Hi Jun,
I've updated the KIP.

JS34: I don't believe that we need to introduce any new feature versions for 
this KIP. For example, we do not need a new ShareVersion since that enabled 
share groups (SV_1) and controls the versioning of the records on the internal 
topics (SV_2). I think the same applies for the others. I understand 
GroupVersion and StreamsVersion, and I think they follow the same reasoning as 
ShareVersion. I don't know TransactionVersion or EligibleLeaderReplicasVersion, 
so let me know whether those are different in this regard.

Thanks,
Andrew

On 2026/06/25 21:32:27 Andrew Schofield wrote:
> Hi Jun,
> Thanks for the reply.
> 
> JR27: Yes, makes sense. So request header v3 is binary-compatible with 
> request header v2.
> 
> JS34: Yes, I think so.
> 
> I'll update the KIP tomorrow morning.
> 
> Thanks,
> Andrew
> 
> On 2026/06/25 20:23:57 Jun Rao via dev wrote:
> > Hi, Andrew,
> > 
> > Thanks for the reply.
> > 
> > JR27. I was thinking of the following, which is slightly different from
> > what you described.
> > * Bump RequestHeader to v3, and introduce ClientInstanceId as a tagged
> > field for versions 3+ and change the semantic of the existing field
> > clientId (only need to be populated by the first request).
> > * Bump the request versions for all RPCs including ApiVersion and map to
> > the new version to use v3 of RequestHeader.
> > * On the server side, when a new request version is seen, we enforce the
> > presence of ClientInstanceId and reject the request if it is missing.
> > Essentially, treat it as a required field. We also cache the clientId from
> > the first request and ignore it from subsequent ones.
> > * We would introduce OffsetDelete v1 as the first flexible version so that
> > it uses the v3 request header.
> > * We would update PushTelemetry and GetTelemetrySubscriptions as described
> > in the KIP and the ClientInstanceId would move to the request header.
> > 
> > In the future, if we want to add a new truly optional field to
> > RequestHeader, we can continue adding it as a tagged field without bumping
> > up the request version. To add a required field, we will add it as a tagged
> > field but force a version bump to all requests.
> > 
> > The benefit of this approach is that (1) it's compatible with the format of
> > the old request header; (2) it avoids duplicating new fields; and (3) there
> > is no constraint on deprecating the old request header. It's slightly weird
> > to bump up the version when adding a tagged field. But it still seems
> > better than the alternatives.
> > 
> > JR34. Since we now have different feature versions gating different RPCs,
> > should we bump up GV, TV, etc., too?
> > 
> > Jun
> > 
> > On Thu, Jun 25, 2026 at 10:37 AM Andrew Schofield <[email protected]>
> > wrote:
> > 
> > > Hi Jun,
> > > Thanks for the reply.
> > >
> > > JR27.1: What if we want to add non-optional fields to the request header
> > > in the future? I think that such fields would be by definition future
> > > fields which would not be understood by existing brokers. For 
> > > serialization
> > > reasons, I think we would use version 2+ tagged fields and the requirement
> > > for non-optionality would be enforced by code, rather than by the protocol
> > > schema. This avoids the field duplication.
> > >
> > > JR27.2: Yes, I don't like it, but when we inevitably do another KIP-896 to
> > > remove support for ancient parts of the protocol, it's going to be another
> > > KIP. That's all I meant.
> > >
> > > If I understand your proposal correctly compared with the existing KIP
> > > text, it would look like this:
> > > * Remove RequestHeader v3, and introduce ClientInstanceId as a tagged
> > > field for versions 2+.
> > > * Bump the request versions for all RPCs. We'd update the request JSON
> > > schemas with something like "ClientInstanceIdVersions": "X+". This would
> > > mean that the request would only be properly formed if it had the
> > > ClientInstanceId present, and would also mean that ClientId could be null
> > > for non-initial requests on each connection.
> > > * We would create ApiVersions v6, simply as a matter of the bumping of
> > > request versions for all RPCs, but its schema would be unchanged from v5.
> > > * We would introduce OffsetDelete v1 as the first flexible version so that
> > > it uses the v2 request header.
> > > * We would update PushTelemetry and GetTelemetrySubscriptions as described
> > > in the KIP and the ClientInstanceId would move to the request header.
> > >
> > > I think that works roughly the same as what we have today. I don't really
> > > like the mandatory nature of the tagged field, but then I don't really 
> > > like
> > > the way that ApiVersions is pegged on a historical request header version.
> > >
> > > Do I have this correct? If so, I can update the KIP accordingly.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Andrew
> > >
> > > On 2026/06/24 23:40:06 Jun Rao via dev wrote:
> > > > Hi, Andrew,
> > > >
> > > > Thanks for the reply.
> > > >
> > > > JR27.1 What if we want to add non-optional fields to the request header
> > > in
> > > > the future? The choice I see is duplicating the field in the new request
> > > > header and the new ApiVersion request. But it's not very clean.
> > > > JR27.2 Requiring a major version API compatibility KIP is also a bit
> > > > awkward.
