Docs Self-Managed Reference rpk Commands rpk cluster rpk cluster storage rpk cluster storage recovery 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. rpk cluster storage recovery Interact with the topic recovery process. This command is used to restore topics from the archival bucket, which can be useful for disaster recovery or if a topic was accidentally deleted. To begin the recovery process, use the recovery start command. Note that this process can take a while to complete, so the command will exit after starting it. If you want the command to wait for the process to finish, use the --wait or -w flag. You can check the status of the recovery process with the recovery status command after it has been started. Usage rpk cluster storage recovery [command] Flags Value Type Description -h, --help - Help for recovery. --config string Redpanda or rpk config file; default search paths are ~/.config/rpk/rpk.yaml, $PWD, and /etc/redpanda/redpanda.yaml. -X, --config-opt stringArray Override rpk configuration settings; '-X help' for detail or '-X list' for terser detail. --profile string rpk profile to use. -v, --verbose - Enable verbose logging. 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 rpk cluster storage rpk cluster storage recovery start