Azure SignalR binding spec

Detailed documentation on the Azure SignalR binding component

Component format

To setup Azure SignalR binding create a component of type bindings.azure.signalr. See this guide on how to create and apply a binding configuration.

apiVersion: dapr.io/v1alpha1
kind: Component
metadata:
  name: <NAME>
spec:
  type: bindings.azure.signalr
  version: v1
  metadata:
  - name: connectionString
    value: "Endpoint=https://<your-azure-signalr>.service.signalr.net;AccessKey=<your-access-key>;Version=1.0;"
  - name: hub  # Optional
    value: "<hub name>"

Warning

The above example uses secrets as plain strings. It is recommended to use a secret store for the secrets as described here.

Spec metadata fields

Field	Required	Binding support	Details	Example
`connectionString`	Y	Output	The Azure SignalR connection string	`"Endpoint=https://<your-azure-signalr>.service.signalr.net;AccessKey=<your-access-key>;Version=1.0;"`
`hub`	N	Output	Defines the hub in which the message will be send. The hub can be dynamically defined as a metadata value when publishing to an output binding (key is “hub”)	`"myhub"`
`endpoint`	N	Output	Endpoint of Azure SignalR; required if not included in the `connectionString` or if using Microsoft Entra ID	`"https://<your-azure-signalr>.service.signalr.net"`
`accessKey`	N	Output	Access key	`"your-access-key"`

Microsoft Entra ID authentication

The Azure SignalR binding component supports authentication using all Microsoft Entra ID mechanisms. See the docs for authenticating to Azure to learn more about the relevant component metadata fields based on your choice of Microsoft Entra ID authentication mechanism.

You have two options to authenticate this component with Microsoft Entra ID:

Pass individual metadata keys:
- endpoint for the endpoint
- If needed: azureClientId, azureTenantId and azureClientSecret
Pass a connection string with AuthType=aad specified:
- System-assigned managed identity: Endpoint=https://<servicename>.service.signalr.net;AuthType=aad;Version=1.0;
- User-assigned managed identity: Endpoint=https://<servicename>.service.signalr.net;AuthType=aad;ClientId=<clientid>;Version=1.0;
- Microsoft Entra ID application: Endpoint=https://<servicename>.service.signalr.net;AuthType=aad;ClientId=<clientid>;ClientSecret=<clientsecret>;TenantId=<tenantid>;Version=1.0;
  Note that you cannot use a connection string if your application’s ClientSecret contains a ; character.

Binding support

This component supports output binding with the following operations:

create

Additional information

By default the Azure SignalR output binding will broadcast messages to all connected users. To narrow the audience there are two options, both configurable in the Metadata property of the message:

group: Sends the message to a specific Azure SignalR group
user: Sends the message to a specific Azure SignalR user

Applications publishing to an Azure SignalR output binding should send a message with the following contract:

{
    "data": {
        "Target": "<enter message name>",
        "Arguments": [
            {
                "sender": "dapr",
                "text": "Message from dapr output binding"
            }
        ]
    },
    "metadata": {
        "group": "chat123"
    },
    "operation": "create"
}

For more information on integration Azure SignalR into a solution check the documentation

Last modified September 16, 2025: Enhanced the OpenAI conversation component docs to include Azure seciton (#4887) (8623168)