diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index d8ac55d..06f0232 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"bufio"
 	"bytes"
 	"compress/gzip"
+	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
@@ -28,6 +29,9 @@ import (
 	"github.com/google/gopacket/layers"
 	"github.com/google/gopacket/pcap"
 	"github.com/google/gopacket/tcpassembly"
+
+	"github.com/akto-api-security/gomiddleware"
+	"github.com/segmentio/kafka-go"
 )
 
 var isGcp = false
@@ -262,11 +266,13 @@ func tryReadFromBD(bd *bidi, isPending bool) {
 		}
 
 		out, _ := json.Marshal(value)
+		ctx := context.Background()
 
 		if printCounter > 0 {
 			printCounter--
 			log.Println("req-resp.String()", string(out))
 		}
+		go gomiddleware.Produce(kafkaWriter, ctx, string(out))
 		i++
 	}
 }
@@ -318,8 +324,43 @@ func createAndGetAssembler(vxlanID int, source string) *tcpassembly.Assembler {
 
 }
 
+var kafkaWriter *kafka.Writer
+
 func run(handle *pcap.Handle, apiCollectionId int, source string) {
+	kafka_url := os.Getenv("AKTO_KAFKA_BROKER_MAL")
+	log.Println("kafka_url", kafka_url)
+
+	if len(kafka_url) == 0 {
+		kafka_url = os.Getenv("AKTO_KAFKA_BROKER_URL")
+	}
+	log.Println("kafka_url", kafka_url)
+
+	bytesInThresholdInput := os.Getenv("AKTO_BYTES_IN_THRESHOLD")
+	if len(bytesInThresholdInput) > 0 {
+		bytesInThreshold, err = strconv.Atoi(bytesInThresholdInput)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Println("AKTO_BYTES_IN_THRESHOLD should be valid integer. Found ", bytesInThresholdInput)
+			return
+		} else {
+			log.Println("Setting bytes in threshold at ", bytesInThreshold)
+		}
+
+	}
 
+	kafka_batch_size, e := strconv.Atoi(os.Getenv("AKTO_TRAFFIC_BATCH_SIZE"))
+	if e != nil {
+		log.Printf("AKTO_TRAFFIC_BATCH_SIZE should be valid integer")
+		return
+	}
+
+	kafka_batch_time_secs, e := strconv.Atoi(os.Getenv("AKTO_TRAFFIC_BATCH_TIME_SECS"))
+	if e != nil {
+		log.Printf("AKTO_TRAFFIC_BATCH_TIME_SECS should be valid integer")
+		return
+	}
+	kafka_batch_time_secs_duration := time.Duration(kafka_batch_time_secs)
+
+	kafkaWriter = gomiddleware.GetKafkaWriter(kafka_url, "akto.api.logs", kafka_batch_size, kafka_batch_time_secs_duration*time.Second)
 	// Set up pcap packet capture
 	// handle, err = pcap.OpenOffline("/Users/ankushjain/Downloads/dump2.pcap")
 	// if err != nil {  }
@@ -394,7 +435,20 @@ func readTcpDumpFile(filepath string, kafkaURL string, apiCollectionId int) {
 
 func main() {
 
+	infra_mirroring_mode_input := os.Getenv("AKTO_INFRA_MIRRORING_MODE")
+
+	if len(infra_mirroring_mode_input) > 0 {
+		isGcp = (infra_mirroring_mode_input == "gcp")
+	}
+
+	interfaceName := "eth0"
+
+	if isGcp {
+		interfaceName = "ens4"
+	}
+
 	for {
+
 		files, err := ioutil.ReadDir("/app/files/")
 		log.Println("reading files...")
 		if err != nil {
@@ -431,17 +485,6 @@ func main() {
 
 		time.Sleep(time.Second * 2)
 	}
-	infra_mirroring_mode_input := os.Getenv("AKTO_INFRA_MIRRORING_MODE")
-
-	if len(infra_mirroring_mode_input) > 0 {
-		isGcp = (infra_mirroring_mode_input == "gcp")
-	}
-
-	interfaceName := "eth0"
-
-	if isGcp {
-		interfaceName = "ens4"
-	}
 
 	if handle, err := pcap.OpenLive(interfaceName, 128*1024, true, pcap.BlockForever); err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)