# Can I connect Lenses 6.0 to GCP Managed Apache Kafka?

**URL:** <https://ask.lenses.io/t/can-i-connect-lenses-6-0-to-gcp-managed-apache-kafka/433>\
**Category:** Lenses\
**Created:** [September 16, 2025, 7:42am UTC](https://ask.lenses.io/t/can-i-connect-lenses-6-0-to-gcp-managed-apache-kafka/433 "2025-09-16T07:42:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![james1985](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c57346/32.png) [@james1985](https://ask.lenses.io/u/james1985)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2025, 7:42am UTC](https://ask.lenses.io/t/can-i-connect-lenses-6-0-to-gcp-managed-apache-kafka/433/1 "2025-09-16T07:42:36Z")

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I’m looking to test Lenses 6.0 with Google’s Apache Kafka but want to ensure it’s supported.

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**Author:** ![nivoryLenses](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/ask.lenses.io/nivorylenses/32/204_2.png) [@nivoryLenses](https://ask.lenses.io/u/nivoryLenses)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2025, 3:07pm UTC](https://ask.lenses.io/t/can-i-connect-lenses-6-0-to-gcp-managed-apache-kafka/433/2 "2025-09-17T15:07:29Z")

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Thanks for your question! As a rule of thumb, any Kafka distribution that uses the Apache Kafka API is supported out of the box. With that in mind, Lenses 6 supports GCP’s Managed Kafka service and GCP-specific auth parameters are being added in the upcoming Lenses release. Let me know if you have any specific requirements and I’ll be happy to answer any additional questions!