# Quick profiling of data in Apache Kafka using kafkacat and visidata

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**Category:** Command Line tools\
**Created:** [4 March 2021 14:54 UTC](https://forum.confluent.io/t/quick-profiling-of-data-in-apache-kafka-using-kafkacat-and-visidata/1110 "2021-03-04T14:54:38Z")\
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**Post date:** [4 March 2021 14:54 UTC](https://forum.confluent.io/t/quick-profiling-of-data-in-apache-kafka-using-kafkacat-and-visidata/1110/1 "2021-03-04T14:54:38Z")

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> **[Quick profiling of data in Apache Kafka using kafkacat and visidata](https://rmoff.net/2021/03/04/quick-profiling-of-data-in-apache-kafka-using-kafkacat-and-visidata/)**

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