topic Re: Kafka Consumer Lag metrics in Open Q&A

Monitor Kafka Consumer Lag Metrics with Dynatrace

sri9 — Thu, 22 Jan 2026 08:30:46 GMT

Summary: This thread explains how to access Kafka consumer lag metrics in Dynatrace, including where the data comes from and how to visualise lag for troubleshooting stream delays.

Hello there, I am trying to monitor Kafka Consumer Lag metrics using Dynatrace AM.

However, I am facing challenges when exporting these metrics out of the box. I need Lag metrics per Topic/partition and Consumer group. Any workaround/solution available? Please provide guidance on this topic. Thanks in advance!
Note. We are using the Cloudera-provided Kafka distribution.

Re: Kafka Consumer Lag metrics

erh_inetum — Tue, 10 Sep 2024 09:48:15 GMT

Hi @sri9 ,

Have you tried to install Apache Kafka extension from Hub?

In this extension you can find these metrics related to Lag:

Hope it helps.

Regards,

Elena.

Re: Kafka Consumer Lag metrics

sri9 — Mon, 16 Sep 2024 10:16:36 GMT

Hi Elena,

Thanks for your prompt response. Yes, I did, but still unable to get consumer/lag metrics on Dashboard.
Still puzzled where these metrics are 🙂 Thanks

Re: Kafka Consumer Lag metrics

erh_inetum — Mon, 16 Sep 2024 11:00:07 GMT

Hi @sri9 ,

Welcome.

The consumer/lag can be get clicking on "customer-metrics":

But about lag metrics, maybe you may face with a problem described here

Hope it helps.

Regards,

Elena.