# Messaging Service

This schema defines the Messaging Service entity, such as Kafka and Pulsar.

**$id: https://open-metadata.org/schema/entity/services/messagingService.json**

Type: `object`

## Properties
 - **id** `required`
   - Unique identifier of this messaging service instance.
   - $ref: [../../type/basic.json#/definitions/uuid](../types/basic.md#uuid)
 - **name** `required`
   - Name that identifies this messaging service.
   - Type: `string`
   - Length: between 1 and 64
 - **serviceType** `required`
   - Type of messaging service such as Kafka or Pulsar...
   - $ref: [#/definitions/messagingServiceType](#messagingservicetype)
 - **description**
   - Description of a messaging service instance.
   - Type: `string`
 - **brokers** `required`
   - Multiple bootstrap addresses for Kafka. Single proxy address for Pulsar.
   - $ref: [#/definitions/brokers](#brokers)
 - **schemaRegistry**
   - Schema registry URL.
   - Type: `string`
   - String format must be a "uri"
 - **ingestionSchedule**
   - Schedule for running metadata ingestion jobs.
   - $ref: [../../type/schedule.json](../types/schedule.md)
 - **href**
   - Link to the resource corresponding to this messaging service.
   - $ref: [../../type/basic.json#/definitions/href](../types/basic.md#href)


## Type definitions in this schema
### messagingServiceType

 - Type of messaging service - Kafka or Pulsar.
 - Type: `string`
 - The value is restricted to the following: 
   1. _"Kafka"_
   2. _"Pulsar"_


### brokers

 - Multiple bootstrap addresses for Kafka. Single proxy address for Pulsar.
 - Type: `array`
   - **Items**    
   - Type: `string`



_This document was updated on: Thursday, September 16, 2021_