<p class="shortdesc">This article describes how to create a consumer group.</p> <section id="create_consumer__steps_g3p_xmz_dmb"><div class="tasklabel"><h2 class="doc-tairway">Procedure</h2></div><ol class="ol steps" id="create_consumer__steps_g3p_xmz_dmb"><li class="li step stepexpand"> <span class="ph cmd">Log in to the <a class="xref" href="https://pinganyun.com/console/kafka/topiclist" target="_blank">Message Queue Kafka Console</a>.</span> </li><li class="li step stepexpand"> <span class="ph cmd">In the left navigation pane, click <span class="ph uicontrol">Consumer Manager</span>.</span> </li><li class="li step stepexpand"> <span class="ph cmd">On the <span class="keyword wintitle">Consumer Group Management</span> page, click <span class="ph uicontrol">Create</span> in the upper-right corner.</span> </li><li class="li step stepexpand"> <span class="ph cmd">On the <span class="keyword wintitle">Create Consumer Group</span> page, enter the name and description of the consumer group in the <span class="ph uicontrol">Consumer Group</span> and <span class="ph uicontrol">Description</span> field, respectively, and then select a cluster from the <span class="ph uicontrol">Cluster Title</span> list.</span> <div class="itemgroup info"> <div class="note note note_note"><span class="note__title">Note:</span> The consumer group ID must start with <strong class="ph b">CID_</strong> and only contains letters, digits, and underscores (_).</div> </div> </li><li class="li step stepexpand"> <span class="ph cmd">Click <span class="ph uicontrol">Create</span>.</span> </li></ol></section> <section class="section result" id="create_consumer__result_mfg_3wy_dmb"><div class="tasklabel"><h2 class="doc-tairway">Results</h2></div> <p class="p">The new consumer group is displayed on the <span class="keyword wintitle">Consumer Group Management</span> page.</p> <img class="image" id="create_consumer__image_nqw_btz_dmb" src="https://obs-cn-shanghai.yun.pingan.com/pcp-portal/20200212172808-15d9c8f69604.png" width="830"> </section>