Enable Karapace schema registry and REST APIs
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To enable **Karapace schema registry** and **REST APIs** on Aiven for Apache Kafka® from the Aiven Console, follow these steps:

1. In the `Aiven Console <https://console.aiven.io/>`_, select your project and then choose your Aiven for Apache Kafka® service.
2. Click **Service settings** on the sidebar. 
3. In the **Service management** section, click **Actions** (**...**).
4. From the dropdown menu, enable the setting for either or both of the features based on your requirements:

   a. Click **Enable REST API (Karapace)**. Confirm your choice in the dialog by clicking **Enable**.
   b. Click **Enable Schema Registry (Karapace)**. Confirm your choice in the dialog by clicking **Enable**.

To learn more about Karapace and its features, visit the [Karapace homepage](https://www.karapace.io) and the [Karapace GitHub project](https://github.com/aiven/karapace).

.. tip::
    For automation or integration setups, use the parameters ``schema_registry`` and ``kafka_rest`` to enable the schema registry or REST APIs on your service.

More resources
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For instructions on setting up Karapace with Aiven for Apache Kafka® using `Aiven Terraform Provider <https://registry.terraform.io/providers/aiven/aiven/latest/docs>`_, see `Apache Kafka® with Karapace Schema Registry <https://aiven.io/developer/apache-kafka-karapace>`_.