This document discusses using REST APIs with event-driven architectures and Kafka. It describes three REST servers for Kafka: the Confluent REST Proxy, the Confluent Broker REST API, and the Confluent Cloud REST API. The REST Proxy provides a RESTful interface for producing, consuming, and administering a Kafka cluster. The Broker REST API allows administration of brokers, topics, and consumer groups directly on the brokers. The Confluent Cloud REST API manages connectors, users, and environments for the Confluent Cloud hosted service. The document also discusses when and why REST may be used with event-driven systems using Kafka.