# Is it possible to disable topic auto-creation for the Lenses S3 Source Connector?

**URL:** <https://ask.lenses.io/t/is-it-possible-to-disable-topic-auto-creation-for-the-lenses-s3-source-connector/170>\
**Category:** Apache Kafka Connectors\
**Created:** [January 3, 2024, 1:50pm UTC](https://ask.lenses.io/t/is-it-possible-to-disable-topic-auto-creation-for-the-lenses-s3-source-connector/170 "2024-01-03T13:50:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![Michal\_Singer](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/ask.lenses.io/michal_singer/32/92_2.png) [@Michal\_Singer](https://ask.lenses.io/u/Michal_Singer)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2024, 1:50pm UTC](https://ask.lenses.io/t/is-it-possible-to-disable-topic-auto-creation-for-the-lenses-s3-source-connector/170/1 "2024-01-03T13:50:42Z")

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How do i configure on the connector to not create topic and to not read messages from the beginning?

I see on your documentation this:

> **[Streaming SQL | Lenses.io Help Center](https://docs.lenses.io/2.3/sql/streaming/settings.html)**
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> Lenses Streaming SQL

That you can configuration:  
SET `auto.offset.reset` = ‘latest’;  
`SET autocreate=true`

Can i use this also for the source ?  
“connector.class”: “io.lenses.streamreactor.connect.aws.s3.source.S3SourceConnector”,

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**Author:** ![stheppi](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/ask.lenses.io/stheppi/32/30_2.png) [@stheppi](https://ask.lenses.io/u/stheppi)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2024, 1:53pm UTC](https://ask.lenses.io/t/is-it-possible-to-disable-topic-auto-creation-for-the-lenses-s3-source-connector/170/2 "2024-10-22T13:53:28Z")

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Hi @Michal_Singer,

I want to clarify a couple of important points regarding Lenses Streaming SQL and topic creation:

1. **Lenses Streaming SQL vs. Connectors**

- Lenses Streaming SQL is separate from Lenses connectors
- Connectors use KCQL (Kafka Connect Query Language), which is a SQL-like DSL
- Most Lenses connectors use KCQL to configure their behavior

1. **Disabling Automatic Topic Creation** You have two options:

- Option 1: Set `topic.creation.enable=false` in the Kafka Connect worker configuration
- Option 2: Set `auto.create.topics.enable=false` in the Kafka brokers configuration