> > > >
> > > > Here is yet another proposal. We add the ClientInstanceId to the request
> > > > header as a tagged field and also bump up all request versions. This
> > > avoids
> > > > the header compatibility issue in SocketServer. The bumped-up version
> > > > signals that the new field is actually required. On the server side, 
> > > > when
> > > > receiving the new version of a request, we verify that the
> > > ClientInstanceId
> > > > field exists. If it's not present, we reject the request. This will be
> > > the
> > > > convention for adding future required fields to the header. Compared to
> > > the
> > > > current proposal, this avoids duplicating the field between request
> > > header
> > > > and ApiVersionRequest, and it provides a path for deprecating the older
> > > > version of the request header. What do you think?
> > > >
> > > > Jun
> > > >
> > > > On Wed, Jun 24, 2026 at 2:15 AM Andrew Schofield <[email protected]>
> > > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Hi Jun,
> > > > > Thanks for the reply.
> > > > >
> > > > > JR27: Yes, I enhanced that section of the KIP.
> > > > > JR27.1: This KIP was unusual because we wanted to add a concept which
> > > > > existed in the KIP-714 RPCs to the request header, complicating the
> > > > > behavior of those RPCs, AND we wanted to change the handling of client
> > > ID
> > > > > without breaking older brokers. If we simply wanted to add a brand new
> > > > > field to the request header, we can do it as a tagged field in request
> > > > > header versions 2+.
> > > > > JR27.2: Covered this too. We'd need a major version API compatibility
> > > KIP.
> > > > >
> > > > > JR31: Yes. KIP updated.
> > > > >
> > > > > JR32: Yes. This is a minor inconvenience I feel. KIP updated.
> > > > >
> > > > > JR33: I don't see the value of a string comparison here. Personally,
> > > I'm
> > > > > happy with "assume".
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > Andrew
> > > > >
> > > > > On 2026/06/23 22:52:15 Jun Rao via dev wrote:
> > > > > > Hi, Andrew,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks for the reply.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > JR27. The code that changed the request header parsing was
> > > introduced in
> > > > > > 2019 (
> > > > >
> > > https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://github.com/apache/kafka/pull/7372__;!!Ayb5sqE7!scbWbTEEm2o-Y3MBGi829H2cpMWPRyrF9g2CW3lmRHyRmgBU2MyoRif2mFJpnfmvQ2x7fF4LrAJXdwH86ERR$
> > > > > ). I agree that fixing it
> > > > > > now is too late. We should document the path forward for ApiVersion.
> > > > > Could
> > > > > > we answer at least the following questions in the Compatibility,
> > > > > > Deprecation, and Migration Plan section?
> > > > > > JR27.1 What happens to ApiVersion if we change the request header in
> > > the
> > > > > > future?
> > > > > > JR27.2 What happens if we ever want to deprecate v2 of the request
> > > > > header?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > JR28. The new MV needs to be covered in the Compatibility,
> > > Deprecation,
> > > > > and
> > > > > > Migration Plan section.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > JR31. "If a connection uses the v3 request header in its first
> > > request,
> > > > > it
> > > > > > must specify a non-zero client instance ID and it must specify the
> > > same
> > > > > > client instance ID for all subsequent requests."
> > > > > > Do we do the same if the first request is v6 of ApiVersion?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > JR32. "For subsequent requests using an earlier version of the
> > > request
> > > > > > header, the client sends the client ID". This means that subsequent
> > > > > > ApiVersion V6 requests will carry the non-null clientID
> > > unnecessarily.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > JR33. "After this KIP, the broker will assume that the client ID
> > > from the
> > > > > > initial request applies to all subsequent requests on a connection,
> > > and
> > > > > it
> > > > > > will ignore the client ID specified on any subsequent requests."
> > > > > > Should the broker verify that the clientId from subsequent request
> > > match
> > > > > > the first cached one, if not null?
> > > > > >
> > > > > >  Jun
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On Tue, Jun 23, 2026 at 6:05 AM Andrew Schofield <
> > > [email protected]>
> > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > Hi Jun,
> > > > > > > Thanks for your reply.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > JR27: Unfortunately, I don't think this is acceptable. We would be
> > > > > saying
> > > > > > > that AK 4.5 clients can only connect to AK 4.5 or later brokers,
> > > and
> > > > > that
> > > > > > > we'd create patch release for AK 4.0.x to AK 4.4.x. so AK 4.5
> > > clients
> > > > > could
> > > > > > > connect to those too. We'd be preventing connection to AK 3.x
> > > brokers
> > > > > by AK
> > > > > > > 4.5 clients. I don't see how we can break compatibility in a minor
> > > > > release.
