azure-eventgrid-py

name	azure-eventgrid-py
description	Azure Event Grid SDK for Python. Use for publishing events, handling CloudEvents, and event-driven architectures.
type	skill
created	2026-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
domain	cloud-infrastructure
category	azure
risk	unknown
source	community
tags	["skill","cloud-infrastructure","azure","eventgrid"]

Azure Event Grid SDK for Python

Event routing service for building event-driven applications with pub/sub semantics.

Installation

pip install azure-eventgrid azure-identity

Environment Variables

EVENTGRID_TOPIC_ENDPOINT=https://<topic-name>.<region>.eventgrid.azure.net/api/events
EVENTGRID_NAMESPACE_ENDPOINT=https://<namespace>.<region>.eventgrid.azure.net

Authentication

from azure.identity import DefaultAzureCredential
from azure.eventgrid import EventGridPublisherClient

credential = DefaultAzureCredential()
endpoint = "https://<topic-name>.<region>.eventgrid.azure.net/api/events"

client = EventGridPublisherClient(endpoint, credential)

Event Types

Format	Class	Use Case
Cloud Events 1.0	CloudEvent	Standard, interoperable (recommended)
Event Grid Schema	EventGridEvent	Azure-native format

Publish CloudEvents

from azure.eventgrid import EventGridPublisherClient, CloudEvent
from azure.identity import DefaultAzureCredential

client = EventGridPublisherClient(endpoint, DefaultAzureCredential())

# Single event
event = CloudEvent(
    type="MyApp.Events.OrderCreated",
    source="/myapp/orders",
    data={"order_id": "12345", "amount": 99.99}
)
client.send(event)

# Multiple events
events = [
    CloudEvent(
        type="MyApp.Events.OrderCreated",
        source="/myapp/orders",
        data={"order_id": f"order-"}
    )
     i  ()
]
client.send(events)