1---2name: azure-event-hubs3description: Expert knowledge for Azure Event Hubs development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when using Kafka clients/Streams, .NET SDK, Flink/Spark, geo-DR/replication, or Auto Inflate scaling in Event Hubs, and other Azure Event Hubs related development tasks. Not for Azure Service Bus (use azure-service-bus), Azure Event Grid (use azure-event-grid), Azure Notification Hubs (use azure-notification-hubs), Azure Stream Analytics (use azure-stream-analytics).4---5# Azure Event Hubs Skill67This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Event Hubs. Covers troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. It combines local quick-reference content with remote documentation fetching capabilities.89## How to Use This Skill1011> **IMPORTANT for Agent**: Use the **Category Index** below to locate relevant sections. For categories with line ranges (e.g., `L35-L120`), use `read_file` with the specified lines. For categories with file links (e.g., `[security.md](security.md)`), use `read_file` on the linked reference file1213This skill requires **network access** to fetch documentation content:14- **Preferred**: Use `mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch`. Returns Markdown.15- **Fallback**: Use `WebFetch`. Returns Markdown.1617## Category Index1819| Category | Lines | Description |20|----------|-------|-------------|21| Troubleshooting | L33-L45 | Diagnosing and fixing Event Hubs runtime issues: Kafka/AMQP errors, .NET/legacy exceptions, ARM failures, auth problems, connectivity, and Blob Storage checkpoint store errors. |22| Best Practices | L46-L51 | Guidance on routing events between AMQP, Kafka, and HTTPS, and on designing/scaling Event Hubs with partitions and throughput units for performance and capacity. |23| Decision Making | L52-L58 | Guidance on migrating from Kafka, selecting the right Event Hubs tier, and deciding when/how to use Auto Inflate for scaling and cost optimization |24| Architecture & Design Patterns | L59-L65 | Patterns and guidance for Event Hubs reliability: availability/consistency design, geo-disaster recovery, and building/operating replication tasks (often with Azure Functions). |25| Limits & Quotas | L66-L72 | Event Hubs capacity, throughput, and entity limits; quota rules and enforcement; and using application groups to govern and throttle client access and usage. |26| Security | L73-L100 | Securing Event Hubs: auth (Entra ID, SAS, RBAC, managed identity), encryption and CMKs, network isolation (VNet, NSG, Private Link, NSP), TLS settings, and compliance/governance via Azure Policy. |27| Configuration | L101-L114 | Configuring Event Hubs behavior: partitions, retention, geo-DR, replication, processing units, metrics/logs, app groups, log compaction, and Avro capture schema. |28| Integrations & Coding Patterns | L115-L132 | Patterns and code for integrating Event Hubs with .NET, Kafka (clients, Streams, Connect, Debezium), Flink, Spark, Akka, schema/JSON registry, and adding metadata or managing hubs programmatically |29| Deployment | L133-L139 | Guides for deploying Event Hubs with Kafka mirroring (MirrorMaker 1/2), setting up geo-replication, and running/local-testing Event Hubs apps using the emulator. |3031### Troubleshooting32| Topic | URL |33|-------|-----|34| Resolve common Azure Event Hubs Kafka migration issues | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/event-hubs/apache-kafka-frequently-asked-questions |35| Troubleshoot Azure Event Hubs for Apache Kafka | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/event-hubs/apache-kafka-troubleshooting-guide |36| Troubleshoot AMQP errors in Azure Event Hubs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/event-hubs/event-hubs-amqp-troubleshoot |37| Handle legacy Azure Event Hubs messaging exceptions | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/event-hubs/event-hubs-messaging-exceptions |38| Handle Azure Event Hubs .NET exceptions and recommended actions | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/event-hubs/exceptions-dotnet |39| Resolve Azure Resource Manager exceptions for Event Hubs operations | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/event-hubs/resource-manager-exceptions |40| Troubleshoot authentication and authorization failures in Event Hubs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/event-hubs/troubleshoot-authentication-authorization |41| Resolve Blob Storage checkpoint store issues for Event Hubs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/event-hubs/troubleshoot-checkpoint-store-issues |42| Diagnose and fix Azure Event Hubs connectivity issues | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/event-hubs/troubleshooting-guide |4344### Best Practices45| Topic | URL |46|-------|-----|47| Exchange Event Hubs events across AMQP, Kafka, and HTTPS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/event-hubs/event-hubs-exchange-events-different-protocols |48| Scale Azure Event Hubs with partitions and throughput units | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/event-hubs/event-hubs-scalability |4950### Decision Making51| Topic | URL |52|-------|-----|53| Plan migration from Apache Kafka to Event Hubs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/event-hubs/apache-kafka-migration-guide |54| Choose the right Azure Event Hubs tier | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/event-hubs/compare-tiers |55| Decide when and how to use Event Hubs Auto Inflate | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/event-hubs/event-hubs-auto-inflate |5657### Architecture & Design Patterns58| Topic | URL |59|-------|-----|60| Design for availability and consistency in Event Hubs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/event-hubs/event-hubs-availability-and-consistency |61| Apply Event Hubs event replication task patterns | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/event-hubs/event-hubs-federation-patterns |62| Design Event Hubs replication tasks with Azure Functions | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/event-hubs/event-hubs-federation-replicator-functions |6364### Limits & Quotas65| Topic | URL |66|-------|-----|67| Azure Event Hubs platform limits and behavioral details | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/event-hubs/event-hubs-faq |68| Review Azure Event Hubs quotas and limits | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/event-hubs/event-hubs-quotas |69| Govern Event Hubs resources with application groups | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/event-hubs/resource-governance-overview |7071### Security72| Topic | URL |73|-------|-----|74| Associate network security perimeters with Event Hubs namespaces | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/event-hubs/associate-network-security-perimeter |75| Authenticate applications with Entra ID for Event Hubs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/event-hubs/authenticate-application |76| Authenticate to Event Hubs using managed identities | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/event-hubs/authenticate-managed-identity |77| Authenticate to Event Hubs using SAS tokens | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/event-hubs/authenticate-shared-access-signature |78| Authorize Event Hubs access using Entra RBAC roles | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/event-hubs/authorize-access-azure-active-directory |79| Choose