> > > > > > > Here's the existing compatibility table:
> > > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://kafka.apache.org/41/getting-started/compatibility/__;!!Ayb5sqE7!ppWU_jI9f7EY9DYwcbiOESSBG2TmPn9CHfLnVM5TaIMwWqHUbUbIiGre1GGKMr-HmelQlyP6ibUSyORCAgte$
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > JR29: OK, makes sense to me.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > > > Andrew
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > On 2026/06/22 21:50:43 Jun Rao via dev wrote:
> > > > > > > > Hi, Andrew,
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Thanks for the reply.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > JR27. I am not sure I like the approach of pinning the header to
> > > v2
> > > > > for
> > > > > > > > ApiVersionsRequest. This means that in the future, each change
> > > to the
> > > > > > > > request header must be duplicated in the request itself. Here is
> > > an
> > > > > > > > alternative. Note that to detect an unsupported
> > > ApiVersionRequest, we
> > > > > > > don't
> > > > > > > > need to parse the full v2 request header. Parsing the first two
> > > > > fields
> > > > > > > > ApiKey and ApiVersion is enough. So, we could patch all the 4.x
> > > > > releases
> > > > > > > > with a change that short-circuits parsing the full request 
> > > > > > > > header
> > > > > based
> > > > > > > on
> > > > > > > > the first two fields. Then, we recommend upgrading from the
> > > latest
> > > > > 4.x
> > > > > > > > releases to future releases. This way, we can still let
> > > > > > > ApiVersionsRequest
> > > > > > > > depend on the request header for current and future changes.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > JR29. The simplest thing is to upgrade the KRaft RPCs too to be
> > > > > > > consistent.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Jun
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > On Sat, Jun 20, 2026 at 3:38 AM Andrew Schofield <
> > > > > [email protected]>
> > > > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Hi Jun,
> > > > > > > > > Thanks for these insightful comments. I did prototype the
> > > earlier
> > > > > v2
> > > > > > > > > request header with tagged fields variant. I have now
> > > prototyped
> > > > > the v3
> > > > > > > > > request header variant.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > JR27: You were of course entirely correct that a new version 
> > > > > > > > > of
> > > > > > > > > ApiVersions request cannot use a request header which is not
> > > > > > > > > binary-compatible with what has gone before. As a result, I
> > > have
> > > > > > > introduced
> > > > > > > > > a new version of ApiVersions request which includes
> > > > > ClientInstanceId
> > > > > > > in the
> > > > > > > > > request body but continues to use the v2 request header.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > JR28: Yes, we need a new metadata version, which is
> > > provisionally
> > > > > > > > > IBP_4_5_IV0. I'll update the KIP with the final value when it
> > > is
> > > > > > > assigned.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > JR29: I don't have any strong feelings on this. I suppose for
> > > each
> > > > > > > inter
> > > > > > > > > broker RPC version that is bumped, we need to introduce an MV
> > > > > check. We
> > > > > > > > > cannot avoid this for RPCs which are also used by clients such
> > > as
> > > > > > > Fetch.
> > > > > > > > > For purely inter-broker RPCs, we could just exempt them from
> > > the
> > > > > > > version
> > > > > > > > > bump. What do you recommend here?
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > JR30: Done. INVALID_REQUEST. I did consider permitting zero
> > > client
> > > > > > > > > instance ID for inter-broker connections, but I decided that I
> > > > > > > preferred
> > > > > > > > > not creating another rule.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > > > > > Andrew
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > On 2026/06/17 22:45:07 Andrew Schofield wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > Hi Jun,
> > > > > > > > > > Thanks for your response.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > JR27: I am familiar with KIP-511 and the oddness of
> > > ApiVersions.
> > > > > You
> > > > > > > > > make an excellent point. I suspect that ApiVersionsRequest 
> > > > > > > > > will
> > > > > have
> > > > > > > to be
> > > > > > > > > limited to the v2 request header, just as it is restricted to
> > > the
> > > > > v0
> > > > > > > > > response header.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > I'll do some experimentation.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > > > > > > Andrew
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > On 2026/06/17 17:35:17 Jun Rao via dev wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > Hi, Andrew,
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > Thanks for the reply. A few more comments.
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > JR27. It seems that we have a compatibility issue with
> > > > > > > > > ApiVersionRequest v6
> > > > > > > > > > > depending on RequestHeader v3. This happens when a new
> > > client
> > > > > > > issues
> > > > > > > > > > > ApiVersionRequest v6 to an old broker (one that only
> > > supports
> > > > > > > > > > > ApiVersionRequest v5). The SocketServer in the broker will
> > > > > first
> > > > > > > try to
> > > > > > > > > > > read the request header. It tries to find the header
> > > version
> > > > > from
> > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > > > request version. Since the broker doesn't know
> > > > > ApiVersionRequest
> > > > > > > v6, it
> > > > > > > > > > > uses v2 to parse the request header.
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > The v2's wire format for the request header is: ApiKey |
> > > > > > > ApiVersion |
> > > > > > > > > > > CorrelationId | ClientId | tagged-fields-varint
> > > > > > > > > > > The v3's wire format for the request header is: ApiKey |
> > > > > > > ApiVersion |
> > > > > > > > > > > CorrelationId | ClientId | ClientInstanceId(16 bytes) |
> > > > > > > tagged-fields
> > > > > > > > > varint
> > > > > > > > > > > The first 4 fields are identical, allowing the broker to
> > > parse
> > > > > > > them.
