aid: event-driven-architecture
name: Event-Driven Architecture
description: >-
  Event-driven architecture (EDA) is a software architecture pattern
  promoting the production, detection, consumption of, and reaction to
  events. In this pattern, systems are designed to respond to state changes
  asynchronously through event messages. EDA enables loose coupling between
  services and is widely used in microservices, real-time data processing,
  and distributed systems. Foundational specifications include AsyncAPI for
  describing event-driven APIs and CNCF CloudEvents for a common event
  format.
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type: Index
position: Consumer
access: 3rd-Party
created: '2025-01-01'
modified: '2026-04-28'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
tags:
  - Architecture
  - AsyncAPI
  - Asynchronous
  - CloudEvents
  - Distributed Systems
  - Event Driven
  - Messaging
  - Streaming
apis: []
common:
  - url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Event-driven_architecture
    type: Reference
  - url: https://www.asyncapi.com/
    type: Specification
  - url: https://cloudevents.io/
    type: Specification
  - url: https://www.cncf.io/projects/cloudevents/
    type: Project
  - url: https://www.cncf.io/projects/knative/
    type: Project
  - url: https://www.cncf.io/projects/dapr/
    type: Project
  - url: https://martinfowler.com/articles/201701-event-driven.html
    type: Article
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com