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         <li><code>PUT /connector-plugins/{connector-type}/config/validate</code> - validate the provided configuration values against the configuration definition. This API performs per config validation, returns suggested values and error messages during validation.</li>
     </ul>
 
+    <p>The following is a supported REST request at the top-level (root) endpoint:</p>
+
+    <ul>
+        <li><code>GET /</code>- return basic information about the Kafka Connect cluster such as the version of the Connect worker that serves the REST request (including git commit ID of the source code) and the Kafka cluster ID that is connected to.
+    </ul>
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     <h3><a id="connect_development" href="#connect_development">8.3 Connector Development Guide</a></h3>
 
     <p>This guide describes how developers can write new connectors for Kafka Connect to move data between Kafka and other systems. It briefly reviews a few key concepts and then describes how to create a simple connector.</p>