Does Kafka support delayed message processing and retry mechanism?

Although Kafka itself does not directly support message delay processing and retry mechanisms, these functionalities can be achieved through certain methods. For instance, messages can be sent to a delay topic using Kafka’s message producer, and then forwarded to the target topic at a specified time, thus enabling message delay processing. Additionally, retry mechanisms can be implemented at the message consumer end, where messages are resent to the queue for retrying in case of processing failure, allowing for message retry. In summary, while Kafka does not provide these features inherently, they can still be implemented using specific methods.