Role in the system
CloudEvents provides a shared event envelope for type, source, subject, identity, time and payload metadata.
TECHNOLOGY
CloudEvents
CloudEvents is a CNCF specification for describing event data in a common, portable envelope.
active
production
EDITORIAL FRAME
What this entry establishes.
A concise view of its scope, position, limitations and supporting sources.
Category, versions and official source
Tags and disciplines
CloudEventsEvent SchemaInteroperabilitySoftware ArchitectureDistributed SystemsProgramming
References behind this page
- CloudEvents Cloud Native Computing Foundation
Role
CloudEvents standardizes common event metadata so that producers, transports and consumers can exchange event records with fewer platform-specific assumptions.
Use
Electronic Artefacts can use it as a reference when defining VASTE event envelopes and public event projections.
References
See the CloudEvents specification and Event-Driven Architecture.
DOCUMENTED RELATIONSHIPS
Connected work and ideas.
Each link names the relationship between two entries and why it matters.
Event-Driven Architecture and Event Streams
Event-Driven Architecture and Event Streams uses CloudEvents as an interoperable event-envelope reference.
Knowledge Hub Third Wave
CloudEvents is an explicit member of the Knowledge Hub Third Wave collection.
Event-Driven Architecture and Event Streams
Event-Driven Architecture and Event Streams documents CloudEvents as one of its declared subjects.
Record details Metadata, sharing and citation
CloudEvents
Cite this page
CloudEvents. 1.0.0. Electronic Artefacts, 2026-06-24. https://electronicartefacts.com/knowledge/technologies/cloudevents/
Nearby relationships
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