Push messages to an HTTP server

Step 1: Create a topic

1. Log on to the SMQ console.

2. In the left-side navigation pane, choose Topic Model > Topics.

3. In the top navigation bar, select a region.

4. On the Topics page, click Create Topic.

5. In the Create Topic panel, configure the parameters and click OK.

   • Name: Enter a name for the topic.

   • Maximum Message Length: The maximum size of a message body that you can send to the topic.

   • Enable Logging Feature: Specifies whether to enable log management.

   After the topic is created, the Topic Details page is displayed.

Step 2: Create a subscription

1. In the left-side navigation pane, choose Topic Model > Subscriptions.

2. On the Subscriptions page, click Create Subscription.

3. In the Create Subscription panel, configure the parameters and click OK.

   • Topic Name: The topic to subscribe to.

   • Subscription Name: Enter a name for the subscription.

   • Subscription: Select HTTP.

   • Endpoint: Enter the HTTP URL.

     Note

     The endpoint does not support an intranet IP.

   • Optional: Message Filtering Tag: Enter a tag to filter messages.

   • Retry Policy: The policy for retrying failed message deliveries.

     • BACKOFF_RETRY: Retries a failed delivery up to 3 times. The interval between retries is a random value between 10 and 20 seconds.

     • DECAY_RETRY: Retries a failed delivery up to 176 times over one day. The retry interval increases exponentially (from 2^0 seconds), capping at 512 seconds. It then continues at 512-second intervals.

   • Message Format: The format of pushed messages.

     • SIMPLIFIED: The message body contains only the raw content you published, without any message attributes.

     • JSON: The message body is a JSON object that includes both the message content and its attributes.

     • XML: The message body is an XML document that includes both the message content and its attributes.

Step 3: Publish a message

1. On the Topics page, find your topic, and in the Actions column, click Publish Message.

2. On the Try Publishing Message to {topic} Topic page, configure the parameters and click Publish Message.

   • Message Content: Enter the body of the message.

   • Optional: Message Tag: Enter a tag to filter messages.

   • Subscription Type: Select HTTP.

Related documents

To learn how to verify signatures for HTTP messages with a client SDK, see Verify a signature on an HTTP server.