Azure Eventgrid Dotnet
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The Azure Event Grid SDK for .NET provides a comprehensive client library for interacting with Azure Event Grid topics, domains, and namespaces. It supports both push-delivery models for topics and domains, and pull-delivery models for namespaces. The library enables developers to publish and consume events using either the native EventGridEvent schema or the industry-standard CloudEvents 1.0 format, facilitating event-driven architectures within .NET applications.
What it does
- Publishes events to Azure Event Grid topics, domains, and namespaces.
- Supports both push and pull delivery patterns for event processing.
- Provides native support for EventGridEvent and CloudEvents schemas.
- Enables authentication via API keys, SAS tokens, or Microsoft Entra ID.
- Allows batching of events for efficient transmission.
- Integrates with Azure Functions for event-triggered serverless workflows.
When to use it
- When building event-driven architectures on Azure using .NET.
- When implementing pub/sub messaging patterns between distributed services.
- When you need to consume events from an Azure Event Grid namespace using pull delivery.
- When integrating Azure system events into custom .NET applications.
Advantages
- Supports industry-standard CloudEvents for cross-platform interoperability.
- Provides flexible authentication options including managed identities.
- Includes built-in support for parsing and handling various system event types.
- Offers robust error handling and failover patterns for reliable messaging.
Usage examples
- “How do I publish a single event to an Azure Event Grid topic using .NET?”
- The agent provides a code snippet using EventGridPublisherClient to send an EventGridEvent with a specific subject, type, and data payload.
- “Show me how to receive and acknowledge events from an Event Grid namespace.”
- The agent demonstrates using EventGridReceiverClient to receive events, process them, and use AcknowledgeAsync or ReleaseAsync based on the outcome.
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Azure.Messaging.EventGrid (.NET)
Client library for publishing events to Azure Event Grid topics, domains, and namespaces.
Installation
# For topics and domains (push delivery)
dotnet add package Azure.Messaging.EventGrid
# For namespaces (pull delivery)
dotnet add package Azure.Messaging.EventGrid.Namespaces
# For CloudNative CloudEvents interop
dotnet add package Microsoft.Azure.Messaging.EventGrid.CloudNativeCloudEventsCurrent Version: 4.28.0 (stable)
Environment Variables
EVENT_GRID_TOPIC_ENDPOINT=https://<topic-name>.<region>.eventgrid.azure.net/api/events # Required: Event Grid topic or domain endpoint
EVENT_GRID_TOPIC_KEY=<access-key> # Only required for AzureKeyCredential auth
EVENT_GRID_NAMESPACE_ENDPOINT=https://<namespace>.<region>.eventgrid.azure.net # Optional: Event Grid namespace endpoint
EVENT_GRID_TOPIC_NAME=<topic-name> # Required: Event Grid topic name
EVENT_GRID_SUBSCRIPTION_NAME=<subscription-name> # Optional: Event Grid subscription name
AZURE_TOKEN_CREDENTIALS=prod # Required only if DefaultAzureCredential is used in productionClient Hierarchy
Push Delivery (Topics/Domains)
└── EventGridPublisherClient
├── SendEventAsync(EventGridEvent)
├── SendEventsAsync(IEnumerable<EventGridEvent>)
├── SendEventAsync(CloudEvent)
└── SendEventsAsync(IEnumerable<CloudEvent>)
Pull Delivery (Namespaces)
├── EventGridSenderClient
│ └── SendAsync(CloudEvent)
└── EventGridReceiverClient
├── ReceiveAsync()
├── AcknowledgeAsync()
├── ReleaseAsync()
└── RejectAsync()Authentication
API Key Authentication
using Azure;
using Azure.Messaging.EventGrid;
EventGridPublisherClient client = new(
new Uri("https://mytopic.eastus-1.eventgrid.azure.net/api/events"),
new AzureKeyCredential("<access-key>"));Microsoft Entra Token Credential
using Azure.Identity;
using Azure.Messaging.EventGrid;
// Local dev: DefaultAzureCredential. Production: set AZURE_TOKEN_CREDENTIALS=prod or AZURE_TOKEN_CREDENTIALS=<specific_credential>
var credential = new DefaultAzureCredential(
DefaultAzureCredential.DefaultEnvironmentVariableName
);
// Or use a specific credential directly in production:
// See https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/overview/azure/identity-readme?view=azure-dotnet#credential-classes
// var credential = new ManagedIdentityCredential();
EventGridPublisherClient client = new(
new Uri("https://mytopic.eastus-1.eventgrid.azure.net/api/events"),
credential);SAS Token Authentication
