Kafka + AWS lambda

Question

Is it possible to integrate AWS Lambda with Apache Kafka ? I want to put a consumer in a lambda function. When a consumer receive a message the lambda function execute.

Answer 1

If you are using managed apache kafka in AWS (MSK):

Since august 2020 you can connect AWS Managed Streaming for Kafka (MSK) as event source. Not your own installed kafka cluster but if you already uses AWS managed kafka this could be useful.

More in the announcement https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/08/aws-lambda-now-supports-amazon-managed-streaming-for-apache-kafka-as-an-event-source/

Screenshot from AWS Console: