messagehub070.md

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Managing topics

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You can manage topics in {{site.data.keyword.messagehub}} using the following two methods:

• {{site.data.keyword.messagehub}} dashboard in the {{site.data.keyword.Bluemix_notm}} console
• {{site.data.keyword.messagehub}} Administration API {:shortdesc}

To use the {{site.data.keyword.mql}} API, you must create a Kafka topic called "MQLight". The topics used in the {{site.data.keyword.mql}} API are automatically created as you use them, but all of the messages are actually on the single "MQLight" Kafka topic.

For a video that demonstrates how you can use the {{site.data.keyword.messagehub}} dashboard in the Bluemix console, see {{site.data.keyword.IBM_notm}} {{site.data.keyword.messagehub}} - User Interface {:new_window}.