string sasToken = EventGridPublisherClient.BuildSharedAccessSignature(
new Uri(topicEndpoint),
DateTimeOffset.UtcNow.AddHours(1),
new AzureKeyCredential(topicKey));
var sasCredential = new AzureSasCredential(sasToken);
EventGridPublisherClient client = new(
new Uri(topicEndpoint),
sasCredential);Publishing Events
EventGridEvent Schema
EventGridPublisherClient client = new(
new Uri(topicEndpoint),
new AzureKeyCredential(topicKey));
// Single event
EventGridEvent egEvent = new(
subject: "orders/12345",
eventType: "Order.Created",
dataVersion: "1.0",
data: new { OrderId = "12345", Amount = 99.99 });
await client.SendEventAsync(egEvent);
// Batch of events
List<EventGridEvent> events = new()
{
new EventGridEvent(
subject: "orders/12345",
eventType: "Order.Created",
dataVersion: "1.0",
data: new OrderData { OrderId = "12345", Amount = 99.99 }),
new EventGridEvent(
subject: "orders/12346",
eventType: "Order.Created",
dataVersion: "1.0",
data: new OrderData { OrderId = "12346", Amount = 149.99 })
};
await client.SendEventsAsync(events);CloudEvent Schema
CloudEvent cloudEvent = new(
source: "/orders/system",
type: "Order.Created",
data: new { OrderId = "12345", Amount = 99.99 });
cloudEvent.Subject = "orders/12345";
cloudEvent.Id = Guid.NewGuid().ToString();
cloudEvent.Time = DateTimeOffset.UtcNow;
await client.SendEventAsync(cloudEvent);
// Batch of CloudEvents
List<CloudEvent> cloudEvents = new()
{
new CloudEvent("/orders", "Order.Created", new { OrderId = "1" }),
new CloudEvent("/orders", "Order.Updated", new { OrderId = "2" })
};
await client.SendEventsAsync(cloudEvents);Publishing to Event Grid Domain
// Events must specify the Topic property for domain routing
List<EventGridEvent> events = new()
{
new EventGridEvent(
subject: "orders/12345",
eventType: "Order.Created",
dataVersion: "1.0",
data: new { OrderId = "12345" })
{
Topic = "orders-topic" // Domain topic name
},
new EventGridEvent(
subject: "inventory/item-1",
eventType: "Inventory.Updated",
dataVersion: "1.0",
data: new { ItemId = "item-1" })
{
Topic = "inventory-topic"
}
};
await client.SendEventsAsync(events);Custom Serialization
using System.Text.Json;
var serializerOptions = new JsonSerializerOptions
{
PropertyNamingPolicy = JsonNamingPolicy.CamelCase
};
var customSerializer = new JsonObjectSerializer(serializerOptions);
EventGridEvent egEvent = new(
subject: "orders/12345",
eventType: "Order.Created",
dataVersion: "1.0",
data: customSerializer.Serialize(new OrderData { OrderId = "12345" }));
await client.SendEventAsync(egEvent);Pull Delivery (Namespaces)
Send Events to Namespace Topic
using Azure;
using Azure.Messaging;
using Azure.Messaging.EventGrid.Namespaces;
var senderClient = new EventGridSenderClient(
new Uri(namespaceEndpoint),
topicName,
new AzureKeyCredential(topicKey));
// Send single event
CloudEvent cloudEvent = new("employee_source", "Employee.Created",
new { Name = "John", Age = 30 });
await senderClient.SendAsync(cloudEvent);
// Send batch
await senderClient.SendAsync(new[]
{
new CloudEvent("source", "type", new { Name = "Alice" }),
new CloudEvent("source", "type", new { Name = "Bob" })
});Receive and Process Events
var receiverClient = new EventGridReceiverClient(
new Uri(namespaceEndpoint),
topicName,
subscriptionName,
new AzureKeyCredential(topicKey));
// Receive events
ReceiveResult result = await receiverClient.ReceiveAsync(maxEvents: 10);
List<string> lockTokensToAck = new();
List<string> lockTokensToRelease = new();
foreach (ReceiveDetails detail in result.Details)
{
CloudEvent cloudEvent = detail.Event;
string lockToken = detail.BrokerProperties.LockToken;
try
{
// Process the event
Console.WriteLine($"Event: {cloudEvent.Type}, Data: {cloudEvent.Data}");
lockTokensToAck.Add(lockToken);
}
catch (Exception)
{
// Release for retry
lockTokensToRelease.Add(lockToken);
}
}
// Acknowledge successfully processed events
if (lockTokensToAck.Any())
{
await receiverClient.AcknowledgeAsync(lockTokensToAck);
}
// Release events for retry
if (lockTokensToRelease.Any())
{
await receiverClient.ReleaseAsync(lockTokensToRelease);
}Reject Events (Dead Letter)
// Reject events that cannot be processed
await receiverClient.RejectAsync(new[] { lockToken });Consuming Events (Azure Functions)
EventGridEvent Trigger
using Azure.Messaging.EventGrid;
using Microsoft.Azure.WebJobs;
using Microsoft.Azure.WebJobs.Extensions.EventGrid;
public static class EventGridFunction
{
[FunctionName("ProcessEventGridEvent")]
public static void Run(
[EventGridTrigger] EventGridEvent eventGridEvent,
ILogger log)
{
log.LogInformation($"Event Type: {eventGridEvent.EventType}");
