Docs Cloud Reference rpk Commands rpk group rpk group describe rpk group describe Describe group offset status & lag. This command describes group members, calculates their lag, and prints detailed information about the members. The --regex flag (-r) parses arguments as regular expressions and describes groups that match any of the expressions. Usage rpk group describe [GROUPS...] [flags] Flags Value Type Description -h, --help - Help for describe. -c, --print-commits - Print only the group commits section. -s, --print-summary - Print only the group summary section. -r, --regex string Parse arguments as regex. Describe any group that matches any input group expression. --config string Redpanda or rpk config file; default search paths are /var/lib/redpanda/.config/rpk/rpk.yaml, $PWD/redpanda.yaml, and /etc/redpanda/redpanda.yaml. -X, --config-opt stringArray Override rpk configuration settings. See rpk -X or execute rpk -X help for inline detail or rpk -X list for terser detail. --profile string Profile to use. See rpk profile for more details. -v, --verbose - Enable verbose logging. Examples Describe groups <foo> and <bar>: rpk group describe <foo> <bar> Describe any group starting with f and ending in r: rpk group describe -r '^f.*' '.*r$' Describe all groups: rpk group describe -r '*' Describe any one-character group: rpk group describe -r . 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 group offset-delete rpk group list