aid: azure-service-bus
name: Azure Service Bus
description: Azure Service Bus is a fully managed enterprise message broker with message queues and publish-subscribe topics,
  providing reliable message delivery for decoupling applications and services in cloud and hybrid environments.
type: Index
position: Consumer
access: 3rd-Party
image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
- Azure
- Cloud
- Enterprise
- Message Broker
- Messaging
- Pub/Sub
- Queues
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/azure-service-bus/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-03-26'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: azure-service-bus:azure-service-bus
  name: Azure Service Bus
  description: Azure Service Bus is a fully managed enterprise message broker supporting message queues and publish-subscribe
    topics with features like dead-lettering, sessions, scheduled delivery, and transactions for building reliable distributed
    applications.
  humanURL: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/products/service-bus
  tags:
  - Azure
  - Cloud
  - Enterprise
  - Message Broker
  - Messaging
  - Pub/Sub
  - Queues
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/azure-service-bus/refs/heads/main/openapi/azure-service-bus-openapi.yml
  - type: AsyncAPI
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/azure-service-bus/refs/heads/main/asyncapi/azure-service-bus-asyncapi.yml
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/azure-service-bus/refs/heads/main/json-schema/azure-service-bus-queue.yml
  - type: JSONLD
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/azure-service-bus/refs/heads/main/json-ld/azure-service-bus-context.jsonld
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/azure-service-bus-namespaces.yaml
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/azure-service-bus-queues.yaml
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/azure-service-bus-subscriptions.yaml
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/azure-service-bus-topics.yaml
common:
- type: Portal
  url: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/products/service-bus
- type: Documentation
  url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/service-bus-messaging/
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/service-bus-messaging/service-bus-quickstart-portal
- type: Pricing
  url: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/service-bus/
- type: GitHubRepository
  url: https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-net/tree/main/sdk/servicebus
- type: Blog
  url: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/
- type: Features
  data:
  - name: Message Queues
    description: Point-to-point messaging with FIFO delivery, sessions, dead-lettering, and duplicate detection for reliable
      asynchronous communication.
  - name: Publish-Subscribe Topics
    description: One-to-many messaging with topic subscriptions, filters, and actions for event-driven architectures.
  - name: Dead-Letter Queue
    description: Automatic routing of undeliverable or failed messages to a secondary queue for inspection and reprocessing.
  - name: Scheduled Delivery
    description: Schedule messages for future delivery at a specified time without requiring sender availability.
  - name: Transactions
    description: ACID transaction support for grouping multiple operations across queues and topics into atomic units.
  - name: Auto-Forwarding
    description: Automatically forward messages from one queue or subscription to another entity for chaining processing stages.
- type: UseCases
  data:
  - name: Application Decoupling
    description: Decouple microservices and distributed applications using asynchronous messaging for independent scaling
      and deployment.
  - name: Load Leveling
    description: Buffer incoming requests during traffic spikes to protect backend services from overload.
  - name: Event-Driven Architecture
    description: Build event-driven systems using publish-subscribe topics to broadcast events to multiple subscribers.
  - name: Workflow Orchestration
    description: Coordinate multi-step business processes using message sessions and scheduled delivery for reliable workflow
      execution.
- type: Integrations
  data:
  - name: Azure Functions
    description: Trigger serverless functions automatically when messages arrive in queues or topic subscriptions.
  - name: Azure Logic Apps
    description: Build automated workflows that send and receive Service Bus messages with no-code connectors.
  - name: Azure Event Grid
    description: Route Service Bus events to other Azure services for real-time event processing and monitoring.
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: https://azure.microsoft.com/llms.txt
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com