> > > > > > > > > The
> > > > > > > > > > > broker then tries to read the tagged-fields-varint using
> > > the
> > > > > > > serialized
> > > > > > > > > > > bytes intended for ClientInstanceId. This could lead to a
> > > > > parsing
> > > > > > > > > error and
> > > > > > > > > > > raise an invalid request error. The broker will close the
> > > > > > > connection
> > > > > > > > > > > instead of sending a v0 response for ApiVersionRequest.
> > > Then
> > > > > the
> > > > > > > client
> > > > > > > > > > > will never be able to detect supported API versions on the
> > > old
> > > > > > > broker.
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > The same problem didn't exist when ApiVersionRequest
> > > changed
> > > > > from
> > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > v1
> > > > > > > > > > > request header to v2 because the wire format for v1 is a
> > > > > prefix of
> > > > > > > v2.
> > > > > > > > > This
> > > > > > > > > > > problem exists for this KIP because the wire format of v2
> > > is no
> > > > > > > longer
> > > > > > > > > a
> > > > > > > > > > > prefix of v3.
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > JR28. Since we are bumping up the version of inter broker
> > > > > > > requests, we
> > > > > > > > > need
> > > > > > > > > > > to gate them by introducing a new MV.
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > JR29. Could you specify whether the version for KRaft PRCs
> > > > > will be
> > > > > > > > > bumped
> > > > > > > > > > > too?
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > JR30. "If a connection uses the v3 request header in its
> > > first
> > > > > > > > > request, it
> > > > > > > > > > > must specify a non-zero client instance ID"
> > > > > > > > > > > Could we define the broker's behavior when a v3 request
> > > header
> > > > > > > > > contains a 0
> > > > > > > > > > > client instance ID?
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > Jun
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Jun 16, 2026 at 1:25 AM Andrew Schofield <
> > > > > > > > > [email protected]>
> > > > > > > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > Hi Jun,
> > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks for your response.
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > JR26: Yes, I was considering open-ended version ranges.
> > > I've
> > > > > > > updated
> > > > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > > > > KIP.
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > Now that we have a new request header version, I think
> > > it's
> > > > > safe
> > > > > > > to
> > > > > > > > > > > > reintroduce the client ID optimisation. I've added that
> > > into
> > > > > the
> > > > > > > KIP
> > > > > > > > > also.
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > Let me know what you think.
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > > > > > > > > Andrew
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > On 2026/06/15 17:46:00 Jun Rao via dev wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi, Andrew,
> > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks for the reply. Just a minor comment.
> > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > JR26. "The keys of the map are either single versions
> > > like
> > > > > "0"
> > > > > > > or
> > > > > > > > > closed
> > > > > > > > > > > > > version ranges like "1-2"."
> > > > > > > > > > > > > It will be useful to support open-ended versions. That
> > > way,
> > > > > > > "3":
> > > > > > > > > "3"
> > > > > > > > > > > > could
> > > > > > > > > > > > > be "3+": "3". This part won't need to change in the
> > > future
> > > > > > > when we
> > > > > > > > > bump
> > > > > > > > > > > > up
> > > > > > > > > > > > > the request version without changing the header.
> > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > Jun
> > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, Jun 12, 2026 at 2:12 PM Andrew Schofield <
> > > > > > > > > [email protected]>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi Jun,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks for your response.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > JR25: I agree. I've changed to a headerVersions map
> > > in
> > > > > both
> > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > request
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > and response schemas.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > Let me know what you think.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > Andrew
> > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 2026/06/12 03:39:39 Jun Rao via dev wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi, Andrew,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks for the updated KIP.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > JR25. I have some concerns about adding the
> > > > > > > > > clientInstanceIdVersions
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > field
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > to the schema. First of all, it only applies to
> > > > > requests,
> > > > > > > but
> > > > > > > > > not
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > responses. So, it's a bit weird to add it to the
> > > > > general
> > > > > > > > > schema.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > Secondly,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > it's very specific to the new field added to the
> > > > > request
> > > > > > > > > header. If
> > > > > > > > > > > > we
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > change the request header again in the future, we
> > > need
> > > > > > > another
> > > > > > > > > way
> > > > > > > > > > > > to map
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > request versions to the new header version.
> > > Ideally, we
> > > > > > > should
> > > > > > > > > have a
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > generic way to map request versions to all future
> > > > > header
> > > > > > > > > versions.
> > > > > > > > > > > > One
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > possibility is to introduce a headerVersion field
> > > in
> > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > schema.
