kafka config_error ai_generated true

ConnectException: converter error

ID: kafka/connect-converter-error

Also available as: JSON · Markdown
82%Fix Rate
86%Confidence
3Evidence
2023-01-01First Seen

Version Compatibility

VersionStatusIntroducedDeprecatedNotes
3 active — — —

Root Cause

Kafka Connect converter cant parse message format.

generic

Workarounds

  1. 90% success Match converter to source format: JsonConverter, AvroConverter, etc.
  2. 88% success Set errors.tolerance=all with errors.deadletterqueue.topic.name for DLQ

Dead Ends

Common approaches that don't work:

  1. Use StringConverter for everything 72% fail

    Loses schema information

  2. Skip bad records entirely 78% fail

    Data loss