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Spring Cloud Stream

Spring Cloud Stream is a framework for building event-driven microservices connected with shared messaging systems. It provides a flexible programming model built on established Spring idioms and best practices, including support for persistent pub/sub semantics, consumer groups, and stateful partitions with Apache Kafka and RabbitMQ binders.

Spring Cloud Stream publishes 3 APIs on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Apache Kafka, AsyncAPI, Event-Driven, Java, and Messaging.

The Spring Cloud Stream catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 1 Spectral governance ruleset.

Spring Cloud Stream’s developer surface includes documentation, GitHub presence, engineering blog, Stack Overflow tag, support, and 5 more developer resources.

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35.7/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 3/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-05 · rubric v0.9.1
AccessFreemium
3 APIs
Apache KafkaAsyncAPIEvent-DrivenJavaMessagingMicroservicesRabbitMQSpring FrameworkStream Processing

Kin Score

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scored 2026-08-05 · rubric v0.9.1
Composite quality — 35.7/100 · thin
Contract Quality 5.7 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 3.0 / 20
Commercial Clarity 7.9 / 20
Operational Transparency 4.8 / 13
Governance 8.3 / 12
Discoverability 8.2 / 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 3

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

Spring Cloud Stream Core API

Core programmatic API for building message-driven microservice applications. Provides functional programming model with java.util.function.Function, Consumer and Supplier bindin...

Spring Cloud Stream Kafka Binder

Apache Kafka binder for Spring Cloud Stream providing Kafka producer and consumer binding configuration, Kafka Streams support, partitioning, transaction management, error handl...

Spring Cloud Stream RabbitMQ Binder

RabbitMQ binder for Spring Cloud Stream providing AMQP-based messaging with support for exchanges, queues, routing keys, dead-letter exchanges, consumer groups, and AMQP transac...

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Spring Cloud Stream Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Spring Cloud Stream Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Spring Cloud Stream Finops

FINOPS

Semantic Vocabularies 1

JSON-LD contexts and semantic vocabularies used across these APIs.

Spring Cloud Stream Context

7 classes · 9 properties

JSON-LD

Spectral Rules 1

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

Spring Cloud Stream API Rules

6 rules · 4 warnings 2 info

SPECTRAL

JSON Schema 1

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

Spring Cloud Stream Binding Configuration

1 properties

JSON SCHEMA

JSON Structure 1

JSON Structure definitions describing this provider's data shapes.

Spring Cloud Stream Binding Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Examples 2

Example request and response payloads for these APIs.

Spring Cloud Stream Kafka Binding Example

5 fields

EXAMPLE

Spring Cloud Stream Rabbitmq Binding Example

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Security Posture 2

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

Spring Cloud Stream Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DNSSEC · DMARC

SECURITY

Spring Cloud Stream Vulnerability Disclosure

security.txt · contact published

SECURITY

Resources

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation
Documentation

Design & Contract 1

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

Vocabulary
Vocabulary

Build 2

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHub
GitHub
 GitHubOrganization
GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

VulnerabilityDisclosure
VulnerabilityDisclosure
 DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity

