JMS

Java Message Service (JMS), now known as Jakarta Messaging, is a Java API that allows applications to create, send, receive, and read messages. It defines a common enterprise messaging API for loosely coupled, reliable, and asynchronous communication between distributed application components. Current release is Jakarta Messaging 3.1 (Jakarta EE 10).

JMS publishes 1 API on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Enterprise Integration, Jakarta EE, Java, JMS, and Messaging.

JMS’s developer surface includes documentation and 4 more developer resources.

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18.5/100 emerging ▬ flat Agent 3/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6

AccessFreemium

1 APIs

Enterprise IntegrationJakarta EEJavaJMSMessagingStandard

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Composite quality — 18.5/100 · emerging

Contract Quality 0.0 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 1.7 / 20

Commercial Clarity 7.9 / 20

Operational Transparency 4.8 / 13

Governance 0.0 / 12

Discoverability 5.9 / 10

Agent readiness — 3/100 · human only

Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 0 / 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 1

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

Jakarta Messaging

The Jakarta Messaging (formerly Java Message Service) specification for enterprise messaging and asynchronous communication between distributed components. Defines point-to-poin...

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Jms Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Jms Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation

Documentation

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization

GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 1

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Issues

Issues

Company 1

The organization behind the API

Website

Website

Source (apis.yml)

aid: jms
name: JMS
description: Java Message Service (JMS), now known as Jakarta Messaging, is a Java API that allows applications to create,
  send, receive, and read messages. It defines a common enterprise messaging API for loosely coupled, reliable, and asynchronous
  communication between distributed application components. Current release is Jakarta Messaging 3.1 (Jakarta EE 10).
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
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/jms.png
tags:
- Enterprise Integration
- Jakarta EE
- Java
- JMS
- Messaging
- Standard
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/jms/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2025-01-01'
modified: '2026-04-28'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: jms:jms
  name: Jakarta Messaging
  description: The Jakarta Messaging (formerly Java Message Service) specification for enterprise messaging and asynchronous
    communication between distributed components. Defines point-to-point queues and publish/subscribe topics with guaranteed
    delivery semantics.
  humanURL: https://jakarta.ee/specifications/messaging/
  tags:
  - Enterprise Integration
  - Java
  - Messaging
  properties:
  - type: Specification (3.1)
    url: https://jakarta.ee/specifications/messaging/3.1/
  - type: Specification (3.0)
    url: https://jakarta.ee/specifications/messaging/3.0/
  - type: Specification (2.0)
    url: https://jakarta.ee/specifications/messaging/2.0/
  - type: JavaDoc
    url: https://jakarta.ee/specifications/messaging/3.1/apidocs/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/jakartaee/messaging
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/jms-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://jakarta.ee/specifications/messaging/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://jakarta.ee/specifications/messaging/3.1/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/jakartaee
- type: Issues
  url: https://github.com/jakartaee/messaging/issues
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com

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