AMQP · JSON Structure

Amqp Message Structure

Schema describing the structure of an AMQP 0-9-1 message including properties, headers, and payload. An AMQP message consists of message properties (metadata), application headers, and a binary payload body.

Type: object Properties: 7 Required: 1

AMQPAsynchronousMessage QueueMessagingMiddlewareOpen StandardPublish Subscribe

AMQP Message is a JSON Structure definition published by AMQP, describing 7 properties, of which 1 is required. It conforms to the https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/# meta-schema.

Properties

properties headers body exchange routingKey mandatory immediate

Meta-schema: https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/#

JSON Structure

{
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amqp/refs/heads/main/json-structure/amqp-message-structure.json",
  "$schema": "https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/#",
  "name": "AMQP Message",
  "description": "Schema describing the structure of an AMQP 0-9-1 message including properties, headers, and payload. An AMQP message consists of message properties (metadata), application headers, and a binary payload body.",
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "body"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "properties": {
      "$ref": "amqp-message-properties.json"
    },
    "headers": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Application-specific headers as key-value pairs sent in the message header frame.",
      "additionalProperties": true
    },
    "body": {
      "description": "The message body content. Can be any valid JSON value or a binary payload represented as a base64-encoded string.",
      "oneOf": [
        {
          "type": "object",
          "additionalProperties": true
        },
        {
          "type": "array"
        },
        {
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "type": "double"
        },
        {
          "type": "boolean"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ]
    },
    "exchange": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The exchange the message was published to."
    },
    "routingKey": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The routing key used when publishing the message."
    },
    "mandatory": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "If true, the server will return an undeliverable message with a Return method. If false, the server silently drops the message.",
      "default": false
    },
    "immediate": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "If true, the server will return an undeliverable message if it cannot be immediately consumed. Deprecated in AMQP 0-9-1.",
      "default": false
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}