Operate 2

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

StackOverflow
StackOverflow
 Support
Support

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Website
Website
 Blog
Blog

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: spring-cloud-stream
name: Spring Cloud Stream
description: Spring Cloud Stream is a framework for building event-driven microservices connected with shared messaging systems.
  It provides a flexible programming model built on established Spring idioms and best practices, including support for persistent
  pub/sub semantics, consumer groups, and stateful partitions with Apache Kafka and RabbitMQ binders.
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://spring.io/img/projects/spring-cloud.svg
url: https://spring.io/projects/spring-cloud-stream
created: '2024-01-01'
modified: '2026-05-02'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
tags:
- Apache Kafka
- AsyncAPI
- Event-Driven
- Java
- Messaging
- Microservices
- RabbitMQ
- Spring Framework
- Stream Processing
apis:
- aid: spring-cloud-stream:spring-cloud-stream-core
  name: Spring Cloud Stream Core API
  description: Core programmatic API for building message-driven microservice applications. Provides functional programming
    model with java.util.function.Function, Consumer and Supplier bindings, binding lifecycle management, and integration
    with Spring Integration for message transformation and routing.
  humanURL: https://spring.io/projects/spring-cloud-stream
  baseURL: https://repo.spring.io/milestone/org/springframework/cloud/spring-cloud-stream
  tags:
  - Bindings
  - Consumer Groups
  - Event-Driven
  - Functional Programming
  - Messaging
  - Microservices
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.spring.io/spring-cloud-stream/docs/current/reference/html/
  - type: API Documentation
    url: https://docs.spring.io/spring-cloud-stream/docs/current/api/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://spring.io/projects/spring-cloud-stream#learn
  - type: GitHub
    url: https://github.com/spring-cloud/spring-cloud-stream
  - type: Maven Repository
    url: https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.springframework.cloud/spring-cloud-stream
  - type: Samples
    url: https://github.com/spring-cloud/spring-cloud-stream-samples
  - type: ReleaseNotes
    url: https://github.com/spring-cloud/spring-cloud-stream/releases
  - type: Issues
    url: https://github.com/spring-cloud/spring-cloud-stream/issues
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/spring-cloud-stream-binding-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/spring-cloud-stream-binding-structure.json
  - type: JSONLDContext
    url: json-ld/spring-cloud-stream-context.jsonld
- aid: spring-cloud-stream:spring-cloud-stream-kafka-binder
  name: Spring Cloud Stream Kafka Binder
  description: Apache Kafka binder for Spring Cloud Stream providing Kafka producer and consumer binding configuration, Kafka
    Streams support, partitioning, transaction management, error handling, and dead-letter queues.
  humanURL: https://docs.spring.io/spring-cloud-stream-binder-kafka/docs/current/reference/html/
  baseURL: https://kafka.apache.org
  tags:
  - Apache Kafka
  - Binder
  - Event Streaming
  - Kafka Streams
  - Messaging
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.spring.io/spring-cloud-stream-binder-kafka/docs/current/reference/html/
  - type: GitHub
    url: https://github.com/spring-cloud/spring-cloud-stream-binder-kafka
  - type: Maven Repository
    url: https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.springframework.cloud/spring-cloud-stream-binder-kafka
- aid: spring-cloud-stream:spring-cloud-stream-rabbitmq-binder
  name: Spring Cloud Stream RabbitMQ Binder
  description: RabbitMQ binder for Spring Cloud Stream providing AMQP-based messaging with support for exchanges, queues,
    routing keys, dead-letter exchanges, consumer groups, and AMQP transaction management.
  humanURL: https://docs.spring.io/spring-cloud-stream-binder-rabbit/docs/current/reference/html/
  baseURL: https://www.rabbitmq.com
  tags:
  - AMQP
  - Binder
  - Messaging
  - RabbitMQ
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.spring.io/spring-cloud-stream-binder-rabbit/docs/current/reference/html/
  - type: GitHub
    url: https://github.com/spring-cloud/spring-cloud-stream-binder-rabbit
  - type: Maven Repository
    url: https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.springframework.cloud/spring-cloud-stream-binder-rabbit
common:
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/spring-cloud-stream-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/spring-cloud-stream-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://spring.io/projects/spring-cloud-stream
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.spring.io/spring-cloud-stream/docs/current/reference/html/
- type: GitHub
  url: https://github.com/spring-cloud/spring-cloud-stream
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/spring-cloud
- type: Blog
  url: https://spring.io/blog/category/cloud
- type: StackOverflow
  url: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/spring-cloud-stream
- type: Support
  url: https://spring.io/support
- type: Vocabulary
  url: vocabulary/spring-cloud-stream-vocabulary.yml
maintainers:
- FN: VMware Tanzu (Spring Team)
  email: spring-cloud@vmware.com
  url: https://spring.io/team