log.LogInformation($"Subject: {eventGridEvent.Subject}");
log.LogInformation($"Data: {eventGridEvent.Data}");
}
}CloudEvent Trigger
using Azure.Messaging;
using Microsoft.Azure.Functions.Worker;
public class CloudEventFunction
{
[Function("ProcessCloudEvent")]
public void Run(
[EventGridTrigger] CloudEvent cloudEvent,
FunctionContext context)
{
var logger = context.GetLogger("ProcessCloudEvent");
logger.LogInformation($"Event Type: {cloudEvent.Type}");
logger.LogInformation($"Source: {cloudEvent.Source}");
logger.LogInformation($"Data: {cloudEvent.Data}");
}
}Parsing Events
Parse EventGridEvent
// From JSON string
string json = "..."; // Event Grid webhook payload
EventGridEvent[] events = EventGridEvent.ParseMany(BinaryData.FromString(json));
foreach (EventGridEvent egEvent in events)
{
if (egEvent.TryGetSystemEventData(out object systemEvent))
{
// Handle system event
switch (systemEvent)
{
case StorageBlobCreatedEventData blobCreated:
Console.WriteLine($"Blob created: {blobCreated.Url}");
break;
}
}
else
{
// Handle custom event
var customData = egEvent.Data.ToObjectFromJson<MyCustomData>();
}
}Parse CloudEvent
CloudEvent[] cloudEvents = CloudEvent.ParseMany(BinaryData.FromString(json));
foreach (CloudEvent cloudEvent in cloudEvents)
{
var data = cloudEvent.Data.ToObjectFromJson<MyEventData>();
Console.WriteLine($"Type: {cloudEvent.Type}, Data: {data}");
}System Events
// Common system event types
using Azure.Messaging.EventGrid.SystemEvents;
// Storage events
StorageBlobCreatedEventData blobCreated;
StorageBlobDeletedEventData blobDeleted;
// Resource events
ResourceWriteSuccessEventData resourceCreated;
ResourceDeleteSuccessEventData resourceDeleted;
// App Service events
WebAppUpdatedEventData webAppUpdated;
// Container Registry events
ContainerRegistryImagePushedEventData imagePushed;
// IoT Hub events
IotHubDeviceCreatedEventData deviceCreated;Key Types Reference
| Type | Purpose |
|---|---|
EventGridPublisherClient | Publish to topics/domains |
EventGridSenderClient | Send to namespace topics |
EventGridReceiverClient | Receive from namespace subscriptions |
EventGridEvent | Event Grid native schema |
CloudEvent | CloudEvents 1.0 schema |
ReceiveResult | Pull delivery response |
ReceiveDetails | Event with broker properties |
BrokerProperties | Lock token, delivery count |
Event Schemas Comparison
| Feature | EventGridEvent | CloudEvent |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | Azure-specific | CNCF standard |
| Required fields | subject, eventType, dataVersion, data | source, type |
| Extensibility | Limited | Extension attributes |
| Interoperability | Azure only | Cross-platform |
Best Practices
Use CloudEvents — Prefer CloudEvents for new implementations (industry standard)
Batch events — Send multiple events in one call for efficiency
Use Entra ID — Prefer managed identity over access keys
Idempotent handlers — Events may be delivered more than once
Set event TTL — Configure time-to-live for namespace events
Handle partial failures — Acknowledge/release events individually
Use dead-letter — Configure dead-letter for failed events
Validate schemas — Validate event data before processing
Error Handling
using Azure;
try
{
await client.SendEventAsync(cloudEvent);
}
catch (RequestFailedException ex) when (ex.Status == 401)
{
Console.WriteLine("Authentication failed - check credentials");
}
catch (RequestFailedException ex) when (ex.Status == 403)
{
Console.WriteLine("Authorization failed - check RBAC permissions");
}
catch (RequestFailedException ex) when (ex.Status == 413)
{
Console.WriteLine("Payload too large - max 1MB per event, 1MB total batch");
}
catch (RequestFailedException ex)
{
Console.WriteLine($"Event Grid error: {ex.Status} - {ex.Message}");
}Failover Pattern
try
{
var primaryClient = new EventGridPublisherClient(primaryUri, primaryKey);
await primaryClient.SendEventsAsync(events);
}
catch (RequestFailedException)
{
// Failover to secondary region
var secondaryClient = new EventGridPublisherClient(secondaryUri, secondaryKey);
await secondaryClient.SendEventsAsync(events);
}Related SDKs
| SDK | Purpose | Install |
|---|---|---|
Azure.Messaging.EventGrid | Topics/Domains (this SDK) | dotnet add package Azure.Messaging.EventGrid |
Azure.Messaging.EventGrid.Namespaces | Pull delivery | dotnet add package Azure.Messaging.EventGrid.Namespaces |
Azure.Identity | Authentication | dotnet add package Azure.Identity |
Microsoft.Azure.WebJobs.Extensions.EventGrid | Azure Functions trigger | dotnet add package Microsoft.Azure.WebJobs.Extensions.EventGrid |
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