messagehub062.md

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lastupdated	2017-10-12

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What's required to use the Kafka API with Message Hub?

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The following requirements are needed to use the Kafka API with {{site.data.keyword.messagehub}}:

• One of the following Apache Kafka clients:
  • Apache Kafka 0.11.0.X client {:new_window}
  • Apache Kafka 0.10.2.X client {:new_window}
• Javadoc for the API {:new_window}