Apache RocketMQ

Apache RocketMQ is a distributed messaging and streaming platform with low latency, high performance, and reliability. It provides trillion-level message capacity with rich message types including normal, transactional, delayed, and ordered messages.

Apache RocketMQ publishes 4 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Brokers API, ConsumerGroups API, Messages API, and 1 more. Tagged areas include Cloud Native, Messaging, Message Queue, Pub-Sub, and Streaming.

The Apache RocketMQ catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 2 Spectral governance rulesets.

Apache RocketMQ’s developer surface includes documentation and 7 more developer resources.

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40.2/100 thin ▼ -8.0 Agent 22/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6

AccessFreemium

4 APIs 7 Features 4 Use Cases

Cloud NativeMessagingMessage QueuePub-SubStreamingApacheOpen Source

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6

Composite quality — 40.2/100 · thin

Contract Quality 14.0 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 1.7 / 20

Commercial Clarity 7.9 / 20

Operational Transparency 4.8 / 13

Governance 8.3 / 12

Discoverability 6.5 / 10

Agent readiness — 22/100 · agent aware

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8

Request/Response Examples 0 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7

Typed Event Surface 0 / 6

Agent Skills 0 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

A2A Agent Card 0 / 8

Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4

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APIs 4

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Apache Rocketmq Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Apache Rocketmq Finops

FINOPS

Features 7

Notable capabilities this provider offers.

High Throughput

Billion-level message throughput with low latency

Multiple Message Types

Normal, ordered, delayed, transactional, and batch messages

Message Filtering

Server-side tag and SQL expression filtering

Exactly-Once Semantics

Transactional messages for exactly-once delivery

Delayed Messages

Schedule messages with configurable delay levels

Dead Letter Queue

Automatic dead letter queue for failed messages

Message Tracing

End-to-end message tracing for debugging and monitoring

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JSON Schema 14

Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.

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JSON Structure 14

JSON Structure definitions describing this provider's data shapes.

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Examples 14

Example request and response payloads for these APIs.

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Use Cases 4

What developers build with this provider.

Order Processing

Ensure ordered processing of e-commerce order events

Event-Driven Microservices

Decouple microservices with reliable asynchronous messaging

Log Aggregation

Aggregate application logs from distributed services

Financial Transactions

Reliable transactional messaging for financial systems

Integrations 4

Pre-built integrations with other platforms and tools.

Spring Boot

RocketMQ Spring Boot starter for easy integration

Apache Flink

Flink connector for stream processing from RocketMQ

Apache Spark

Spark Streaming connector for RocketMQ

Kubernetes

RocketMQ Operator for Kubernetes-native deployment

Resources

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation

Documentation

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess

AgenticAccess

Design & Contract 3

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

SpectralRules

SpectralRules

Vocabulary

Vocabulary

JSONLD

JSONLD

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization

GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

VulnerabilityDisclosure

VulnerabilityDisclosure

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Source (apis.yml)

aid: apache-rocketmq
name: Apache RocketMQ
description: Apache RocketMQ is a distributed messaging and streaming platform with low latency, high performance, and reliability.
  It provides trillion-level message capacity with rich message types including normal, transactional, delayed, and ordered
  messages.
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Freemium
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
position: Consumer
access: 3rd-Party
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/apache-rocketmq.png
tags:
- Cloud Native
- Messaging
- Message Queue
- Pub-Sub
- Streaming
- Apache
- Open Source
created: '2026-03-16'
modified: '2026-05-19'
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/apache-rocketmq/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: apache-rocketmq:apache-rocketmq-brokers-api
  name: Apache RocketMQ Brokers API
  description: The Brokers API from Apache RocketMQ — 1 operation(s) for brokers.
  humanURL: https://rocketmq.apache.org/docs/
  tags:
  - Brokers
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/apache-rocketmq-brokers-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://rocketmq.apache.org/docs/
- aid: apache-rocketmq:apache-rocketmq-consumergroups-api
  name: Apache RocketMQ ConsumerGroups API
  description: The ConsumerGroups API from Apache RocketMQ — 1 operation(s) for consumergroups.
  humanURL: https://rocketmq.apache.org/docs/
  tags:
  - ConsumerGroups
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/apache-rocketmq-consumergroups-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://rocketmq.apache.org/docs/
- aid: apache-rocketmq:apache-rocketmq-messages-api
  name: Apache RocketMQ Messages API
  description: The Messages API from Apache RocketMQ — 3 operation(s) for messages.
  humanURL: https://rocketmq.apache.org/docs/
  tags:
  - Messages
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/apache-rocketmq-messages-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://rocketmq.apache.org/docs/
- aid: apache-rocketmq:apache-rocketmq-topics-api
  name: Apache RocketMQ Topics API
  description: The Topics API from Apache RocketMQ — 2 operation(s) for topics.
  humanURL: https://rocketmq.apache.org/docs/
  tags:
  - Topics
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/apache-rocketmq-topics-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://rocketmq.apache.org/docs/
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: info@apievangelist.com
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/apache-rocketmq-agentic-access.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/apache-rocketmq-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/apache-rocketmq-domain-security.yml
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/apache/rocketmq
- type: Documentation
  url: https://rocketmq.apache.org/
- type: SpectralRules
  url: rules/apache-rocketmq-spectral-rules.yml
- type: Vocabulary
  url: vocabulary/apache-rocketmq-vocabulary.yaml
- type: JSONLD
  url: json-ld/apache-rocketmq-context.jsonld
- type: Features
  data:
  - name: High Throughput
    description: Billion-level message throughput with low latency
  - name: Multiple Message Types
    description: Normal, ordered, delayed, transactional, and batch messages
  - name: Message Filtering
    description: Server-side tag and SQL expression filtering
  - name: Exactly-Once Semantics
    description: Transactional messages for exactly-once delivery
  - name: Delayed Messages
    description: Schedule messages with configurable delay levels
  - name: Dead Letter Queue
    description: Automatic dead letter queue for failed messages
  - name: Message Tracing
    description: End-to-end message tracing for debugging and monitoring
- type: UseCases
  data:
  - name: Order Processing
    description: Ensure ordered processing of e-commerce order events
  - name: Event-Driven Microservices
    description: Decouple microservices with reliable asynchronous messaging
  - name: Log Aggregation
    description: Aggregate application logs from distributed services
  - name: Financial Transactions
    description: Reliable transactional messaging for financial systems
- type: Integrations
  data:
  - name: Spring Boot
    description: RocketMQ Spring Boot starter for easy integration
  - name: Apache Flink
    description: Flink connector for stream processing from RocketMQ
  - name: Apache Spark
    description: Spark Streaming connector for RocketMQ
  - name: Kubernetes
    description: RocketMQ Operator for Kubernetes-native deployment

Apache RocketMQ

APIs 4

Pricing Plans 1

Rate Limits 1

FinOps 1

Features 7

High Throughput

Multiple Message Types

Message Filtering

Exactly-Once Semantics

Delayed Messages

Dead Letter Queue

Message Tracing

Semantic Vocabularies 1

Spectral Rules 2

JSON Schema 14

JSON Structure 14

Examples 14

Security Posture 2

Agentic Access 1

Use Cases 4

Order Processing

Event-Driven Microservices

Log Aggregation

Financial Transactions

Integrations 4

Spring Boot

Apache Flink

Apache Spark

Kubernetes

Documentation 1

Agent Surfaces 1

Design & Contract 3

Build 1

Access & Security 2

Source (apis.yml)