AI-200 Event Driven Integration Practice Question
You are building an event-driven workflow where an external partner application needs to send custom events to your Azure backend. You decide to use Azure Event Grid Custom Topics. When the partner publishes an event, which event schema format must the JSON payload adhere to?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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CloudEvents v1.0 schema or Event Grid schema
Azure Event Grid supports the CloudEvents v1.0 schema as well as the native Event Grid schema for custom topics.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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OData v4 batch request format
Why it's wrong here
OData is used for querying REST APIs, not event publishing schemas.
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SOAP 1.2 XML envelope format
Why it's wrong here
Event Grid relies strictly on JSON payloads, not XML or SOAP.
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CloudEvents v1.0 schema or Event Grid schema
Why this is correct
Event Grid supports both the standardized CloudEvents v1.0 schema and the native Event Grid schema for custom topics.
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AMQP 1.0 message format exclusively
Why it's wrong here
AMQP 1.0 is used by Azure Service Bus and Event Hubs, not Event Grid custom topics.
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