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# Kafka API

Data Streams supports limited data stream operations via the [Apache Kafka®](https://kafka.apache.org/) protocol, with Kafka API compatibility through version [3.4.0](https://kafka.apache.org/34/apis/). 

For details on working with Data Streams via the Kafka API, refer to [this YDB guide](https://ydb.tech/docs/en//reference/kafka-api).