What is DeleteGroups?
Removes consumer groups via kafka-consumer-groups.sh --delete. Only works on groups in the Empty state; attempting to delete an active group returns NON_EMPTY_GROUP. Stored offsets are also deleted, so restarting consumers will apply auto.offset.reset.
Wire Diagram
Response Header · flexible
message_size
int32 · 4B
correlation_id
int32 · 4B
tagged
var
DeleteGroupsResponse v3
ThrottleTimeMs
int32 · 4B
tagged
var
GroupId
string (compact)
ErrorCode
int16 · 2B
ErrorMessage?
string (compact)
tagged
var
Schema & Example
Schema { "ThrottleTimeMs": int32, "Results": [{ "GroupId": string, "ErrorCode": int16, "ErrorMessage": string? }] }
Example { "ThrottleTimeMs": 0, "Results": [{ "GroupId": "order-processors", "ErrorCode": 0, "ErrorMessage": "NETWORK_EXCEPTION" }] }