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POST
/
v1
/
services
/
messagingServices
POST /v1/services/messagingServices
import requests

base_url = "https://your-company.open-metadata.org/api"
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer your-jwt-token",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

payload = {
    "name": "sample_kafka",
    "displayName": "Sample Kafka",
    "serviceType": "Kafka",
    "description": "Production Kafka messaging service",
    "connection": {
        "config": {
            "type": "Kafka",
            "bootstrapServers": "localhost:9092",
            "securityProtocol": "PLAINTEXT",
            "saslMechanism": "PLAIN",
            "schemaRegistryTopicSuffixName": "-value",
            "supportsMetadataExtraction": True
        }
    }
}

response = requests.post(
    f"{base_url}/v1/services/messagingServices",
    json=payload,
    headers=headers
)
service = response.json()
print(f"Created: {service['fullyQualifiedName']}")

{
  "id": "469ef25e-9bdf-4d5f-8553-eb0ce8581f30",
  "name": "sample_kafka",
  "fullyQualifiedName": "sample_kafka",
  "serviceType": "Kafka",
  "connection": {
    "config": {
      "type": "Kafka",
      "bootstrapServers": "localhost:9092",
      "securityProtocol": "PLAINTEXT",
      "saslMechanism": "PLAIN",
      "schemaRegistryTopicSuffixName": "-value",
      "supportsMetadataExtraction": true
    }
  },
  "tags": [],
  "version": 0.1,
  "updatedAt": 1769982621031,
  "updatedBy": "admin",
  "href": "http://localhost:8585/api/v1/services/messagingServices/469ef25e-9bdf-4d5f-8553-eb0ce8581f30",
  "deleted": false,
  "owners": [],
  "domains": []
}

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Create a Messaging Service

Create a new messaging service connection to a platform such as Kafka, Redpanda, or Kinesis.

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Body Parameters

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name
string
required
Name of the messaging service. Must be unique across all messaging services.
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serviceType
string
required
Type of messaging service (e.g., Kafka, Redpanda, Kinesis, CustomMessaging).
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description
string
Description of the messaging service in Markdown format.
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displayName
string
Human-readable display name for the messaging service.
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connection
object
required
Connection configuration specific to the service type.
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owners
array
Array of owner references (users or teams) to assign to the service.
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domain
string
Fully qualified name of the domain to assign for governance purposes.
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tags
array
Array of classification tags to apply to the messaging service.
POST /v1/services/messagingServices
import requests

base_url = "https://your-company.open-metadata.org/api"
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer your-jwt-token",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

payload = {
    "name": "sample_kafka",
    "displayName": "Sample Kafka",
    "serviceType": "Kafka",
    "description": "Production Kafka messaging service",
    "connection": {
        "config": {
            "type": "Kafka",
            "bootstrapServers": "localhost:9092",
            "securityProtocol": "PLAINTEXT",
            "saslMechanism": "PLAIN",
            "schemaRegistryTopicSuffixName": "-value",
            "supportsMetadataExtraction": True
        }
    }
}

response = requests.post(
    f"{base_url}/v1/services/messagingServices",
    json=payload,
    headers=headers
)
service = response.json()
print(f"Created: {service['fullyQualifiedName']}")

{
  "id": "469ef25e-9bdf-4d5f-8553-eb0ce8581f30",
  "name": "sample_kafka",
  "fullyQualifiedName": "sample_kafka",
  "serviceType": "Kafka",
  "connection": {
    "config": {
      "type": "Kafka",
      "bootstrapServers": "localhost:9092",
      "securityProtocol": "PLAINTEXT",
      "saslMechanism": "PLAIN",
      "schemaRegistryTopicSuffixName": "-value",
      "supportsMetadataExtraction": true
    }
  },
  "tags": [],
  "version": 0.1,
  "updatedAt": 1769982621031,
  "updatedBy": "admin",
  "href": "http://localhost:8585/api/v1/services/messagingServices/469ef25e-9bdf-4d5f-8553-eb0ce8581f30",
  "deleted": false,
  "owners": [],
  "domains": []
}

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Returns

Returns the created messaging service object with all specified properties and system-generated fields.

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Response

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id
string
Unique identifier for the messaging service (UUID format).
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name
string
Messaging service name.
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fullyQualifiedName
string
Fully qualified name of the service.
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displayName
string
Human-readable display name.
​
description
string
Description of the messaging service in Markdown format.
​
serviceType
string
Type of messaging service (e.g., Kafka, Redpanda, Kinesis).
​
connection
object
Connection configuration for the service.
​
owners
array
List of owners assigned to the messaging service.
​
domain
string
Fully qualified name of the assigned domain.
​
tags
array
Classification tags applied to the messaging service.
​
version
number
Version number for the entity (starts at 0.1).

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Create or Update (PUT)

Use PUT /v1/services/messagingServices instead of POST to perform an upsert. If a messaging service with the same fullyQualifiedName already exists, it will be updated; otherwise, a new service is created. The request body is the same as POST. 
curl -X PUT "{base_url}/api/v1/services/messagingServices" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{ ... same body as POST ... }'
PUT will not return a 409 conflict error if the entity already exists — it will update the existing entity instead.

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Bulk Create or Update (PUT)

Use PUT /v1/services/messagingServices/bulk to create or update multiple messaging services in a single request. The request body is an array of create request objects. 
curl -X PUT "{base_url}/api/v1/services/messagingServices/bulk" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '[
    { "name": "kafka_prod", "serviceType": "Kafka", "connection": { "config": {} } },
    { "name": "redpanda_staging", "serviceType": "Redpanda", "connection": { "config": {} } }
  ]'

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Error Handling

CodeError TypeDescription
400BAD_REQUESTInvalid request body or missing required fields
401UNAUTHORIZEDInvalid or missing authentication token
403FORBIDDENUser lacks permission to create messaging services
409ENTITY_ALREADY_EXISTSMessaging service with same name already exists (POST only)