# rpk group

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title: rpk group
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description: Manage Kafka consumer groups, including listing groups, viewing lag, and resetting offsets.
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<!-- Source: https://docs.redpanda.com/streaming/26.1/reference/rpk/rpk-group/rpk-group.md -->

Manage Kafka consumer groups, including listing groups, viewing lag, and resetting offsets.

## [](#usage)Usage

```bash
rpk group [flags]
```

## [](#aliases)Aliases

```bash
rpk g
```

## [](#subcommands)Subcommands

| Command | Description |
| --- | --- |
| rpk group delete | Delete one or more consumer groups from Redpanda brokers. A group must have no active members to be deleted. |
| rpk group describe | Display detailed information about a consumer group, including member assignments, lag per partition, and group state. |
| rpk group list | List all groups. This command lists all groups currently known to Redpanda, including empty groups that have not yet expired. |
| rpk group offset-delete | Forcefully delete offsets for a Kafka group. |
| rpk group seek | Modify a group’s current offsets. This command allows you to modify a group’s offsets. |

## [](#global-flags)Global flags

| Value | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| --config | string | Redpanda or rpk config file; default search paths are ~/.config/rpk/rpk.yaml, $PWD/redpanda.yaml, and /etc/redpanda/redpanda.yaml. |
| -X, --config-opt | stringArray | Override rpk configuration settings; -X help for detail or -X list for terser detail. |
| --ignore-profile | bool | Ignore rpk.yaml and redpanda.yaml; use default settings. |
| --profile | string | rpk profile to use. |
| -v, --verbose | bool | Enable verbose logging. |