ACL Operations

Operation refers to the actions that can be performed on each resource. Different actions are available for each resource type (Topic, Group, TransactionalID).

Topic Operations

Operation	Action
All	All actions
Alter	Alter topic settings (e.g., altering the number or partitions, reassigning topic replicas, etc.)
AlterConfigs	Alter topic configuration settings (e.g., altering cleanup.policy, etc.)
Create	Create new topics or topic metadata
Delete	Delete existing topics or records within a topic
Describe	View metadata of topics and partitions (e.g., number of partitions, leaders and followers, offsets, etc.)
DescribeConfigs	View topic configuration settings (e.g., view cleanup.policy, min.insync.replicas, etc.)
Read	Read messages from a topic
Write	Write messages to a topic

Group Operations

Operation	Action
All	All actions
Read	Consume messages from a consumer group
Delete	Delete a consumer group
Describe	View metadata of a consumer group (e.g., member information, offsets, lags, etc.)

TransactionalID Operations

TransactionalID is a unique ID for distinguishing each transaction in Kafka. TransactionalID Operations mainly involve actions related to transactions.

Operation	Action
All	All actions
Describe	View metadata of a Transactional ID (e.g., transaction status, producer ID, etc.)
Write	Perform transactions (e.g., start, commit, or stop a transaction)