Docs Self-Managed Develop Consume Data This is documentation for Self-Managed v23.2, which is no longer supported. To view the latest available version of the docs, see v24.2. Consume Data Consumer Offsets Redpanda uses an internal topic, __consumer_offsets, to store committed offsets from each Kafka consumer that is attached to Redpanda. Follower Fetching Learn about follower fetching and how to configure a Redpanda consumer to fetch records from the closest replica. Back to top × Simple online edits For simple changes, such as fixing a typo, you can edit the content directly on GitHub. Edit on GitHub Or, open an issue to let us know about something that you want us to change. Open an issue Contribution guide For extensive content updates, or if you prefer to work locally, read our contribution guide . Was this helpful? thumb_up thumb_down group Ask in the community mail Share your feedback group_add Make a contribution Idempotent Producers Consumer Offsets