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How to Manage Quotas for Vultr Managed Apache Kafka®

Updated on 11 September, 2025

A guide explaining how to set and manage resource limits for your Vultr Managed Apache Kafka® clusters

Vultr Managed Apache Kafka® enables customers to create and manage quotas for their Kafka database. Users can define parameters such as Client ID, Consumer Byte Rate, Producer Byte Rate, and CPU Request Percentage to control resource usage and ensure fair allocation among clients. This straightforward interface helps customers monitor and adjust quotas as needed, optimizing performance and maintaining stability in their data streaming operations.

Follow this guide to manage Quotas for Vultr Managed Apache Kafka® with Vultr Customer Portal, or CLI.

  • Vultr Customer Portal
  • Vultr CLI
  1. Navigate to Products and select Databases.
  2. Select the target database.
  3. Navigate to Quotas to manage Quotas for Vultr Managed Apache Kafka®.
  4. Click Add New Quota.
  5. Provide values for Client ID, Consumer Byte Rate, Producer Byte Rate, and CPU Request Percentage.
  6. Select a User and click Add Quota.

  1. List all databases and note the target database's ID.

    console 
    $ vultr-cli database list --summarize

  2. Create a database quota for the target database.

    console 
    $ vultr-cli database quota create <database-id> --client-id <string> --consumer-byte-rate <int> --producer-byte-rate <int> --request-percentage <int> --user <string>

    Run vultr-cli database quota create --help to understand and view all options.

  3. List and confirm the quota created.

    console 
    $ vultr-cli database quota list <database-id>

  4. Delete a quota for the target database.

    console 
    $ vultr-cli database quota delete <database-id> <client-id> <username>

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