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MassTransit

MassTransit is a free, open source distributed application framework for .NET that makes it easy to create applications and services that leverage message-based, loosely-coupled asynchronous communication for higher availability, reliability, and scalability.

MassTransit publishes 1 API on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include .NET, Event-Driven, Message Bus, Messaging, and Open Source.

The MassTransit catalog on APIs.io includes 1 Spectral governance ruleset.

MassTransit’s developer surface includes documentation, getting-started guide, GitHub presence, and 4 more developer resources.

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29.8/100 thin ▼ -8.4 Agent 3/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
AccessFreemium
1 APIs
.NETEvent-DrivenMessage BusMessagingOpen SourceSagas

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
Composite quality — 29.8/100 · thin
Contract Quality 4.0 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 3.9 / 20
Commercial Clarity 7.9 / 20
Operational Transparency 4.8 / 13
Governance 7.0 / 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.

MassTransit Messaging Framework

MassTransit provides a consistent abstraction on top of message transports like RabbitMQ, Azure Service Bus, and Amazon SQS, with support for sagas, state machines, routing slip...

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Masstransit Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Masstransit Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Masstransit Finops

FINOPS

Spectral Rules 1

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

MassTransit API Rules

5 rules · 3 warnings 2 info

SPECTRAL

JSON Schema 2

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

MassTransit Message Envelope

15 properties

JSON SCHEMA

MassTransit Saga State

8 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Security Posture 1

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Masstransit Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Resources

Get Started 1

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

GettingStarted
GettingStarted

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation
Documentation

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHub
GitHub

Access & Security 1

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Discord
Discord

Company 1

The organization behind the API

Website
Website

Other 1

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

NuGet
NuGet

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: masstransit
name: MassTransit
description: MassTransit is a free, open source distributed application framework for .NET that makes it easy to create applications
  and services that leverage message-based, loosely-coupled asynchronous communication for higher availability, reliability,
  and scalability.
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/masstransit.png
tags:
- .NET
- Event-Driven
- Message Bus
- Messaging
- Open Source
- Sagas
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/masstransit/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-03-26'
modified: '2026-04-28'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: masstransit:masstransit-messaging
  name: MassTransit Messaging Framework
  description: MassTransit provides a consistent abstraction on top of message transports like RabbitMQ, Azure Service Bus,
    and Amazon SQS, with support for sagas, state machines, routing slip activities, and a standardized message envelope format.
  humanURL: https://masstransit.io/
  tags:
  - .NET
  - Event-Driven
  - Message Bus
  - Messaging
  - Sagas
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://masstransit.io/documentation/concepts
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/masstransit-message-envelope.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/masstransit-saga-state.json
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/masstransit-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://masstransit.io/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://masstransit.io/documentation/concepts
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://masstransit.io/quick-starts
- type: GitHub
  url: https://github.com/MassTransit/MassTransit
- type: Discord
  url: https://discord.gg/rNpQgYn
- type: NuGet
  url: https://www.nuget.org/packages/MassTransit
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com