# rpk topic

> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.redpanda.com/llms.txt). Component-specific: [streaming-full.txt](https://docs.redpanda.com/streaming-full.txt)

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title: rpk topic
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description: These commands let you manage your topics, including creating, producing, and consuming new messages.
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<!-- Source: https://docs.redpanda.com/streaming/24.3/reference/rpk/rpk-topic/rpk-topic.md -->

Create, delete, produce to and consume from Redpanda topics.

## [](#usage)Usage

```bash
rpk topic [flags] [command]
```

## [](#flags)Flags

| Value | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| -h, --help | - | Help for topic. |
| --config | string | Redpanda or rpk config file; default search paths are ~/.config/rpk/rpk.yaml, $PWD, 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. |

## [](#see-also)See also

-   [Create a topic](https://docs.redpanda.com/streaming/24.3/reference/rpk/rpk-topic/rpk-topic-create/)

-   [Produce records to a topic](https://docs.redpanda.com/streaming/24.3/reference/rpk/rpk-topic/rpk-topic-produce/)

-   [List topics](https://docs.redpanda.com/streaming/24.3/reference/rpk/rpk-topic/rpk-topic-list/)

-   [Consume records from a topic](https://docs.redpanda.com/streaming/24.3/reference/rpk/rpk-topic/rpk-topic-consume/)

-   [Delete a topic](https://docs.redpanda.com/streaming/24.3/reference/rpk/rpk-topic/rpk-topic-delete/)

-   [Describe a topic and its configuration](https://docs.redpanda.com/streaming/24.3/reference/rpk/rpk-topic/rpk-topic-describe/)

-   [Describe the storage status of a topic](https://docs.redpanda.com/streaming/24.3/reference/rpk/rpk-topic/rpk-topic-describe-storage/)

-   [Modify topic configuration](https://docs.redpanda.com/streaming/24.3/reference/rpk/rpk-topic/rpk-topic-alter-config/)

-   [Trim existing records in a topic](https://docs.redpanda.com/streaming/24.3/reference/rpk/rpk-topic/rpk-topic-trim-prefix/)

-   [Add partitions to an existing topic](https://docs.redpanda.com/streaming/24.3/reference/rpk/rpk-topic/rpk-topic-add-partitions/)