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{:new_window: target="_blank"} {:shortdesc: .shortdesc} {:screen: .screen} {:codeblock: .codeblock} {:pre: .pre}

Why use the Kafka API?

{: #why_kafka}

There are a few reasons that you might choose to use the Kafka API over the other interfaces provided by {{site.data.keyword.messagehub}}. {:shortdesc}

These reasons include the following:

  • It is easier to integrate your app with existing systems that have Kafka support, for example {{site.data.keyword.IBM}} {{site.data.keyword.streaminganalyticsshort}}.
  • It offers lower latency and higher throughput than the other APIs.
  • It offers a richer API than the Kafka REST API.