aid: apache-event-mesh
name: Apache EventMesh
description: Apache EventMesh is a dynamic event-driven application runtime used to decouple the application and backend middleware
  layer, providing a serverless platform for building distributed event-driven architectures with support for CloudEvents
  and multiple messaging protocols including HTTP, TCP, and gRPC.
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
- Apache
- CloudEvents
- Event-Driven
- Messaging
- Open Source
- Pub-Sub
- Serverless
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/apache-event-mesh/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-03-26'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: apache-event-mesh:eventmesh-admin-api
  name: Apache EventMesh Admin API
  description: HTTP endpoints for managing the EventMesh runtime including topic management, subscription management, event
    publishing via HTTP, client monitoring, and runtime metrics.
  humanURL: https://eventmesh.apache.org/docs/instruction/quickstart
  baseURL: http://localhost:10106
  tags:
  - Admin
  - CloudEvents
  - REST API
  - Topics
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://eventmesh.apache.org/docs/introduction
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/eventmesh-admin.yml
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/eventmesh-admin-cloud-event-schema.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/apache-event-mesh-admin-context.jsonld
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/eventmesh-admin-client.yaml
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/eventmesh-admin-event.yaml
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/eventmesh-admin-monitoring.yaml
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/eventmesh-admin-registry.yaml
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/eventmesh-admin-subscription.yaml
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/eventmesh-admin-topic.yaml
- aid: apache-event-mesh:eventmesh-messaging-api
  name: Apache EventMesh Messaging API
  description: Event-driven messaging via TCP, HTTP, and gRPC protocols. Events follow the CloudEvents specification. Supports
    pub-sub, request-reply, and broadcast messaging patterns.
  humanURL: https://eventmesh.apache.org/docs/sdk-java/tcp-sdk-usage
  tags:
  - CloudEvents
  - Event-Driven
  - Messaging
  - Pub-Sub
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://eventmesh.apache.org/docs/sdk-java/tcp-sdk-usage
  - type: AsyncAPI
    url: asyncapi/eventmesh-messaging.yml
common:
- type: Documentation
  url: https://eventmesh.apache.org/docs/introduction
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://eventmesh.apache.org/docs/instruction/quickstart
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/apache
- type: GitHubRepository
  url: https://github.com/apache/eventmesh
- type: Blog
  url: https://eventmesh.apache.org/blog
- type: Support
  url: https://eventmesh.apache.org/community
- type: SpectralRules
  url: rules/apache-event-mesh-spectral-rules.yml
- type: Vocabulary
  url: vocabulary/apache-event-mesh-vocabulary.yaml
- type: Features
  data:
  - name: CloudEvents Support
    description: Native CloudEvents specification support for standardized event envelopes across all messaging protocols.
  - name: Multi-Protocol Messaging
    description: Support for HTTP, TCP, and gRPC messaging protocols enabling flexible client connectivity.
  - name: Pub-Sub Messaging
    description: Publish-subscribe messaging pattern with topic-based routing for event-driven architectures.
  - name: Request-Reply Pattern
    description: Synchronous request-reply messaging over asynchronous infrastructure for RPC-style interactions.
  - name: Event Store
    description: Durable event storage with replay capability for reliable event delivery and audit trails.
  - name: Workflow Orchestration
    description: Event-driven workflow engine for coordinating distributed business processes and sagas.
  - name: Multi-Runtime Support
    description: Pluggable connector model supporting Kafka, RocketMQ, Pulsar, and other messaging backends.
- type: UseCases
  data:
  - name: Microservices Decoupling
    description: Decouple microservices through asynchronous event-driven communication reducing direct service dependencies.
  - name: Event Streaming Pipelines
    description: Build scalable event streaming pipelines with durable delivery and replay capabilities.
  - name: Distributed Workflows
    description: Orchestrate distributed business processes using event-driven saga and choreography patterns.
  - name: IoT Event Ingestion
    description: Ingest and process high-volume IoT device events through standardized CloudEvents format.
- type: Integrations
  data:
  - name: Apache Kafka
    description: Kafka connector for event streaming with durable storage and consumer groups.
  - name: Apache RocketMQ
    description: RocketMQ connector for high-throughput message queueing and topic management.
  - name: Apache Pulsar
    description: Pulsar connector for multi-tenant event streaming with geo-replication.
  - name: Kubernetes
    description: Cloud-native deployment on Kubernetes with operator support for cluster management.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com