> > > > > > > > > > > > Then,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > each
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > request/response can use this field to map its
> > > > > versions to
> > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > header
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > versions.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Jun
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Jun 9, 2026 at 4:55 AM Andrew Schofield <
> > > > > > > > > > > > [email protected]>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi Matthias,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks for your response.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I have change the version property for
> > > introducing
> > > > > client
> > > > > > > > > instance
> > > > > > > > > > > > ID
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > into
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > the request headers to be
> > > `clientInstanceIdVersions`
> > > > > > > which
> > > > > > > > > is now
> > > > > > > > > > > > an
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > open-ended range, such as "3+", more closely
> > > matching
> > > > > > > what
> > > > > > > > > we have
> > > > > > > > > > > > for
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > flexible versions.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I also added a change to the
> > > > > > > > > RebalanceConsumer.clientInstanceId
> > > > > > > > > > > > method
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > introduced in KIP-1306.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Andrew
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 2026/06/03 18:31:06 "Matthias J. Sax" wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks Andrew.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >  From a KIP-714 perspective, this is a great
> > > > > change,
> > > > > > > as it
> > > > > > > > > make
> > > > > > > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > new
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > RPCs and client/broker cross-version
> > > compatibility
> > > > > > > clean.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > One question about your `DeleteGroups` RPC
> > > example.
> > > > > > > Should
> > > > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > > > > new
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > version of the RPC say
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "clientInstanceIdVersion": "3+",
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ie, 3+ instead of 3? Similar for other 
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > request,
> > > > > which
> > > > > > > > > don't use
> > > > > > > > > > > > `+`
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > on
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > `clientInstanceIdVersion` field.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -Matthias
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 6/2/26 7:42 AM, Andrew Schofield wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Following on from the discussion in the
> > > > > community,
> > > > > > > and
> > > > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > difficulty
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > of trying to accommodate the client instance ID
> > > in a
> > > > > > > tagged
> > > > > > > > > field
> > > > > > > > > > > > with
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > acceptable complexity, I have made a significant
> > > > > change
> > > > > > > to
> > > > > > > > > the KIP.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > Now, it
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > introduces v3 of the request header containing
> > > the
> > > > > client
> > > > > > > > > instance
> > > > > > > > > > > > ID
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > as a
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > proper field.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/KAFKA/KIP-1313*3A*Client*instance*ID*in*all*request*headers__;JSsrKysrKys!!Ayb5sqE7!pUZS25PuTKdhiqvTGcwDKbclqpG8dFOzw2Ax9WxVM6Sb09PVQ0gl1i0gjlr2_Krr66agbuVC2qLGgUcg7vrW$
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Please review and let me know what you 
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > think.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Andrew
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 2026/05/28 21:51:01 "Matthias J. Sax"
> > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> Thanks Andrew. I agree to the issue that
> > > tagged
> > > > > > > fields
> > > > > > > > > are
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > optional.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> Nevertheless, I find the proposed
> > > compatibility
> > > > > > > > > protocol too
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > complex
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > and
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> unnecessary, and would still prefer a
> > > version
> > > > > bump
> > > > > > > for
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> `GetTelemetrySubscriptionsRequest/Reponse`
> > > to
> > > > > clean
> > > > > > > it
> > > > > > > > > all
> > > > > > > > > > > > up. --
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > For
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> `PushTelemetryRequest` the argument from
> > > above
> > > > > > > applies,
> > > > > > > > > so
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > leaving it
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> untouched is ok.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> I don't see why
> > > > > `GetTelemetrySubscriptionsRequest`
> > > > > > > > > would need
> > > > > > > > > > > > to
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > encode
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> the `clientInstandId` in it's request body.
> > > > > Given
> > > > > > > that
> > > > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> `clientInstanceId` is a random UUID, the
> > > > > returned
> > > > > > > > > subscription
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > cannot
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> really depend on it. So why would we need 
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> to
> > > > > send
> > > > > > > it to
> > > > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > broker?
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> Right now, it's set to ZERO only for the
> > > > > purpose to
> > > > > > > get
> > > > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > broker to
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> assign a new UUID. But it has nothing to do
> > > > > with the
> > > > > > > > > actual
> > > > > > > > > > > > "what
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> metrics should I send" question.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> To be fair, KIP-714 lists
> > > `client_instance_id`
> > > > > as a
> > > > > > > > > field that
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > can be
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> used to define a subscription. But it seems
> > > > > rather
> > > > > > > > > useless in
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > practice
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> to me? I a user defines a subscription, 
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> they
> > > > > cannot
> > > > > > > > > know the
> > > > > > > > > > > > UUID.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thus,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> I think we should actually drop supporting
> > > > > > > > > > > > `client_instance_id`
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > as a
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> "subscription matching parameter"? Of
> > > course,
> > > > > there
> > > > > > > is a
> > > > > > > > > > > > backward
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> compatibility question, but I think we can
> > > > > address
> > > > > > > > > this: if
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > brokers
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > are
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> upgraded and they have an existing
> > > > > > > `client_instance_id`
> > > > > > > > > based
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> subscription defined, they could advertise
> > > to
> > > > > only
> > > > > > > > > support
> > > > > > > > > > > > v0, and
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > they
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> should log a warning that this feature is
> > > > > > > deprecated.
> > > > > > > > > New
> > > > > > > > > > > > brokers
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > would
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> also not allow to use `client_instance_id`
> > > any
> > > > > > > longer to
> > > > > > > > > > > > define a
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> subscription.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> Similarly, for
> > > > > `GetTelemetrySubscriptionsResponse`,
> > > > > > > we
> > > > > > > > > only
> > > > > > > > > > > > need
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> `clientInstanceId` if the broker computes
> > > the
> > > > > UUID.
