---
type: "Specification"
title: "AsyncAPI"
description: "Protocol-agnostic description of channels, operations and messages."
resource: "https://www.asyncapi.com/docs/reference/specification/latest"
tags: [asyncapi, events, standard]
generated: { by: human:crpage, at: 2026-07-09T09:44:00Z }
status: stable
sources: [{ id: primary, resource: "https://www.asyncapi.com/docs/reference/specification/latest" }]
---

Describes message-driven APIs across Kafka, MQTT, AMQP, WebSockets and more — channels, operations and protocol bindings. Strong for event-driven agents and subscriptions; less mature ecosystem than OpenAPI for enterprise design governance.