# Get the bootstrap brokers for an Amazon MSK cluster
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The *bootstrap brokers* refer to the list of brokers that an Apache Kafka client can use to connect to an Amazon MSK cluster. This list may not include all the brokers in the cluster. You can get bootstrap brokers using the Amazon Web Services Management Console, Amazon CLI, or Amazon MSK API.

**Topics**
+ [Get the bootstrap brokers using the Amazon Web Services Management Console](get-bootstrap-console.md)
+ [Get the bootstrap brokers using the Amazon CLI](get-bootstrap-cli.md)
+ [Get the bootstrap brokers using the API](get-bootstrap-api.md)