Docs Self-Managed Reference rpk Commands rpk cluster rpk cluster metadata This is documentation for Self-Managed v23.3. To view the latest available version of the docs, see v24.2. rpk cluster metadata Request broker metadata. The Kafka protocol’s metadata contains information about brokers, topics, and the cluster as a whole. This command only runs if specific sections of metadata are requested. There are currently three sections: the cluster, the list of brokers, and the topics. If no section is specified, this defaults to printing all sections. If the topic section is requested, all topics are requested by default unless some are manually specified as arguments. Expanded per-partition information can be printed with the -d flag, and internal topics can be printed with the -i flag. In the broker section, the controller node is suffixed with \*. Usage rpk cluster metadata [flags] Aliases metadata, status, info Flags Value Type Description -h, --help - Help for metadata. -b, --print-brokers - Print brokers section. -c, --print-cluster - Print cluster section. -d, --print-detailed-topics - Print per-partition information for topics (implies -t). -i, --print-internal-topics - Print internal topics (if all topics requested, implies -t). -t, --print-topics - Print topics section (implied if any topics are specified). --config string Redpanda or rpk config file; default search paths are /var/lib/redpanda/.config/rpk/rpk.yaml, $PWD/redpanda.yaml, and /etc/redpanda/redpanda.yaml. -X, --config-opt stringArray Override rpk configuration settings. See rpk -X or execute rpk -X help for inline detail or rpk -X list for terser detail. --profile string Profile to use. See rpk profile for more details. -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 maintenance status rpk cluster partitions