# Getting error topic not present in metadata

**URL:** <https://forum.confluent.io/t/getting-error-topic-not-present-in-metadata/11438>\
**Category:** Confluent Cloud\
**Created:** [10 September 2024 07:41 UTC](https://forum.confluent.io/t/getting-error-topic-not-present-in-metadata/11438 "2024-09-10T07:41:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![snp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/35a633/32.png) [@snp](https://forum.confluent.io/u/snp)\
**Post date:** [10 September 2024 07:41 UTC](https://forum.confluent.io/t/getting-error-topic-not-present-in-metadata/11438/1 "2024-09-10T07:41:52Z")

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getting error topic not present in metadata. i have checked all settings are alright  
have recreated confluent cluster , and topic  
bootstrap.servers=pkc-34534z.us-west2.gcp.confluent.cloud:9091  
input.topic.name=topic\_new;  
security.protocol=SASL\_SSL  
sasl.jaas.config=org.apache.kafka.common.security.plain.PlainLoginModule required username=‘Key’ password=‘Pwd’;  
sasl.mechanism=PLAIN  
client.dns.lookup=use\_all\_dns\_ips  
session.timeout.ms=45000  
acks=all  
schema.registry.url=[https://psrc-56q1m1.asia-south1.gcp.confluent.cloud](https://psrc-56q1m1.asia-south1.gcp.confluent.cloud)  
basic.auth.credentials.source=USER\_INFO  
basic.auth.user.info={{ Key }}:{{ Pwd }}

config.put(ProducerConfig.KEY\_SERIALIZER\_CLASS\_CONFIG, StringSerializer.class.getName());  
config.put(ProducerConfig.VALUE\_SERIALIZER\_CLASS\_CONFIG, StringSerializer.class.getName());

String key = “key1”;  
String value = “value1”;  
Producer\<String, String\> producer = new KafkaProducer\<\>(config);  
ProducerRecord\<String, String\> producerRecord =new ProducerRecord\<\>(topic, key, value);  
producer.send(producerRecord);

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**Author:** ![Cerchie](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.confluent.io/cerchie/32/3978_2.png) [@Cerchie](https://forum.confluent.io/u/Cerchie)\
**Post date:** [13 September 2024 21:23 UTC](https://forum.confluent.io/t/getting-error-topic-not-present-in-metadata/11438/2 "2024-09-13T21:23:37Z")

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What does your topic variable look like? Does the string match “topic\_new” precisely?