Docs Self-Managed Reference rpk Commands rpk topic rpk topic describe This is documentation for Self-Managed v23.3, which is no longer supported. To view the latest available version of the docs, see v24.3. rpk topic describe Describe a topic. This command prints detailed information about a topic. There are three potential sections: a summary of the topic, the topic configs, and a detailed partitions section. By default, the summary and configs sections are printed. Usage rpk topic describe [TOPIC] [flags] Aliases describe, info Flags Value Type Description -h, --help - Help for describe. -a, --print-all - Print all sections. -c, --print-configs - Print the config section. -p, --print-partitions - Print the detailed partitions section. -s, --print-summary - Print the summary section. --stable - Include the stable offsets column in the partitions section; only relevant if you produce to this topic transactionally. --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 topic delete rpk topic describe-storage