Docs Self-Managed Reference rpk Commands rpk topic rpk topic add-partitions 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 topic add-partitions Add partitions to existing topics. Existing topic data is not redistributed to the newly-added partitions. Usage rpk topic add-partitions [TOPICS...] --num [#] [flags] Flags Value Type Description -f, --force - Force change the partition count in internal topics. For example, the internal topic __consumer_offsets. -h, --help - Help for add-partitions. -n, --num int Number of partitions to add to each topic. --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 rpk topic alter-config