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title: Compatibility
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# Compatibility

> Compatibility information for kafka-connect-couchbase version 4.x. 

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* ✖ **Unsupported**: This combination is not tested, and is not within the scope of technical support if you have purchased a support agreement.
* ◎ **Compatible**: This combination has been tested previously, and should be compatible. This combination is not recommended by our technical support organization. It is best to upgrade to a supported version.
* ✔ **Supported**: This combination is subject to ongoing quality assurance, and is fully supported by our technical support organization.

Support for specific versions of Apache Kafka and Confluent Platform is informed by [Confluent Platform Supported Versions and Interoperability](https://docs.confluent.io/platform/current/installation/versions-interoperability.html).

## [](#apache-kafka)Apache Kafka

|                | Connector |     |           |
| -------------- | --------- | --- | --------- |
| Apache Kafka ↓ | 4.0       | 4.1 | 4.2 - 4.3 |
| 2.8 or later   | ◎         | ✔   | ✔         |
| 2.4 - 2.7      | ◎         | ◎   | ✖         |
| 1.1 - 2.3      | ◎         | ✖   | ✖         |

## [](#confluent-platform-optional)Confluent Platform (Optional)

|                      | Connector |     |           |
| -------------------- | --------- | --- | --------- |
| Confluent Platform ↓ | 4.0       | 4.1 | 4.2 - 4.3 |
| 6.2 or later         | ◎         | ✔   | ✔         |
| 5.4 - 6.1            | ◎         | ◎   | ✖         |
| 4.1 - 5.3            | ◎         | ✖   | ✖         |

## [](#couchbase-server)Couchbase Server

The connector is compatible with Couchbase Server Enterprise Edition and Couchbase Server Community Edition.

|                | Connector |       |                |
| -------------- | --------- | ----- | -------------- |
| Couchbase↓     | 4.0.x     | 4.1.0 | 4.1.1 or later |
| 7.0.2 or later | ✖         | ✖     | ✔              |
| 7.0.0 - 7.0.1  | ◎ \*      | ✔     | ✔              |
| 6.x            | ◎         | ◎     | ◎              |
| 5.x            | ◎         | ◎     | ◎              |
| < 5.0          | ✖         | ✖     | ✖              |

\* If you've been using an earlier version of Couchbase, you can upgrade to Couchbase 7 and everything will continue working as before. To take advantage of the Scopes and Collections introduced in Couchbase 7, please upgrade the connector to version 4.1.

## [](#couchbase-capella)Couchbase Capella

Connector versions 4.0.1 and later are compatible with Couchbase Capella.