> > > > > > > But
> > > > > > > > > if we
> > > > > > > > > > > > let
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> client compute it, this field is not needed
> > > any
> > > > > > > longer.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> -Matthias
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> On 5/28/26 1:21 AM, Andrew Schofield wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>> Hi Jun,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>> Thanks for your response.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>> JR24: I'll update the KIP shortly. Here's 
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>> a
> > > > > > > summary.
> > > > > > > > > The
> > > > > > > > > > > > various
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > modern group protocol heartbeat requests encode
> > > the
> > > > > > > member
> > > > > > > > > ID as a
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > string
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > for historical reasons, even though it's in
> > > practice
> > > > > a
> > > > > > > UUID.
> > > > > > > > > The
> > > > > > > > > > > > Apache
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Kafka Java client happens to use
> > > > > > > > > org.apache.kafka.common.Uuid to
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > create the
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > member ID and convert it into a string. This
> > > means
> > > > > that
> > > > > > > when
> > > > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > clientInstanceId is converted into a string, its
> > > > > encoding
> > > > > > > > > matches
> > > > > > > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > member ID and it all lines up. However, there 
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > are
> > > > > other
> > > > > > > ways
> > > > > > > > > to
> > > > > > > > > > > > encode
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > a
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > UUID into a string and I know for a fact that 
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > librdkafka
> > > > > > > > > client
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > does it
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > differently.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>> Thanks,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>> Andrew
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>> On 2026/05/27 17:11:25 Jun Rao via dev
> > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>> Hi, Andrew,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>> Thanks for the reply. One more comment.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>> JR24. "The alignment of other identifiers
> > > is
> > > > > by
> > > > > > > > > convention
> > > > > > > > > > > > (and
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Java
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>> client will follow the convention) rather
> > > than
> > > > > > > > > mandate."
> > > > > > > > > > > > Could
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > you
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > describe
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>> the convention to convert a
> > > clientInstanceId
> > > > > > > (UUID)
> > > > > > > > > to a
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > memberId
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > (String)?
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>> Jun
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>> On Tue, May 19, 2026 at 2:36 AM Andrew
> > > > > Schofield <
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [email protected]>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>> wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>> Hi Jun,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>> Thanks for your response.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>> JR23: You are absolutely correct. It
> > > seems
> > > > > to me
> > > > > > > > > that not
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > sending a
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>> clientInstanceId in the header and
> > > explicitly
> > > > > > > > > sending a
> > > > > > > > > > > > zero
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > UUID
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > as the
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>> clientInstanceId in the header can be
> > > > > treated as
> > > > > > > > > > > > semantically
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > equivalent.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>> I've tweaked the words slightly.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>> Thanks,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>> Andrew
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>> On 2026/05/19 03:42:16 Jun Rao via dev
> > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>> Hi, Andrew,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>> Thanks for the reply.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>> JR23. Our message protocol doc says 
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>> "Any
> > > > > fields
> > > > > > > in
> > > > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > > > > message
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > object
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>> that
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>> are not present in the version that you
> > > are
> > > > > > > > > deserializing
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > will be
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > reset
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>> to
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>> default values.  Unless a custom
> > > default has
> > > > > > > been
> > > > > > > > > set:".
> > > > > > > > > > > > Uuid
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > fields
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>> default to zero uuid.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>> So if the server gets
> > > > > header.clientInstanceId=0
> > > > > > > in
> > > > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > deserialized
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>> header,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>> could it distinguish between the ID not
> > > > > being
> > > > > > > > > present
> > > > > > > > > > > > (since
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > client is
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>> old)
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>> and the ID being explicitly set to 0 by
> > > the
> > > > > > > client?
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>> Jun
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>> On Mon, May 18, 2026 at 7:45 PM Andrew
> > > > > > > Schofield <
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [email protected]>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>> wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>> Hi Jun,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>> Thanks for your reply. It's tricky
> > > > > squaring a
> > > > > > > > > circle.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>> JR23: For GetTelemetrySubscriptions, I
> > > have
> > > > > > > > > changed it so
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > that a
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > client
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>> which omits the ClientInstanceId from
> > > the
> > > > > > > request
> > > > > > > > > header
> > > > > > > > > > > > is
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > permitted
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>> to
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>> specify a zero ClientInstanceId in the
> > > > > request
> > > > > > > > > body,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > following
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > original
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>> KIP-714 precedent. However, a client
> > > which
> > > > > > > > > specifies a
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>> ClientInstanceId in
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>> the request header MUST specify the
> > > same
> > > > > > > > > > > > ClientInstanceId in
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>> request
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>> body. This ensures that the header and
> > > > > > > telemetry
> > > > > > > > > UUIDs
> > > > > > > > > > > > are
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > same.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>> Thanks,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>> Andrew
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>> On 2026/05/12 17:48:23 Andrew 
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>> Schofield
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> Hi Jun,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> Thanks for the reply and digging into
> > > the
> > > > > > > details.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> JR23: Correct. The client telemetry
> > > > > component
> > > > > > > > > will use
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > UUID-B
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > as the
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>> client instance ID.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> JR23.1: Yes, I agree. It's not ideal.