authorization options for Azure Event Hubs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/event-hubs/authorize-access-event-hubs |80| Configure SAS authorization for Azure Event Hubs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/event-hubs/authorize-access-shared-access-signature |81| Enable confidential computing for Azure Event Hubs Dedicated | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/event-hubs/confidential-computing |82| Configure customer-managed keys for Azure Event Hubs encryption | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/event-hubs/configure-customer-managed-key |83| Enable and configure managed identities for Event Hubs namespaces | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/event-hubs/enable-managed-identity |84| Configure managed identity for Event Hubs Capture | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/event-hubs/event-hubs-capture-managed-identity |85| Obtain secure connection strings for Azure Event Hubs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/event-hubs/event-hubs-get-connection-string |86| Configure IP firewall rules for Azure Event Hubs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/event-hubs/event-hubs-ip-filtering |87| Secure Event Hubs with virtual network service endpoints | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/event-hubs/event-hubs-service-endpoints |88| Configure network security for Azure Event Hubs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/event-hubs/network-security |89| Secure Event Hubs with Network Security Perimeter | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/event-hubs/network-security-perimeter |90| Migrate Event Hubs apps to passwordless authentication with Entra ID | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/event-hubs/passwordless-migration-event-hubs |91| Use built-in Azure Policy definitions for Event Hubs governance | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/event-hubs/policy-reference |92| Restrict Event Hubs access using Private Link endpoints | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/event-hubs/private-link-service |93| Apply regulatory compliance policies to Event Hubs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/event-hubs/security-controls-policy |94| Audit Event Hubs TLS compliance using Azure Policy | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/event-hubs/transport-layer-security-audit-minimum-version |95| Configure Event Hubs client applications to use specific TLS versions | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/event-hubs/transport-layer-security-configure-client-version |96| Set minimum TLS version for Azure Event Hubs namespaces | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/event-hubs/transport-layer-security-configure-minimum-version |97| Enforce minimum TLS version for Event Hubs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/event-hubs/transport-layer-security-enforce-minimum-version |9899### Configuration100| Topic | URL |101|-------|-----|102| Configure partitioning, retention, and cleanup for Event Hubs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/event-hubs/configure-event-hub-properties |103| Configure geo-disaster recovery pairing for Event Hubs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/event-hubs/configure-geo-disaster-recovery |104| Configure processing units for Event Hubs Premium | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/event-hubs/configure-processing-units-premium-namespace |105| Dynamically increase partitions in an Event Hub | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/event-hubs/dynamically-add-partitions |106| Configure code-free Event Hubs replication tasks | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/event-hubs/event-hubs-federation-configuration |107| Understand and use Event Hubs captured Avro schema | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/event-hubs/explore-captured-avro-files |108| Configure Azure Monitor metrics and alerts for Event Hubs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/event-hubs/monitor-event-hubs |109| Reference for Event Hubs metrics, logs, and diagnostic settings | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/event-hubs/monitor-event-hubs-reference |110| Configure Event Hubs application groups for resource governance | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/event-hubs/resource-governance-with-app-groups |111| Configure and use log compaction in Azure Event Hubs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/event-hubs/use-log-compaction |112113### Integrations & Coding Patterns114| Topic | URL |115|-------|-----|116| Add custom metadata to Event Hubs events | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/event-hubs/add-custom-data-event |117| Configure Apache Kafka clients for Azure Event Hubs compatibility | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/event-hubs/apache-kafka-configurations |118| Use Kafka Streams with Azure Event Hubs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/event-hubs/apache-kafka-streams |119| Use Kafka transactions with Azure Event Hubs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/event-hubs/apache-kafka-transactions |120| Connect .NET applications to Azure Event Hubs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/event-hubs/connect-event-hub |121| Connect Akka Streams to Azure Event Hubs via Kafka | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/event-hubs/event-hubs-kafka-akka-streams-tutorial |122| Use Debezium CDC with Kafka Connect on Event Hubs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/event-hubs/event-hubs-kafka-connect-debezium |123| Integrate Kafka Connect with Azure Event Hubs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/event-hubs/event-hubs-kafka-connect-tutorial |124| Connect Apache Flink to Azure Event Hubs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/event-hubs/event-hubs-kafka-flink-tutorial |125| Connect Apache Spark streaming apps to Event Hubs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/event-hubs/event-hubs-kafka-spark-tutorial |126| Use .NET management libraries to provision Event Hubs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/event-hubs/event-hubs-management-libraries |127| Implement client-side schema enforcement for Event Hubs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/event-hubs/schema-registry-client-side-enforcement |128| Use JSON Schema registry with Kafka clients on Event Hubs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/event-hubs/schema-registry-json-schema-kafka |129| Choose and use client SDKs for Azure Event Hubs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/event-hubs/sdks |130131### Deployment132| Topic | URL |133|-------|-----|134| Mirror Kafka brokers to Event Hubs with MirrorMaker 1 | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/event-hubs/event-hubs-kafka-mirror-maker-tutorial |135| Replicate Kafka clusters to Event Hubs with MirrorMaker 2 | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/event-hubs/event-hubs-kafka-mirrormaker-2-tutorial |136| Test Event Hubs applications locally with the emulator | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/event-hubs/test-locally-with-event-hub-emulator |137| Configure and operate Event Hubs geo-replication | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/event-hubs/use-geo-replication |
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