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# AWS::IoT::TopicRule KafkaAction
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Send messages to an Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka (Amazon MSK) or self-managed Apache Kafka cluster.

## Syntax
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To declare this entity in your CloudFormation template, use the following syntax:

### JSON
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```
{
  "[ClientProperties](#cfn-iot-topicrule-kafkaaction-clientproperties)" : {Key: Value, ...},
  "[DestinationArn](#cfn-iot-topicrule-kafkaaction-destinationarn)" : String,
  "[Headers](#cfn-iot-topicrule-kafkaaction-headers)" : [ KafkaActionHeader, ... ],
  "[Key](#cfn-iot-topicrule-kafkaaction-key)" : String,
  "[Partition](#cfn-iot-topicrule-kafkaaction-partition)" : String,
  "[Topic](#cfn-iot-topicrule-kafkaaction-topic)" : String
}
```

### YAML
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```
  [ClientProperties](#cfn-iot-topicrule-kafkaaction-clientproperties): 
    Key: Value
  [DestinationArn](#cfn-iot-topicrule-kafkaaction-destinationarn): String
  [Headers](#cfn-iot-topicrule-kafkaaction-headers): 
    - KafkaActionHeader
  [Key](#cfn-iot-topicrule-kafkaaction-key): String
  [Partition](#cfn-iot-topicrule-kafkaaction-partition): String
  [Topic](#cfn-iot-topicrule-kafkaaction-topic): String
```

## Properties
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`ClientProperties`  <a name="cfn-iot-topicrule-kafkaaction-clientproperties"></a>
Properties of the Apache Kafka producer client.  
*Required*: Yes  
*Type*: Object of String  
*Pattern*: `.*`  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)

`DestinationArn`  <a name="cfn-iot-topicrule-kafkaaction-destinationarn"></a>
The ARN of Kafka action's VPC `TopicRuleDestination`.  
*Required*: Yes  
*Type*: String  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)

`Headers`  <a name="cfn-iot-topicrule-kafkaaction-headers"></a>
The list of Kafka headers that you specify.  
*Required*: No  
*Type*: Array of [KafkaActionHeader](aws-properties-iot-topicrule-kafkaactionheader.md)  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)

`Key`  <a name="cfn-iot-topicrule-kafkaaction-key"></a>
The Kafka message key.  
*Required*: No  
*Type*: String  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)

`Partition`  <a name="cfn-iot-topicrule-kafkaaction-partition"></a>
The Kafka message partition.  
*Required*: No  
*Type*: String  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)

`Topic`  <a name="cfn-iot-topicrule-kafkaaction-topic"></a>
The Kafka topic for messages to be sent to the Kafka broker.  
*Required*: Yes  
*Type*: String  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)