You can add a new Kafka Connect connection by using the Kafka Connect toolbar button or the corresponding menu item under the File menu. In the Add Kafka Connect dialog, enter a user-defined name and the Kafka Connect endpoint. If your Kafka Connect cluster requires authentication, also enter the API key and API secret.
Open your Kafka Connect cluster, switch to the Connectors tab, and click the add button in the toolbar. Offset Explorer opens the Add Connector dialog shown below. In the General section, enter the Connector name. In the Config section, paste the Connector configuration as JSON.
The configuration text must be valid JSON and must contain the properties required by your Connector plugin. Offset Explorer sends the Connector name together with the parsed JSON configuration to the Kafka Connect REST API. If the name field is blank or the JSON cannot be parsed, the Connector is not created and an error message is shown.
When the request succeeds, the new Connector appears in the Connectors list for the selected Kafka Connect cluster.
Select a Connector from the Connectors list to open its detail view. The Properties tab shows the Connector name, class, type, current state, worker, and the resolved configuration returned by Kafka Connect.
Offset Explorer only shows the actions that are valid for the current state. When a Connector is running, the Pause and Restart buttons are available. When a Connector is paused, the Resume button is shown instead. After the action completes, Offset Explorer reloads the Connector details so the state and task information are updated.
In the Connector detail view, open the Tasks tab to see the task list for the selected Connector. Each row shows the task Id, State, and Worker. Use the filter field to narrow the list when needed.
To restart a task, select exactly one task and click the restart button in the toolbar. The restart action is enabled only when one task is selected. If the restart request succeeds, Offset Explorer refreshes the task list so you can verify the updated status.
