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vultr_database_topic

Updated on 15 September, 2025

Manages a topic configuration for a Vultr managed database instance to handle message streaming and event processing

Provides a Vultr database topic resource. This can be used to create, read, modify, and delete topics for a managed database on your Vultr account.

Example Usage

Create a new database topic:

hcl 
resource "vultr_database_topic" "my_database_topic" {
	database_id = vultr_database.my_database.id
	name = "my_database_topic"
	partitions = "3"
	replication = "2"
	retention_hours = "120"
	retention_bytes = "-1"
}

Argument Reference

Note
Updating the database ID will cause a force new. This behavior is in place because a database topic cannot be moved from one managed database to another.

The following arguments are supported:

  • database_id - (Required) The managed database ID you want to attach this topic to.
  • name - (Required) The name for the new managed database topic.
  • partitions - (Required) The number of partitions for the new managed database topic.
  • replication - (Required) The replication factor for the new managed database topic.
  • retention_hours - (Required) The retention hours for the new managed database topic.
  • retention_bytes - (Required) The retention bytes for the new managed database topic.

Attributes Reference

The following attributes are exported:

  • database_id - The managed database ID.
  • name - The name of the managed database topic.
  • partitions - The number of partitions for the managed database topic.
  • replication - The replication factor for the managed database topic.
  • retention_hours - The retention hours for the managed database topic.
  • retention_bytes - The retention bytes for the managed database topic.

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