# About

**Kafbat UI** is a versatile, fast, lightweight, and flexible web interface designed to monitor and manage **Apache Kafka® clusters**. Created by developers for developers, it offers an intuitive way to gain visibility into your data flows, quickly identify and resolve issues, and maintain peak performance.

**Kafbat UI** is completely free and open source.

The streamlined dashboard provides clear insights into vital Kafka metrics—Brokers, Topics, Partitions, Production, and Consumption—making it easier to keep your systems running smoothly.

![Demo Kafbat UI for Apache Kafka](https://kafbat.io/images/kafbat.webp)

Developed by Kafbat, the team includes original contributors to the Apache Kafka UI project, continuing its legacy with a renewed vision. We're committed to evolving the project while staying true to its roots. Special thanks to Provectus for their foundational work, which remains a pillar of our progress and innovation.


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# Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation

If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question.

Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter:

```
GET https://ui.docs.kafbat.io/overview/readme.md?ask=<question>
```

The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language.
The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation.

Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.