# Can we send data in XML format in Kafka data set in Pega 8.8.5

**URL:** <https://forums.pega.com/t/can-we-send-data-in-xml-format-in-kafka-data-set-in-pega-8-8-5/8412>\
**Category:** General\
**Tags:** financial-services, data-management, data-model, lead-system-architect\
**Created:** [October 7, 2024, 12:21am UTC](https://forums.pega.com/t/can-we-send-data-in-xml-format-in-kafka-data-set-in-pega-8-8-5/8412 "2024-10-07T00:21:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![Srikanth\_Gaddamanugu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f08c70/32.png) [@Srikanth\_Gaddamanugu](https://forums.pega.com/u/Srikanth_Gaddamanugu)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2024, 12:21am UTC](https://forums.pega.com/t/can-we-send-data-in-xml-format-in-kafka-data-set-in-pega-8-8-5/8412/1 "2024-10-07T00:21:51Z")

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It will be helpful if some one confirms whether there is a way that we can send the data in XML format in Kafka data set . As per the rule definition it allows JSON, AVRO or CSV format .

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**Author:** ![Srikanth\_Gaddamanugu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f08c70/32.png) [@Srikanth\_Gaddamanugu](https://forums.pega.com/u/Srikanth_Gaddamanugu)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2024, 11:43pm UTC](https://forums.pega.com/t/can-we-send-data-in-xml-format-in-kafka-data-set-in-pega-8-8-5/8412/2 "2024-10-08T23:43:28Z")

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@Srikanth Gaddamanugu we got the confirmation from the Pega as of now XML format is not supported and feedback item is raised to implement in the future versions