 (compact, n+1)       [0x000f, 1B]   one sample element follows
    |       |   +-- OffsetFetchResponseTopics[0]              OffsetFetchResponseTopics        = struct                 [0x0010, 23B]
    |       |       +-- Name                                  string                           = "" (compact, len+1=1)  [0x0010, 1B]   The topic name.
    |       |       +-- Partitions                            []OffsetFetchResponsePartitions  = 1 element              [0x0011, 21B]  The responses per partition.
    |       |       |   +-- length                            uvarint                          = 2 (compact, n+1)       [0x0011, 1B]   one sample element follows
    |       |       |   +-- OffsetFetchResponsePartitions[0]  OffsetFetchResponsePartitions    = struct                 [0x0012, 20B]
    |       |       |       +-- PartitionIndex                int32                            = 0                      [0x0012, 4B]   The partition index.
    |       |       |       +-- CommittedOffset               int64                            = 0                      [0x0016, 8B]   The committed message offset.
    |       |       |       +-- CommittedLeaderEpoch          int32                            = 0                      [0x001e, 4B]   The leader epoch.
    |       |       |       +-- Metadata                      string                           = "" (compact, len+1=1)  [0x0022, 1B]   The partition metadata.
    |       |       |       +-- ErrorCode                     int16                            = 0                      [0x0023, 2B]   The partition-level error code, or 0 if there was no error.
    |       |       |       +-- tagged_fields                 uvarint                          = 0                      [0x0025, 1B]   number of tagged fields in this struct
    |       |       +-- tagged_fields                         uvarint                          = 0                      [0x0026, 1B]   number of tagged fields in this struct
    |       +-- ErrorCode                                     int16                            = 0                      [0x0027, 2B]   The group-level error code, or 0 if there was no error.
    |       +-- tagged_fields                                 uvarint                          = 0                      [0x0029, 1B]   number of tagged fields in this struct
    +-- tagged_fields                                         uvarint                          = 0                      [0x002a, 1B]   number of tagged fields in this struct

kafka message schema (.json)

{
  "apiKey": 9,
  "type": "response",
  "name": "OffsetFetchResponse",
  // Version 0 was removed in Apache Kafka 4.0, Version 1 is the new baseline.
  //
  // Version 1 is the same as version 0.
  //
  // Version 2 adds a top-level error code.
  //
  // Version 3 adds the throttle time.
  //
  // Starting in version 4, on quota violation, brokers send out responses before throttling.
  //
  // Version 5 adds the leader epoch to the committed offset.
  //
  // Version 6 is the first flexible version.
  //
  // Version 7 adds pending offset commit as new error response on partition level.
  //
  // Version 8 is adding support for fetching offsets for multiple groups
  //
  // 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 and UNKNOWN_MEMBER_ID errors when the new consumer group
  // protocol is used.
  "validVersions": "1-9",
  "flexibleVersions": "6+",
  // Supported errors:
  // - GROUP_AUTHORIZATION_FAILED (version 0+)
  // - NOT_COORDINATOR (version 0+)
  // - COORDINATOR_NOT_AVAILABLE (version 0+)
  // - COORDINATOR_LOAD_IN_PROGRESS (version 0+)
  // - GROUP_ID_NOT_FOUND (version 0+)
  // - UNSTABLE_OFFSET_COMMIT (version 7+)
  // - UNKNOWN_MEMBER_ID (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": "[]OffsetFetchResponseTopic", "versions": "0-7",
      "about": "The responses per topic.", "fields": [
      { "name": "Name", "type": "string", "versions": "0-7", "entityType": "topicName",
        "about": "The topic name." },
      { "name": "Partitions", "type": "[]OffsetFetchResponsePartition", "versions": "0-7",
        "about": "The responses per partition.", "fields": [
        { "name": "PartitionIndex", "type": "int32", "versions": "0-7",
          "about": "The partition index." },
        { "name": "CommittedOffset", "type": "int64", "versions": "0-7",
          "about": "The committed message offset." },
        { "name": "CommittedLeaderEpoch", "type": "int32", "versions": "5-7", "default": "-1",
          "ignorable": true, "about": "The leader epoch." },
        { "name": "Metadata", "type": "string", "versions": "0-7", "nullableVersions": "0-7",
          "about": "The partition metadata." },
        { "name": "ErrorCode", "type": "int16", "versions": "0-7",
          "about": "The error code, or 0 if there was no error." }
      ]}
    ]},
    { "name": "ErrorCode", "type": "int16", "versions": "2-7", "default": "0", "ignorable": true,
      "about": "The top-level error code, or 0 if there was no error." },
    { "name": "Groups", "type": "[]OffsetFetchResponseGroup", "versions": "8+",
      "about": "The responses per group id.", "fields": [
      { "name": "GroupId", "type": "string", "versions": "8+", "entityType": "groupId",
        "about": "The group ID." },
      { "name": "Topics", "type": "[]OffsetFetchResponseTopics", "versions": "8+",
        "about": "The responses per topic.", "fields": [
        { "name": "Name", "type": "string", "versions": "8+", "entityType": "topicName",
          "about": "The topic name." },
        { "name": "Partitions", "type": "[]OffsetFetchResponsePartitions", "versions": "8+",
          "about": "The responses per partition.", "fields": [
          { "name": "PartitionIndex", "type": "int32", "versions": "8+",
            "about": "The partition index." },
          { "name": "CommittedOffset", "type": "int64", "versions": "8+",
            "about": "The committed message offset." },
          { "name": "CommittedLeaderEpoch", "type": "int32", "versions": "8+", "default": "-1",
            "ignorable": true, "about": "The leader epoch." },
          { "name": "Metadata", "type": "string", "versions": "8+", "nullableVersions": "8+",
            "about": "The partition metadata." },
          { "name": "ErrorCode", "type": "int16", "versions": "8+",
            "about": "The partition-level error code, or 0 if there was no error." }
        ]}
      ]},
      { "name": "ErrorCode", "type": "int16", "versions": "8+", "default": "0",
        "about": "The group-level error code, or 0 if there was no error." }
    ]}
  ]
}