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Terraform in Yandex Cloud
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    • Overview
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          • ydb_database_dedicated
          • ydb_database_iam_binding
          • ydb_database_serverless
          • ydb_table
          • ydb_table_changefeed
          • ydb_table_index
          • ydb_topic

In this article:

  • Example usage
  • Arguments & Attributes Reference
  • Import
  1. Terraform reference
  2. Resources
  3. Managed Service for YDB
  4. Resources
  5. ydb_topic

yandex_ydb_topic (Resource)

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Yandex Cloud
Updated at February 9, 2026
  • Example usage
  • Arguments & Attributes Reference
  • Import

Manage a YDB Topic. For more information, see the official documentation.

Example usageExample usage

//
// Create a new YDB Topic.
//
resource "yandex_ydb_topic" "my_topic" {
  database_endpoint = yandex_ydb_database_serverless.database_name.ydb_full_endpoint
  name              = "topic-test"

  supported_codecs    = ["raw", "gzip"]
  partitions_count    = 1
  retention_period_ms = 2000000
  consumer {
    name                          = "consumer-name"
    supported_codecs              = ["raw", "gzip"]
    starting_message_timestamp_ms = 0
  }
}

resource "yandex_ydb_database_serverless" "database_name" {
  name        = "database-name"
  location_id = "ru-central1"
}

Arguments & Attributes ReferenceArguments & Attributes Reference

  • database_endpoint (Required)(String). YDB database endpoint.
  • description (String). Topic description.
  • id (String).
  • max_partitions_count (Number). Number of max active partitions. Default value 1.
  • metering_mode (String). Resource metering mode (reserved_capacity - based on the allocated resources or request_units - based on actual usage). This option applies to topics in serverless databases.
  • name (Required)(String). Topic name.
  • partition_write_speed_kbps (Number). Maximum allowed write speed per partition. If a write speed for a given partition exceeds this value, the write speed will be capped. Default value: 1024 (1MB).
  • partitions_count (Number). Number of min partitions. Default value 1.
  • retention_period_hours (Number). Data retention time. Default value 86400000.
  • retention_storage_mb (Number).
  • supported_codecs (Set Of String). Supported data encodings. Can be one of gzip, raw or zstd.
  • auto_partitioning_settings [Block].
    • auto_partitioning_strategy (String). The auto partitioning strategy to use
    • auto_partitioning_write_speed_strategy [Block].
      • down_utilization_percent (Number). The down utilization percentage threshold
      • stabilization_window (Number). The stabilization window in seconds
      • up_utilization_percent (Number). The up utilization percentage threshold
  • consumer [Block]. Topic Readers.
    • important (Bool). Defines an important consumer. No data will be deleted from the topic until all the important consumers read them. Default value false.
    • name (Required)(String). Reader's name.
    • starting_message_timestamp_ms (Number). Timestamp in UNIX timestamp format from which the reader will start reading data. Default value 0.
    • supported_codecs (Set Of String). Supported data encodings. Can be one of gzip, raw or zstd.

ImportImport

The resource can be imported by using their resource ID. For getting it you can use Yandex Cloud Web Console or Yandex Cloud CLI.

# terraform import yandex_ydb_topic.<resource Name> <resource Id>
terraform import yandex_ydb_topic.my_topic ...

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