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SyncGroup

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 5 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
14
Encoded at
v5
Flexible versions
4+
Headers
req v2, resp v1
Request versions
0-5
Response versions
0-5
Request size
29 bytes
Response size
19 bytes
framerpc headerrequest bodyRecordBatchRecordresponse bodytagged_fields

Request

SyncGroupRequest v5, request header v2, 29 bytes on the wire

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SyncGroupRequest                           message v5                                                [0x0000, 29B]
+-- Frame                                                                                            [0x0000, 4B]   length-delimited framing
|   +-- size                               int32                         = 25                        [0x0000, 4B]   number of bytes that follow, patched after encoding
+-- RequestHeader                          v2                                                        [0x0004, 11B]  common request header
|   +-- request_api_key                    int16                         = 14 (SyncGroup)            [0x0004, 2B]   numeric id of the API being invoked
|   +-- request_api_version                int16                         = 5                         [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
+-- SyncGroupRequest                       struct                                                    [0x000f, 14B]  message body, version 5
    +-- GroupId                            string                        = "" (compact, len+1=1)     [0x000f, 1B]   The unique group identifier.
    +-- GenerationId                       int32                         = 0                         [0x0010, 4B]   The generation of the group.
    +-- MemberId                           string                        = "" (compact, len+1=1)     [0x0014, 1B]   The member ID assigned by the group.
    +-- GroupInstanceId                    string                        = "" (compact, len+1=1)     [0x0015, 1B]   The unique identifier of the consumer instance provided by end user.
    +-- ProtocolType                       string                        = "" (compact, len+1=1)     [0x0016, 1B]   The group protocol type.
    +-- ProtocolName                       string                        = "" (compact, len+1=1)     [0x0017, 1B]   The group protocol name.
    +-- Assignments                        []SyncGroupRequestAssignment  = 1 element                 [0x0018, 4B]   Each assignment.
    |   +-- length                         uvarint                       = 2 (compact, n+1)          [0x0018, 1B]   one sample element follows
    |   +-- SyncGroupRequestAssignment[0]  SyncGroupRequestAssignment    = struct                    [0x0019, 3B]
    |       +-- MemberId                   string                        = "" (compact, len+1=1)     [0x0019, 1B]   The ID of the member to assign.
    |       +-- Assignment                 bytes                         = empty (compact, len+1=1)  [0x001a, 1B]   The member assignment.
    |       +-- tagged_fields              uvarint                       = 0                         [0x001b, 1B]   number of tagged fields in this struct
    +-- tagged_fields                      uvarint                       = 0                         [0x001c, 1B]   number of tagged fields in this struct

kafka message schema (.json)

{
  "apiKey": 14,
  "type": "request",
  "listeners": ["broker"],
  "name": "SyncGroupRequest",
  // Versions 1 and 2 are the same as version 0.
  //
  // Starting from version 3, we add a new field called groupInstanceId to indicate member identity across restarts.
  //
  // Version 4 is the first flexible version.
  //
  // Starting from version 5, the client sends the Protocol Type and the Protocol Name
  // to the broker (KIP-559). The broker will reject the request if they are inconsistent
  // with the Type and Name known by the broker.
  "validVersions": "0-5",
  "flexibleVersions": "4+",
  "fields": [
    { "name": "GroupId", "type": "string", "versions": "0+", "entityType": "groupId",
      "about": "The unique group identifier." },
    { "name": "GenerationId", "type": "int32", "versions": "0+",
      "about": "The generation of the group." },
    { "name": "MemberId", "type": "string", "versions": "0+",
      "about": "The member ID assigned by the group." },
    { "name": "GroupInstanceId", "type": "string", "versions": "3+", 
      "nullableVersions": "3+", "default": "null",
      "about": "The unique identifier of the consumer instance provided by end user." },
    { "name": "ProtocolType", "type": "string", "versions": "5+",
      "nullableVersions": "5+", "default": "null", "ignorable": true,
      "about": "The group protocol type." },
    { "name": "ProtocolName", "type": "string", "versions": "5+",
      "nullableVersions": "5+", "default": "null", "ignorable": true,
      "about": "The group protocol name." },
    { "name": "Assignments", "type": "[]SyncGroupRequestAssignment", "versions": "0+",
      "about": "Each assignment.", "fields": [
      { "name": "MemberId", "type": "string", "versions": "0+",
        "about": "The ID of the member to assign." },
      { "name": "Assignment", "type": "bytes", "versions": "0+",
        "about": "The member assignment." }
    ]}
  ]
}

Response

SyncGroupResponse v5, response header v1, 19 bytes on the wire

byte layout (19 bytes, 16 bytes per row)

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SyncGroupResponse       message v5                              [0x0000, 19B]
+-- Frame                                                       [0x0000, 4B]   length-delimited framing
|   +-- size            int32       = 15                        [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
+-- SyncGroupResponse   struct                                  [0x0009, 10B]  message body, version 5
    +-- ThrottleTimeMs  int32       = 0                         [0x0009, 4B]   The duration in milliseconds for which the request was throttled due to a q...
    +-- ErrorCode       int16       = 0                         [0x000d, 2B]   The error code, or 0 if there was no error.
    +-- ProtocolType    string      = "" (compact, len+1=1)     [0x000f, 1B]   The group protocol type.
    +-- ProtocolName    string      = "" (compact, len+1=1)     [0x0010, 1B]   The group protocol name.
    +-- Assignment      bytes       = empty (compact, len+1=1)  [0x0011, 1B]   The member assignment.
    +-- tagged_fields   uvarint     = 0                         [0x0012, 1B]   number of tagged fields in this struct

kafka message schema (.json)

{
  "apiKey": 14,
  "type": "response",
  "name": "SyncGroupResponse",
  // Version 1 adds throttle time.
  //
  // Starting in version 2, on quota violation, brokers send out responses before throttling.
  //
  // Starting from version 3, syncGroupRequest supports a new field called groupInstanceId to indicate member identity across restarts.
  //
  // Version 4 is the first flexible version.
  //
  // Starting from version 5, the broker sends back the Protocol Type and the Protocol Name
  // to the client (KIP-559).
  "validVersions": "0-5",
  "flexibleVersions": "4+",
  "fields": [
    { "name": "ThrottleTimeMs", "type": "int32", "versions": "1+", "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": "ErrorCode", "type": "int16", "versions": "0+",
      "about": "The error code, or 0 if there was no error." },
    { "name": "ProtocolType", "type": "string", "versions": "5+",
      "nullableVersions": "5+", "default": "null", "ignorable": true,
      "about": "The group protocol type." },
    { "name": "ProtocolName", "type": "string", "versions": "5+",
      "nullableVersions": "5+", "default": "null", "ignorable": true,
      "about": "The group protocol name." },
    { "name": "Assignment", "type": "bytes", "versions": "0+",
      "about": "The member assignment." }
  ]
}