> > > > > When I
> > > > > > > was
> > > > > > > > > > > > drawing up
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>> tables,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>> I was thinking that this might be a
> > > > > > > possibility,
> > > > > > > > > but I'm
> > > > > > > > > > > > less
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > convinced
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>> now. I think that I should mandate
> > > that if
> > > > > a
> > > > > > > client
> > > > > > > > > > > > specifies
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>> header.ClientInstanceId on
> > > > > > > > > GetTelemetrySubscriptions
> > > > > > > > > > > > request,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > then
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>> request.ClientInstanceId must either 
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>> be
> > > > > zero or
> > > > > > > > > equal to
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>> header.ClientInstanceId.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> JR23.2: This is perhaps the
> > > interesting
> > > > > one.
> > > > > > > From
> > > > > > > > > its
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > original
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>> intent,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>> it should be UUID-B (the telemetry
> > > UUID),
> > > > > but
> > > > > > > then
> > > > > > > > > that
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > contradicts the
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>> change in signature to remove the
> > > timeout.
> > > > > > > Unless
> > > > > > > > > I make
> > > > > > > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > change
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>> above,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>> in which case it will be UUID-H.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> Thanks,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> Andrew
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> On 2026/05/12 17:23:58 Jun Rao via 
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> dev
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> Hi, Andrew,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> Thanks for the reply.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> JR23. In the new client -> old 
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> broker
> > > > > case,
> > > > > > > we
> > > > > > > > > have
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> header.ClientInstanceId=UUID-H
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> request.ClientInstanceId=UUID-B
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> response.ClientInstanceId=0
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> On the server side, I guess the
> > > telemetry
> > > > > > > > > component
> > > > > > > > > > > > will
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > use
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>> UUID-B as
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>> the
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> clientInstanceId? This has a couple
> > > of
> > > > > > > > > implications.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> JR23.1 On the server side, we have
> > > two
> > > > > > > different
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > clientInstanceIds
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>> used in
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> different places, UUID-H for request
> > > > > logging
> > > > > > > and
> > > > > > > > > > > > UUID-B in
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>> telemetry.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>> This
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> seems confusing since we can't
> > > uniquely
> > > > > > > identify
> > > > > > > > > a
> > > > > > > > > > > > client
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > on
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>> server
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> side.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> JR23.2 On the client side. what uuid
> > > does
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > clientInstanceId(Duration
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> timeout) return? If it returns
> > > UUID-H, it
> > > > > > > will be
> > > > > > > > > > > > confusing
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > since
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>> it
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> doesn't match the ID used for
> > > telemetry
> > > > > on
> > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > server.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> Jun
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> On Tue, May 12, 2026 at 12:58 AM
> > > Andrew
> > > > > > > > > Schofield <
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>> [email protected]>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> Hi Jun,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> Thanks for your response.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> JR20: I have improved (I hope) the
> > > > > wording.
> > > > > > > The
> > > > > > > > > client
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > sends
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> request.clientInstanceId = 0 and
> > > > > > > > > > > > header.clientInstanceId =
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>> UUID-H,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>> and the
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> broker responds
> > > > > > > > > response.clientInstanceId=UUID-H. In
> > > > > > > > > > > > this
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > way,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>> the
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>> broker
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> will have taken the UUID-H from the
> > > > > header,
> > > > > > > and
> > > > > > > > > told
> > > > > > > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > client
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>> to
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>> use it
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> for client telemetry also.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> JR21: Done. Look for "henceforth".
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> JR22: Summary table added.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> Thanks,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> Andrew
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> On 2026/05/11 19:18:24 Jun Rao via
> > > dev
> > > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> Hi, Andrew,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> Thanks for the reply.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> JR20. "If the client requests a 
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> new
> > > > > client
> > > > > > > > > instance
> > > > > > > > > > > > ID
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > on its
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>> initial
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> GetTelemetrySubscriptions  request
> > > and
> > > > > it
> > > > > > > > > sends a
> > > > > > > > > > > > client
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>> instance
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>> ID in
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> the
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> request header, the broker will
> > > send
> > > > > back
> > > > > > > that
> > > > > > > > > client
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > instance
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>> ID
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>> rather
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> than generating a new UUID. This
> > > will
> > > > > > > > > automatically
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > align the
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>> UUID
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>> in the
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> request headers and client
> > > telemetry."
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> This seems inconsistent with
> > > what's in
> > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > table. In
> > > > > > > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>> table, for
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> example, if the client has the
> > > > > following:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> GetTelemetrySubscriptions v0
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> header.ClientInstanceId = UUID-H
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> request.ClientInstanceId = UUID-H
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> or
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> GetTelemetrySubscriptions v0
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> header.ClientInstanceId = UUID-H
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> request.ClientInstanceId = UUID-R
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> the broker returns
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> response.ClientInstanceId = 0.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> JR21. It will be useful to 
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> document
> > > > > what
> > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > new
> > > > > > > > > > > > client
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > does
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>> with
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>> the
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> returned 
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> response.ClientInstanceId.
