# Add Apache Kafka extension to Management zone(MZ)

**URL:** <https://community.dynatrace.com/t/add-apache-kafka-extension-to-management-zone-mz/51585>\
**Category:** Extensions\
**Tags:** kafka, extensions, apache\
**Created:** [May 12, 2025, 6:17am UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/add-apache-kafka-extension-to-management-zone-mz/51585 "2025-05-12T06:17:13Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![gurugogi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/87869e/32.png) [@gurugogi](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/gurugogi)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2025, 6:17am UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/add-apache-kafka-extension-to-management-zone-mz/51585/1 "2025-05-12T06:17:13Z")

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Hi All,

I have configured a&nbsp;Apache Kafka extension and its collecting the data.  
Now I want to add all entries related to this extension to my existing MZ so that I can filter metrics data in data explorer wrt to this MZ only.

Please guide.  
Regards,  
Guru Gogi

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**Author:** ![gurugogi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/87869e/32.png) [@gurugogi](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/gurugogi)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2025, 6:17am UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/add-apache-kafka-extension-to-management-zone-mz/51585/2 "2025-05-12T06:17:50Z")

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\*all entities.

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**Author:** ![AntonPineiro](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/dynatrace/user_avatar/community.dynatrace.com/antonpineiro/32/49_2.png) [@AntonPineiro](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/AntonPineiro)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2025, 6:58am UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/add-apache-kafka-extension-to-management-zone-mz/51585/3 "2025-05-12T06:58:41Z")

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Hi,

I think you need to develop your own script using Dynatrace API.

Best regards

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**Author:** ![gurugogi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/87869e/32.png) [@gurugogi](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/gurugogi)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2025, 7:04am UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/add-apache-kafka-extension-to-management-zone-mz/51585/4 "2025-05-12T07:04:45Z")

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Hi&nbsp;[@AntonPineiro](https://community.dynatrace.com/user/58682)&nbsp;,

please can you explain more like which API and how to use it.

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**Author:** ![lubrman](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/dynatrace/user_avatar/community.dynatrace.com/lubrman/32/7353_2.png) [@lubrman](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/lubrman)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2025, 7:26am UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/add-apache-kafka-extension-to-management-zone-mz/51585/5 "2025-05-12T07:26:12Z")

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Hi&nbsp;[@gurugogi](https://community.dynatrace.com/user/61893)&nbsp;  
In Dynatrace, there are APIs that can directly tell you the names of individual entities you want to add to a Management Zone (MZ).

 ![lubrman_0-1747034594215.png](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/dynatrace/original/2X/8/8330aff6362f5c003c6946eca13b3166c2e27982.png)

The configuration might then look something like this.

{&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “enabled”: true,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “type”: “SELECTOR”,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “entitySelector”: “type(QUEUE),toRelationships.indirectlySendsToQueue(type(SERVICE),tag(\”[Environment]DT\_RELEASE\_STAGE:{{ .stage }}\“))”&nbsp; &nbsp; },  
where you can use linking based on the tag level of the monitored services.

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**Author:** ![AntonPineiro](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/dynatrace/user_avatar/community.dynatrace.com/antonpineiro/32/49_2.png) [@AntonPineiro](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/AntonPineiro)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2025, 9:17am UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/add-apache-kafka-extension-to-management-zone-mz/51585/6 "2025-05-12T09:17:35Z")

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Hi,

I would say a combination of [monitored entities](https://docs.dynatrace.com/docs/shortlink/api-entities-v2)&nbsp;to filter entities to management zone scope. And [Extensions 2.0](https://docs.dynatrace.com/docs/shortlink/api-extensions-20) for adding those to Kafka extension.

Best regards