The MarkLogic Kafka connector has the following system requirements:

• For version 2.0.0 of the connector and higher, Kafka 4.0 or higher and Java 17 or higher are required.
• For versions of the connector prior to 2.0.0, Kafka 2.5 or higher and Java 8 or higher are required.
• For writing data, MarkLogic 9 or higher.
• For reading data, MarkLogic 10.0-6 or higher.