Docs Self-Managed Reference rpk Commands You are viewing the Self-Managed v24.3 beta documentation. We welcome your feedback at the Redpanda Community Slack #beta-feedback channel. To view the latest available version of the docs, see v24.2. rpk Commands This page contains an alphabetized list of rpk commands. Each command includes a table of flags and their descriptions. You can also get descriptions for each flag by running rpk <command> --help in your locally-installed Redpanda, and you can get descriptions of all rpk-specific options by running rpk -X help. All rpk commands feature autocompletion. To use the feature, press tab. See rpk generate shell-completion. For information on deprecated rpk commands and flags, see Deprecated features - rpk commands. rpk The rpk is Redpanda's command line interface (CLI) utility. rpk -X This command lets you override rpk configuration options. rpk cluster These commands let you interact with a Redpanda cluster. rpk connect These commands let you create and manage data pipelines using Redpanda Connect. rpk container These commands let you manage (start, stop, purge) a local container cluster. rpk debug These commands let you debug the local Redpanda process and collect a diagnostics bundle. rpk generate These commands let you generate a configuration template for related services. rpk group These commands let you describe, list, and delete consumer groups and manage their offsets. rpk help This command provides additional information for any command in the application. rpk iotune This command measures the I/O performance of the hardware used by a Redpanda instance. rpk plugin These commands let you list, download, update, and remove rpk plugins. rpk profile These commands let you manage rpk profiles. rpk registry These commands let you manage Redpanda Schema Registry. rpk redpanda These commands let you interact with (start, stop, tune) a local Redpanda process. rpk security These commands let you create SASL users and create, list, and delete ACLs and RBAC. rpk topic These commands let you manage your topics, including creating, producing, and consuming new messages. rpk transform These commands let you build and manage data transforms with WebAssembly. rpk version This command checks the current version of rpk. 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 Internal Metrics rpk