Azure API Management now supports sending messages directly to Azure Service Bus using a built-in policy. Simplify your event-driven architecture with managed identities, secure policies, and zero code changes.
Updated Oct 20, 2025
Version 2.0Thanks for the information. I did try this and was able to send a message to Service Bus successfully. It was successful, but APIM returns a 404 Not Found Message. If I add a return-response after the send and return a 201, this works fine. If this is required, would be great to see this in the documentation. Thanks!
The policy sends the payload to service bus immediately, similar to send-request. It doesn't rely on the forward-request policy.
See the samples on https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/api-management/send-service-bus-message-policy