> > > > > Note
> > > > > > > that
> > > > > > > > > return
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > value
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > may
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>> or
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>> may not
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> be 0.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> JR22. It's probably clearer if we
> > > could
> > > > > > > > > populate the
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > table
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>> with 4
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> combinations: old/new clients with
> > > > > old/new
> > > > > > > > > brokers.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> Jun
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> On Fri, May 8, 2026 at 2:49 AM
> > > Andrew
> > > > > > > > > Schofield <
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>> [email protected]>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Jun and Chia-Ping,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> I've overhauled part of the KIP
> > > to do
> > > > > with
> > > > > > > > > > > > alignment of
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>> request
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> header
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> client instance ID, client
> > > telemetry
> > > > > > > client
> > > > > > > > > > > > instance ID
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > and
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>> group
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> protocol
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> member IDs. The alignment is by
> > > > > > > convention,
> > > > > > > > > not
> > > > > > > > > > > > mandate
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>> (SHOULD
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>> not
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> MUST).
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> It would be possible to go around
> > > the
> > > > > > > > > existing RPCs
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > such as
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> ConsumerGroupHeartbeat and
> > > > > > > > > > > > GetTelemetrySubscriptions,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > and
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>> remove
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>> the
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> fields
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> containing the existing
> > > identifiers
> > > > > which
> > > > > > > are
> > > > > > > > > > > > intended
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > to be
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>> aligned.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> Doing
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> so would be a bad idea though,
> > > > > because we
> > > > > > > > > would then
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > have
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > RPC
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>> versions
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> which essentially depend upon the
> > > > > > > presence of
> > > > > > > > > a
> > > > > > > > > > > > tagged
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > field
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>> in
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>> the
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> request
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> header. This is a
> > > > > protocol-compatibility
> > > > > > > > > nightmare.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> I have removed the new versions 
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> of
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > GetTelemetrySubscriptions
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>> and
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> PushTelemetry. I have also
> > > explained
> > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > behavior of
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> GetTelemetrySubscriptions in the
> > > > > presence
> > > > > > > and
> > > > > > > > > > > > absence
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > of a
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>> client
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> instance
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> ID in the request header.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> Let me know what you think.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> Andrew
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> On 2026/05/07 15:09:31 Andrew
> > > > > Schofield
> > > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Jun and Chia-Ping,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> I've been thinking and
> > > discussing the
> > > > > > > > > changes to
> > > > > > > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>> KIP-714
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>> RPCs.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> There
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> are too many combinations for my
> > > > > liking
> > > > > > > at the
> > > > > > > > > > > > moment. I
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>> want to
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>> take
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> another pass at this area and 
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> will
> > > > > make an
> > > > > > > > > update
> > > > > > > > > > > > in a
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > few
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>> days.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> I intend to start a new vote
> > > once we
> > > > > have
> > > > > > > > > consensus
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > because
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>> the spec
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> has
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> changed somewhat since the
> > > earliest
> > > > > votes.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> Andrew
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> On 2026/05/06 17:28:27 Chia-Ping
> > > Tsai
> > > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> hi Andrew
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> chia_0: If the consensus is to
> > > > > remove
> > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > > > > "duplicate"
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>> field
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>> from
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> the
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> RPC payloads, the tagged field in
> > > the
> > > > > > > header
> > > > > > > > > will
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > essentially
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>> become a
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> required field. This means the
> > > broker
> > > > > > > needs to
> > > > > > > > > > > > handle
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>> edge
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>> case
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> where
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> both the header and the request
> > > body
> > > > > have
> > > > > > > no
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>> ClientInstanceId,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>> right?
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> If
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> so, would you mind clarifying the
> > > > > expected
> > > > > > > > > broker
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > behavior
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > in
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>> the KIP?
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Best,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Chia-Ping
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 2026/04/03 16:17:37 Andrew
> > > > > Schofield
> > > > > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I would like to start the
> > > > > discussion on
> > > > > > > > > KIP-1313.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > This
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>> adds a
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> unique
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> client instance ID to the request
> > > > > header
> > > > > > > of
> > > > > > > > > all
> > > > > > > > > > > > Kafka
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>> protocol
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> requests to
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> give a unique identifier which
> > > can be
> > > > > > > used to
> > > > > > > > > > > > correlate
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>> requests
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> from
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> each client for the purposes of
> > > > > problem
> > > > > > > > > > > > determination.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/KAFKA/KIP-1313*3A*Client*instance*ID*in*all*request*headers__;JSsrKysrKys!!Ayb5sqE7!uqWf0-b_X82WmpmCYImD2W2rht_s_q5vHcqB9ToMV4IaeQbZF42eMJyS5XC5b5qE_qJJUj3KTCXcqEvYbwYS$
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Andrew
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > 
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