Apache EventMesh · AsyncAPI Specification

Apache EventMesh Messaging API

Version 1.10.0

Apache EventMesh provides event-driven messaging via multiple protocols including TCP, HTTP, and gRPC. Events follow the CloudEvents specification. EventMesh decouples event producers and consumers, supporting pub-sub, request-reply, and broadcast messaging patterns.

View Spec View on GitHub ApacheCloudEventsEvent-DrivenMessagingOpen-SourcePub-SubServerlessAsyncAPIEventsgRPC

Channels

{topic}
publish publishEvent
Publish a CloudEvent to a topic
EventMesh topic for pub-sub messaging. Events are published to topics and delivered to all subscribed consumer groups.
{topic}/request
publish requestEvent
Send a request event and await reply
EventMesh request-reply channel. A producer sends a request event and awaits a reply event from a consumer.
{topic}/broadcast
publish broadcastEvent
Broadcast a CloudEvent to all consumers
EventMesh broadcast channel. Events are delivered to all connected consumers regardless of consumer group.

Messages

CloudEventMessage
CloudEvent Message
A CloudEvents v1.0 compliant event routed through EventMesh

Servers

tcp
tcp localhost:10000
EventMesh TCP endpoint
grpc
grpc localhost:10205
EventMesh gRPC endpoint

AsyncAPI Specification

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asyncapi: 2.6.0
info:
  title: Apache EventMesh Messaging API
  version: 1.10.0
  description: >-
    Apache EventMesh provides event-driven messaging via multiple protocols
    including TCP, HTTP, and gRPC. Events follow the CloudEvents specification.
    EventMesh decouples event producers and consumers, supporting pub-sub,
    request-reply, and broadcast messaging patterns.
  contact:
    name: Apache EventMesh
    url: https://eventmesh.apache.org/
  license:
    name: Apache 2.0
    url: https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
servers:
  tcp:
    url: localhost:10000
    protocol: tcp
    description: EventMesh TCP endpoint
  grpc:
    url: localhost:10205
    protocol: grpc
    description: EventMesh gRPC endpoint
defaultContentType: application/cloudevents+json
channels:
  '{topic}':
    description: >-
      EventMesh topic for pub-sub messaging. Events are published to topics
      and delivered to all subscribed consumer groups.
    parameters:
      topic:
        description: The topic name
        schema:
          type: string
    publish:
      operationId: publishEvent
      summary: Publish a CloudEvent to a topic
      message:
        $ref: '#/components/messages/CloudEventMessage'
    subscribe:
      operationId: subscribeEvent
      summary: Subscribe to events on a topic
      message:
        $ref: '#/components/messages/CloudEventMessage'
  '{topic}/request':
    description: >-
      EventMesh request-reply channel. A producer sends a request event and
      awaits a reply event from a consumer.
    parameters:
      topic:
        schema:
          type: string
    publish:
      operationId: requestEvent
      summary: Send a request event and await reply
      message:
        $ref: '#/components/messages/CloudEventMessage'
    subscribe:
      operationId: replyEvent
      summary: Receive request and send reply
      message:
        $ref: '#/components/messages/CloudEventMessage'
  '{topic}/broadcast':
    description: >-
      EventMesh broadcast channel. Events are delivered to all connected
      consumers regardless of consumer group.
    parameters:
      topic:
        schema:
          type: string
    publish:
      operationId: broadcastEvent
      summary: Broadcast a CloudEvent to all consumers
      message:
        $ref: '#/components/messages/CloudEventMessage'
    subscribe:
      operationId: receiveBroadcast
      summary: Receive broadcast events
      message:
        $ref: '#/components/messages/CloudEventMessage'
components:
  messages:
    CloudEventMessage:
      name: CloudEventMessage
      title: CloudEvent Message
      summary: A CloudEvents v1.0 compliant event routed through EventMesh
      contentType: application/cloudevents+json
      headers:
        type: object
        properties:
          ce-specversion:
            type: string
            const: "1.0"
          ce-id:
            type: string
          ce-source:
            type: string
          ce-type:
            type: string
          ce-time:
            type: string
            format: date-time
          ce-subject:
            type: string
          ce-datacontenttype:
            type: string
          env:
            type: string
            description: EventMesh environment
          idc:
            type: string
            description: EventMesh IDC
          sys:
            type: string
            description: EventMesh system
          pid:
            type: string
            description: Producer/consumer process ID
          group:
            type: string
            description: Consumer group
      payload:
        type: object
        description: The CloudEvent data payload

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