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Azure Messaging Webpubsubservice Py Agent Skill

| Azure Web PubSub Service SDK for Python. Use for real-time messaging, WebSocket connections, and pub/sub patterns.

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npx skills add https://github.com/microsoft/skills --skill azure-messaging-webpubsubservice-py

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references/capabilities.md
references/non-hero-scenarios.md

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Azure Web PubSub Service SDK for Python

Real-time messaging with WebSocket connections at scale.

Installation

# Service SDK (server-side)
pip install azure-messaging-webpubsubservice

# Client SDK (for Python WebSocket clients)
pip install azure-messaging-webpubsubclient

Environment Variables

AZURE_WEBPUBSUB_HUB=my-hub  # Required for all auth methods
AZURE_TOKEN_CREDENTIALS=prod # Required only if DefaultAzureCredential is used in production

Authentication & Lifecycle

> 🔑 Two rules apply to every code sample below:

>

> 1. Prefer DefaultAzureCredential. It works locally (Azure CLI / VS Code / Developer CLI) and in Azure (managed identity, workload identity) with no code change. Avoid connection strings, account/API keys — they bypass Entra audit and rotation.

> - Local dev: DefaultAzureCredential works as-is.

> - Production: set AZURE_TOKEN_CREDENTIALS=prod (or AZURE_TOKEN_CREDENTIALS=<specific_credential>) to constrain the credential chain to production-safe credentials.

> 2. Wrap every client in a context manager so HTTP transports, sockets, and token caches are released deterministically:

> - Sync: with <Client>(...) as client:

> - Async: async with <Client>(...) as client: and async with DefaultAzureCredential() as credential: (from azure.identity.aio)

>

> Snippets may abbreviate this setup, but production code should always follow both rules.

Service Client (Server-Side)

Authentication

from azure.messaging.webpubsubservice import WebPubSubServiceClient
from azure.identity import DefaultAzureCredential, ManagedIdentityCredential

# Local dev: DefaultAzureCredential. Production: set AZURE_TOKEN_CREDENTIALS=prod or AZURE_TOKEN_CREDENTIALS=<specific_credential>
credential = DefaultAzureCredential(require_envvar=True)
# Or use a specific credential directly in production:
# See https://learn.microsoft.com/python/api/overview/azure/identity-readme?view=azure-python#credential-classes
# credential = ManagedIdentityCredential()

with WebPubSubServiceClient(
    endpoint="https://<name>.webpubsub.azure.com",
    hub="my-hub",
    credential=credential
) as client:
    # Use `client` for all subsequent operations (see examples below)
    ...

Generate Client Access Token

# Token for anonymous user
token = client.get_client_access_token()
print(f"URL: {token['url']}")

# Token with user ID
token = client.get_client_access_token(
    user_id="user123",
    roles=["webpubsub.sendToGroup", "webpubsub.joinLeaveGroup"]
)

# Token with groups
token = client.get_client_access_token(
    user_id="user123",
    groups=["group1", "group2"]
)

Send to All Clients

# Send text
client.send_to_all(message="Hello everyone!", content_type="text/plain")

# Send JSON
client.send_to_all(
    message={"type": "notification", "data": "Hello"},
    content_type="application/json"
)

Send to User

client.send_to_user(
    user_id="user123",
    message="Hello user!",
    content_type="text/plain"
)

Send to Group

client.send_to_group(
    group="my-group",
    message="Hello group!",
    content_type="text/plain"
)

Send to Connection

client.send_to_connection(
    connection_id="abc123",
    message="Hello connection!",
    content_type="text/plain"
)

Group Management

# Add user to group
client.add_user_to_group(group="my-group", user_id="user123")

# Remove user from group
client.remove_user_from_group(group="my-group", user_id="user123")

# Add connection to group
client.add_connection_to_group(group="my-group", connection_id="abc123")

# Remove connection from group
client.remove_connection_from_group(group="my-group", connection_id="abc123")

Connection Management

# Check if connection exists
exists = client.connection_exists(connection_id="abc123")

# Check if user has connections
exists = client.user_exists(user_id="user123")

# Check if group has connections
exists = client.group_exists(group="my-group")

# Close connection
client.close_connection(connection_id="abc123", reason="Session ended")

# Close all connections for user
client.close_all_connections(user_id="user123")

Grant/Revoke Permissions

from azure.messaging.webpubsubservice import WebPubSubServiceClient

# Grant permission
client.grant_permission(
    permission="joinLeaveGroup",
    connection_id="abc123",
    target_name="my-group"
)

# Revoke permission
client.revoke_permission(
    permission="joinLeaveGroup",
    connection_id="abc123",
    target_name="my-group"
)

# Check permission
has_permission = client.check_permission(
    permission="joinLeaveGroup",
    connection_id="abc123",
    target_name="my-group"
)

Client SDK (Python WebSocket Client)

from azure.messaging.webpubsubclient import WebPubSubClient

with WebPubSubClient(credential=token["url"]) as client:
    @client.on("connected")
    def on_connected(e):
        print(f"Connected: {e.connection_id}")

    @client.on("server-message")
    def on_message(e):
        print(f"Message: {e.data}")

    @client.on("group-message")
    def on_group_message(e):
        print(f"Group {e.group}: {e.data}")

    client.send_to_group("my-group", "Hello from Python!")

Async Service Client

from azure.messaging.webpubsubservice.aio import WebPubSubServiceClient
from azure.identity.aio import DefaultAzureCredential

async def broadcast():
    async with DefaultAzureCredential() as credential:
        async with WebPubSubServiceClient(
            endpoint="https://<name>.webpubsub.azure.com",
            hub="my-hub",
            credential=credential
        ) as client:
            await client.send_to_all("Hello async!", content_type="text/plain")

Client Operations

| Operation | Description |

|-----------|-------------|

| get_client_access_token | Generate WebSocket connection URL |

| send_to_all | Broadcast to all connections |

| send_to_user | Send to specific user |

| send_to_group | Send to group members |

| send_to_connection | Send to specific connection |

| add_user_to_group | Add user to group |

| remove_user_from_group | Remove user from group |

| close_connection | Disconnect client |

| connection_exists | Check connection status |

Best Practices

  • Pick sync OR async and stay consistent. Do not mix azure.xxx sync clients with azure.xxx.aio async clients in the same call path. Choose one mode per module.
  • Always use context managers for clients and async credentials. Wrap every client in with Client(...) as client: (sync) or async with Client(...) as client: (async). For async DefaultAzureCredential from azure.identity.aio, also use async with credential: so tokens and transports are cleaned up.
  • Use DefaultAzureCredential for portable auth across local dev and Azure (avoid connection strings / access keys when possible).
  • Use roles to limit client permissions
  • Use groups for targeted messaging
  • Generate short-lived tokens for security
  • Use user IDs to send to users across connections
  • Handle reconnection in client applications
  • Use JSON content type for structured data
  • Close connections gracefully with reasons

Reference Files

| File | Contents |

|------|----------|

| references/capabilities.md | Additional non-hero capabilities, operation-group coverage, and production checklists. |

| references/non-hero-scenarios.md | Dedicated non-hero examples for secondary/advanced scenarios. |

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