# \`kfk-producer-datagen\` Produce generated messages from command-line

**URL:** <https://forum.confluent.io/t/kfk-producer-datagen-produce-generated-messages-from-command-line/4680>\
**Category:** Command Line tools\
**Created:** [3 April 2022 13:28 UTC](https://forum.confluent.io/t/kfk-producer-datagen-produce-generated-messages-from-command-line/4680 "2022-04-03T13:28:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![jeqo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.confluent.io/jeqo/32/185_2.png) [@jeqo](https://forum.confluent.io/u/jeqo)\
**Post date:** [3 April 2022 13:28 UTC](https://forum.confluent.io/t/kfk-producer-datagen-produce-generated-messages-from-command-line/4680/1 "2022-04-03T13:28:39Z")

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Produced messages generated from Avro schemas. Run once, with intervals, or as a performance test.

Docs: [poc-apache-kafka/cli/producer-datagen at main · jeqo/poc-apache-kafka · GitHub](https://github.com/jeqo/poc-apache-kafka/tree/main/cli/producer-datagen)